CWT Weekly Export Update

News EditorOctober 4, 2010cwt

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted a request from Darigold for assistance in selling 138 MT (304,238 pounds) of American cheese to a customer in the Middle East. The product will be delivered in October 2010.

Since CWT reactivated the Export Assistance program in March 18, 2010, it has assisted members in making export sales of Cheddar, Monterey Jack, and Gouda cheese totaling 20,330 metric tons (44.8 million pounds) to 23 countries on four continents. In addition, sales of butter and anhydrous milkfat totaling 14,968 metric tons (33.0 million pounds) have been made to nine countries on three continents, reduced due to a cancellation.

Assisting CWT members through the Export Assistance program positively impacts producer milk prices in the short-term and in the long-term by helping member cooperatives to gain and maintain market share thus expanding the demand for U.S. dairy products.

CWT will pay export bonuses to the bidders only when delivery of the product is verified by the submission of the required documentation.

Source: Cooperatives Working Together (CWT)

Precision Feeding Dairy Replacement Heifers

Cindy ZimmermanOctober 4, 2010Alpharma, Audio, Feed, Video, World Dairy Expo

Alpharma sponsored a media breakfast at World Dairy Expo featuring the latest research into precision feeding of dairy replacement heifers, presented by Pat Hoffman with the Department of Dairy Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

“There’s been a lot of research work around the country on trying to capture some management practices that improve feed efficiency and reduce costs for dairy replacement heifers and precision feeding is one of those practices that seems to be really working out to have some very distinct benefits,” Pat told me in an interview after his presentation. His research suggests that dry matter intake can be reduced by 2-3 pounds per day without any carryover effects on milk production down the road. They also saw increased feed efficiency in the research and decreased excretions.

“What we’re trying to accomplish with precision feeding is just the subtle limitation of dry matter, trying to save a few cents in feed costs, trying to reduce manure excretion without changing the well being or productive performance of the animal at all,” Pat says. “Precision feeding means that you’re going to feed precisely the nutrients that they need.” That means that the feed is concentrated in terms of protein and is utilized more efficiently.

Listen to my interview with Pat from World Dairy Expo here. Pat Hoffman on Precision Feeding

I also talked with Lance Fox of Alpharma about why they sponsored this particular presentation at expo. “Alpharma has historically been active in the dairy heifer industry,” Lance said. “Pat’s been doing some recent research and we wanted the audience to get that updated research.”

Lance says Pat worked with Alpharma on the idea of updating research he did a few years ago on precision feeding. “In this new study he wanted to look at applying an ionophore to the diet and see if we could tweak that diet back a little more and have an economic advantage for the producer,” said Lance. Alpharma’s ionophore on the market is called Bovatec which is widely used in cattle to control coccidiosis and optimize feed efficiency/gain. “If we take a pound of corn at 6-8 cents per pound, the ionophore at about 300 mg per head per day is three cents per head per day, so you’ve got a nice return on investment when you can replace a pound of corn in the diet,” he said, and that held true in the latest research.

Listen to my interview with Lance from World Dairy Expo here. Lance Fox with Alpharma

Watch a video with both interviews back to back here:

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Frosty is Repeat Supreme Champion at Expo

Cindy ZimmermanOctober 3, 2010Breeds, Competition, World Dairy Expo

Frosty the Holstein was named Supreme Champion at World Dairy Expo for the second year in a row.

Harvue Roy Frosty, a six-year-old Holstein cow from Rudolph, Wisconsin, was crowned Supreme Champion of World Dairy Expo 2010. Sired by Roylane Jordan-ET, she was exhibited by Mike and Julie Duckett, Jim and Nancy Junemann and Scott Armbrust of Rudolph, Wis. Currently classified EX-95, Frosty was bred by Dave and Debra Hardesty of Berryville, Va. At 5-07 305d she produced 40,725M 5.0% 2,030 2.8% 1138P.

Reserve Supreme Champion of the show was Blondin Redman Seisme. The four-year-old, sired by Valley River Ruben Redman, was bred by Pierre Boulet and Ferme Blondin. She was exhibited by Morsan Farms, Ltd., of Ponoka, Alberta, Canada.

Thanks to World Dairy Expo for the photo and congratulations to the winners.

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Expo Junior Show Results

News EditorOctober 2, 2010World Dairy Expo

World Dairy Expo hosts one of the largest Junior cattle shows in the country. The results of the 2010 competition are below. Congratulations to the many Junior exhibitors!

International Junior Holstein Show
Logsdons Durham Cher, winner of the aged cow class and exhibited by Katie Gibson & Michaela B. Sanders, Eminence, Kentucky, was named Grand Champion and received the Udder Comfort $500 Grand Champion Cash Award. Sired by Reagancrest Elton Durham, at eight years of age in 365 days she produced 33,881M 1,055F and 1,015P. The second placed aged cow, Stonefront Advent Laverne, shown by Shane Nodolf of Belmont, Wisconsin, received Reserve Grand Champion honors.

International Ayrshire Junior Show
Bethey Hill and Rachael Vail of Bristol, Vermont, exhibited the Grand Champion of the International Ayrshire Junior Show at World Dairy Expo on opening day. She received the $500 Udder Comfort Cash Award for Grand Champion of the Junior Show. Magic Meadows BBBK Alexus , winner of the Senior Two-Year-Old Class, earned top honors over 77 head judged by Norman Nabholz of West Union, Iowa and his assistant judge Randy Franck of Dewitt, Iowa. Reserve Grand Champion of the Junior show was four-year-old Shiredale Phil’s Susan, exhibited by Tanner Topp of Wooster, Ohio.

Central National Junior Jersey Show
A pair of senior three-year-olds won Grand and Reserve Champion of the Central National Junior Jersey Show held at the 2010 World Dairy Expo. First place junior of the senior three-year-old class, Claessic Fields Vindicat Genie, exhibited by Ben Sauder of Tremont, Ill., received the Udder Comfort $500 Grand Champion Cash Award. The second place junior entry in the senior three-year-old class was Select Jade Emy-ET, owned by Jordan and Whitney Ebert, Algoma, Wis.

International Junior Milking Shorthorn Show
GMC Innisfail Princess 610-ET, exhibited by Brook M Clark of Cornish Flat, N.H. wins the International Junior Milking Shorthorn Show at the 2010 World Dairy Expo and the $500 Udder Comfort Cash Award for Grand Champion of the Junior Show. In addition to Grand Champion, the winner of the Senior Three-Year-Old Cow class won the Milking Shorthorn 2010 World Dairy Expo International Futurity. The Reserve Grand Champion of the Junior Show was the second place Senior Three-Year-Old Cow, MPS Moonshine Still 175, exhibited by Bradley Byers, Milo, IA.

National Junior Brown Swiss Show
Random Luck KB Louise owned by Hayden Hauschildt of Ellsworth, Wisconsin was tapped for Senior and Grand Champion at the Central National Junior Brown Swiss Show at World Dairy Expo. Reserve Grand Champion honors went to Olsons Sues Zeus Susie-ET exhibited by Tanner Mashek of Calmar, Iowa.

Source: World Dairy Expo

Brown Swiss Expo Results

News EditorOctober 2, 2010World Dairy Expo

The champion results for the International Brown Swiss show at the World Dairy Expo are in!

International Brown Swiss Show Results

A pair of five-year-olds reigned supreme at the 2010 International Brown Swiss Show. Old Mill JP Grace-ET exhibited by Peter Vail and Ken Main of Copake, New York was tapped Grand Champion of the Central National Brown Swiss Show at World Dairy Expo and received the $1000 Udder Comfort Grand Champion Cash Award. Reserve Grand Champion went to Jo-Dee Prestige Kaluwa owned by Jodi Coppini of Tillamook, Oregon.

Premier Breeder was earned by Old Mill Farm of Upperville, Virginia while Blessing Farms of Fort Wayne, Indiana was named Premier Exhibitor. The Ted Krueger Premier Sire was awarded to Top Acres EP Premium.

More results here.

Source: World Dairy Expo

Dairy Expo Recognizes Crowning Achievements

Cindy ZimmermanOctober 1, 2010Audio, World Dairy Expo

World Dairy Expo honored four leaders as the “royalty” of the cattle business during the “Dinner with the Stars” on Wednesday evening.

The 2010 World Dairy Expo Recognition Award Winners are, pictured left to right: International Person of the Year – Mr. Tadanaga Komori, Japan Livestock Trading Corporation of Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan; Dairyman of the Year – Donald T. Bennink, of North Florida Holsteins, Bell, Florida; Dairy Woman of the Year – Liz Doornink, of Jon-De Farms in Baldwin, Wisconsin; and Industry Person of the Year – Horace A. Backus, Backus Pedigree Company of Mexico, New York.

I had the opportunity to interview the dairyman and dairywoman of the year during the talk session on Thursday.

Liz Doornink has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and has raised three daughters on their 2,400 acre farm. The family milks 1,550 cows and employees 52 staff members at their three-times-a-day milking operation. We chatted about the challenges of managing dairy farm employees effectively and how they have worked to build a positive image with the public.

Listen to my interview with Liz here: Liz Doornink

Don Bennink started in the dairy business in New York by building a herd of his own as a youth. After getting a law degree and practicing law for awhile, he moved the herd to Florida in 1980.

Today, he has a herd of 4,000 milking age Registered Holsteins, the single largest dairy in the state and one of the largest Registered Holstein herds in the country. Bennink has led the innovation of dairy cattle comfort with tunnel ventilation to enhance production and herd health.

Don and I talked about the challenges and opportunities of dairying in the Sunshine State, how they have developed new technologies to improve cow comfort in that climate, and his international trainee program. Listen to that interview here: Don Bennink

Thanks to World Dairy Expo for the photo. For more photos from WDE10, check out our photo set on Flickr here:

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Cheese is King at World Dairy Expo

Cindy ZimmermanSeptember 30, 2010Cheese, Dairy Group, Video, World Dairy Expo

2010 World Dairy Expo Photo Album

Since World Dairy Expo is held in the nation’s number one cheese producing state, it’s no surprise to find that cheese is just about everywhere.

One of the special events for the media at the expo is the Talk Session, sponsored by the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board each year. It gives the media a chance to do interviews with some of the newsmakers at the expo while sampling an assortment of fabulous cheese pairings and recipes cooked up by Chef John Esser. Each year Chef Esser tantalizes our taste buds with special treats, including gourmet grilled cheese concoctions that can be found on the WMMB’s Grilled Cheese Academy website.

I shot a little video here with Chef Esser describing some of the highlights on the table this year:

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Five Star Dairy Receives Environmental Award

Cindy ZimmermanSeptember 30, 2010Audio, energy, environment, World Dairy Expo

The Wisconsin Dairy Business Association (DBA) presented its first ever Environmental Excellence Award on Thursday at World Dairy Expo and the winner is Five Star Dairy of Elk Mound.

General manager Lee Jensen accepted the award from DBA President Jerry Meissner and Executive Director Laurie Fischer. Jensen owns and operates Five Star Dairy with his wife and veterinarian, Dr. Jean Amundson, and his cousin Jim Jensen. As the award winner, the dairy received a commemorative plaque and a check for $500.

Among the dairy’s environmental accomplishments is a thermophylic complete mix digester that uses methane and other byproducts to generate electricity and provide power for approximately 600 homes in the Elk Mound area. The dairy also has a lagoon cover so that the manure lagoon can work as a digester in the future. This project is the first successful thermophylic complete mix digester with a separate substrate tank for agriculture use.

Wisconsin Secretary of Agriculture Randy Romanski recognized Jensen as a producer who has “chosen to go above and beyond environmental standards to improve and protect our air, water and land.”

Pictured here are Secretary Romanski, Jerry Meissner, Laurie Fischer, Lee Jensen, Jim Jensen and Jean Amundson.

Listen to part of the press conference, starting with Romanski’s remarks, followed by Meissner introducing the winner and then some of Lee’s presentation about Five Star Dairy: DBA Environmental Award

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Dairy Cattle Show Results

News EditorSeptember 30, 2010World Dairy Expo

World Dairy Expo is known for its top-notch dairy cattle, and 2010 is no exception. Below, find the champion results from several of the breed shows. Check back for more results!

International Milking Shorthorn Show Results
Springville Farm and Fisher exhibited the Grand Champion and Best Uddered Milking Shorthorn at World Dairy Expo’s International Milking Shorthorn Show. Tex-Star Othello Peri, winner of the aged cow class also received the $1,000 Udder Comfort Cash Award for Grand Champion. Reserve Grand Champion of the show was the second place age cow, Lands-Brook Christina-EXP-ET, exhibited by Jordan Landsgard, Lands-Brook Farms of St. Olaf, Iowa.

Hard-Core Farms of New Enterprise, Pa. was named Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor of the International Milking Shorthorn Show. Kuszmar Alfairs Othello-Red was named the Premier Sire.

Central National Jersey Show Results
Frederick 2783 Adventure, the winning entry in the five-year-old class, was named Grand Champion of the Central National Jersey Show held at the 2010 World Dairy Expo. She is owned by S. Lackey, H. Rader, C. Walton and E. Walton of Carlisle, Pa., and received the Udder Comfort $1,000 Grand Champion Cash Award. Reserve Grand Champion was Llolyn Jude Griffen-ET, winner of the six-year-old and older class, exhibited by Budjon Farms and Peter Vail of Lomira, Wis. Ron and Christy Ratliff of Garnett, Kan., and Arethusa Farm of Litchfield, Conn. Tied for Premier Breeder. River Valley Farms-Sauder Family of Tremont, Ill., was named Premier Exhibitor. Bridon Remake Comerica-ET was the 2010 Premier Sire.

International Ayrshire Show Results
Sweet Pepper Black Francesca was named Grand Champion of the International Ayrshire Show at World Dairy Expo. Owned by Beverly Donovan of Benton, Maine, the five-year-old completed a record at 4-10 284d 18,165 621F 654P. She is sired by Blackaddar Bb Kellogg, who was also named premier sire. Donovan was presented with the Udder Comfort $1000 Grand Champion Cash Award for her win.

Reserve Grand Champion was six-year-old Yellow Briar Jerrica, exhibited by Marilyn Stephens of Troy, Ontario, Canada.

The Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor banners were awarded to Palmyra Farms of Hagerstown, Maryland.

Source: World Dairy Expo

Dairy is Life Blood of Charleston-Orwig

Cindy ZimmermanSeptember 30, 2010Audio, Charleston-Orwig, Communications, Social Media, World Dairy Expo

Dairy is more than just one of the basic food groups for Wisconsin-based communications and marketing agency Charleston-Orwig, it’s really the life blood of the firm.

That includes both the people who work in the company and the clients they serve, according to president Mark Gale. I interviewed him this week at World Dairy Expo in the agency suite overlooking the show arena. “We have people who grew up in dairy, people showing cows here, people who go home and work on family dairy, people very involved in agriculture. It’s not just their job, they are actually in the industry themselves,” Mark says about the agency’s team. The company has about 64 employees and was voted one of the best places to work in the state of Wisconsin last year.

The agency’s intimate knowledge and involvement in the dairy industry allows them to relate very well with clients like Alpharma, Arm & Hammer, Novartis and Hoard’s Dairyman – just to name a few. “We’re focused very much on agriculture and increasingly in the food industry, that kind of gate to plate segment, and the issues that agriculture and the food industry are facing now,” said Mark. About 85 percent of their clients are in the food and agriculture industries.

Mark says the agency business has made some dramatic changes in the past few years with the advent of social media and he is proud that Charleston-Orwig has been on the forefront of using these new tools to communicate. In fact, one of their first ventures into new media was sponsoring coverage of World Dairy Expo coverage by blog here on World Dairy Diary. Mark is also one of the founding members of the AgChat Foundation, which is dedicated to helping farmers and ranchers use social media platforms to connect with each other and advocate for agriculture.

Listen to my conversation with Mark here: Mark Gale Interview

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