International Forum for Women in Dairying

Chuck ZimmermanOctober 6, 2007Audio, BASF Plant Science, Charleston-Orwig, Dairy Group, Hoard's Dairyman, International, The Milking Parlor, World Dairy Expo

The International Forum for Women in Dairying will be holding its global dairy conference prior to the 2008 World Dairy Expo according to Kathy LaScala, chairperson.

Kathy was on hand for our media talk session so I asked her what this is all about. She says you can find out more on their website. The dates are September 28 & 29, 2008 at the Madison Concourse Hotel.

Kathy says the conference will feature many speakers and plenty of opportunities for women to network with each other since they face the same challenges regardless of what country they’re from.

Listen to our “Milking Parlor” podcast with Kathy here: Interview with Kathy LaScala (MP3)

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Get a Dairy Checkoff Update From Paula Maebon

Chuck ZimmermanOctober 6, 2007Audio, BASF Plant Science, Charleston-Orwig, Dairy Checkoff, Hoard's Dairyman, The Milking Parlor, World Dairy Expo

Paula Maebon is on the Dairy Checkoff board. She was on hand here at Expo to talk about what the Checkoff is doing for dairy producers.

For one thing she says they’re working hard to make sure the public has a good image of dairy producers. For that reason they created the DairyFarmingToday.org website. It provides consumers with lots of information about dairy farming.

She says that dairy producers should go to DairyCheckoff.com to get information about the work and activities of the Checkoff.

Listen to our “Milking Parlor” podcast with Paula here: Interview with Paula Maebon (MP3)

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Dairyline Markets In Review

Chuck ZimmermanOctober 6, 2007Dairyline, Markets

Dairy Markets Week in Review
The cash market saw some strength early in the first week of October but ended Friday on a down note for block cheese and butter. Block closed at $1.8850 per pound, down 1 1/2-cents on the week, but 67 1/4-cents above a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.89, up 4 cents on the week, and 64 1/2-cents above a year ago. Only one car of block traded hands all week. The NASS U.S. average block price slipped to $2.0084, down 7.5 cents. Barrel averaged $2.0185, down 5.2 cents.

Butter closed at $1.3175, up a quarter-cent on the week, but a penny and a half below a year ago. Twenty cars were sold on the week. NASS butter averaged $1.3534, down 0.7 cent. NASS nonfat dry milk averaged $2.0648, up 0.7 cent, and dry whey averaged 42.34 cents, down 1.9 cents.
Provided courtesy of Dairyline.

Barn Photo

Chuck ZimmermanOctober 5, 2007BASF Plant Science, Charleston-Orwig, Hoard's Dairyman, World Dairy Expo

Cindy says that I need to get more pictures of cows on here.

I’m trying. Things have been busy working with our sponsors and with interviews with people who have been around the media room.

This afternoon I got to spend a couple hours wandering around on a photo shoot so you can find more in the photo album. I’m going to try to get more tomorrow, including some producer interviews.

I’m not doing a lot of coverage of the shows because there’s so many and Expo is posting the results on their website. Feel free to check them out since they update them each day.

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Win an iPod at Schering Plough

Chuck ZimmermanOctober 5, 2007BASF Plant Science, Charleston-Orwig, Hoard's Dairyman, The Milking Parlor, World Dairy Expo

We’ve got to say that we’re really happy to see Schering-Plough giving away an iPod (Booth 3817). That’ll be one more dairy producer who can subscribe to our Milking Parlor podcast.

The beauty of the podcast and iPod is that you can subscribe to our interviews from here at Expo and ones we do in the future and receive them on your computer, sync to your iPod or other MP3 player and listen when and where you want!

Need some instructions? Get them here.

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2008 WDX Building Bridges Making Connections

Chuck ZimmermanOctober 5, 2007BASF Plant Science, Charleston-Orwig, Hoard's Dairyman, World Dairy Expo

We’re already looking forward to the 2008 World Dairy Expo and we’re not done with this one yet.

As is usually the case, the media got a preview of next year’s theme, “Building Bridges Making Connections.” The dates are September 30 – October 4 and of course we’ll be in Madison, WI again.

So it’s not too early to start planning ahead.

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Badger NAMA Chapter Meeting With Leigh Rubin

Chuck ZimmermanOctober 5, 2007BASF Plant Science, Charleston-Orwig, Hoard's Dairyman, World Dairy Expo

The Badger chapter of the National Agri-Marketing Association held a meeting here at Expo and members from other chapters around the country were invited to attend.

It provided a great opportunity for networking and we had a program too. On hand was Leigh Rubin, syndicated comic artist. As you would expect him to do, he conducted his presentation using an overhead projector to do some doodling.

We were welcomed by chapter President, Betsy Francoeur, Bader Rutter. If you’re interested in NAMA here’s where you can find out how to join.

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Dairy Industry Person of the Year Steve Larson

Chuck ZimmermanOctober 5, 2007Audio, BASF Plant Science, Charleston-Orwig, Hoard's Dairyman, The Milking Parlor, World Dairy Expo

The World Dairy Expo Dairy Industry Person of the Year is Steve Larson (pictured on the left talking Orion Samuelson). Steve is the managing editor of Hoard’s Dairyman Magazine. He’s been in that position since 1998 and started with the publication in 1969.

Steve says that two of his predecessors have received the award and he feels very honored to join their ranks. He says that Hoard’s has long been a supporter of World Dairy Expo and he likes to say that this is a time “when the world comes to see us.” Steve thinks that although the dairy producers are becoming more business like it’s still a great way of life. He’s looking forward to the future and says that you can now search past articles of Hoard’s online.

Listen to our “Milking Parlor” podcast with Steve here: Interview with Steve Larson (MP3)

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Sampling Fine Foods With Chef John Esser

Chuck ZimmermanOctober 5, 2007Audio, BASF Plant Science, Charleston-Orwig, Cheese, Dairy Group, Hoard's Dairyman, The Milking Parlor

The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board has kept us media types supplied with lots of cheese while we’ve been here at Expo. They also brought in Chef John Esser again this year to prepare some great snacks during our news talk session.

I talked to John while he was working. I think the best thing he had for sampling was the beef brisket pizza – with cheese of course. John describes some of the things he had on display.

You can find one of his recipes for pizza online.

Listen to our “Milking Parlor” podcast with John here: Interview with John Esser (MP3)

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Roger Ripley Filling GM Role For Expo

Chuck ZimmermanOctober 5, 2007Audio, BASF Plant Science, Charleston-Orwig, Hoard's Dairyman, The Milking Parlor

The President of the Board of Directors of World Dairy Expo is Roger Ripley (on the left being interviewed). Roger is also the acting General Manager at the show since there’s a search going on for a new GM on the staff.

Roger says that the show has been exciting so far with attendance up early. I asked him how things were going in the search for a replacement to Tom McKittrick as GM. He says they’ve gone through round one of interviews with applicants and they hope to announce a new GM by mid to late October.

Roger says producers are optimistic since prices have been good. International visitor attendance is up too.

Listen to our “Milking Parlor” podcast with Roger here: Interview with Roger Ripley (MP3)

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