Dairyline Markets In Review

Chuck ZimmermanDairyline, Markets

DairylineDairy Markets Week in Review
Cash dairy prices were mixed in the Columbus Day week. Block cheese closed Friday at $1.2025 per pound, down a penny on the week, after losing almost a nickel the previous week, and is 25 1/2-cents below that week a year ago. Barrel, after some jockeying up and down, closed at $1.2225, down 2 1/4 from the previous week, and 15 3/4-cents below a year ago. Twelve cars of block traded hands on the week and four of barrel. The NASS-surveyed U.S. average block price slipped to $1.2605, down 2.6 cents. Barrel averaged $1.2981, up 0.9 cent.

Butter closed at $1.36, up 2 3/4-cents on the week, but 28 3/4s below a year ago. Twenty three cars were sold. NASS butter averaged $1.2760, down 0.9 cent. Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk held all week at $1.24 and Extra Grade held at $1.05. The NASS-surveyed powder price averaged 88.45 cents, up a half-cent.

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Ohio Man Helps Form Select Sires

Chuck ZimmermanGenetics

I ran across this tribute to Dick Kellogg, who recently passed away, in a local Ohio paper. It’s an interesting history on the proceeding organizations to Select Sires. Credited with helping start and develop artificial insemination in dairy cattle in Ohio, Dick’s leadership and determination to fly in the face of critics who said AI would never work, was an inspiration.

This is a tribute to an outstanding individual, Dick Kellogg, prompted by the recent notice of his death. In 1965, with Dick’s leadership, the Ohio based COBA merged with two other artificial insemination organizations in western and southern U.S. forming what is known today as Select Sires. Now headquartered in Plain City, Select Sires is one of the largest AI organizations in the world.

Oklahoma Dairy Princess Crowned

Chuck ZimmermanDairy Group, Promotion

Danielle StutzmanDanielle Stutzman has been crowned Oklahoma Dairy Princess. The role of Dairy Princess is one of promotion and public education for the dairy industry. She will spend the next year teaching the public about the dairy industry.

She is the daughter of Curt and Teresa Stutzman and an avid dairy cattle showman.

You can find the story here.

Accurate Analysis Begins with Smart Sampling

Chuck ZimmermanAgribusiness, Audio, Forage Forum, Pioneer Hi-Bred

Pioneer Hi-Bred Forage Forum Podcast At what point can inaccuracies plague the testing of corn silage? The greater potential for problems is not in the laboratory, but instead in the sampling, according to Dr. Bill Mahanna, coordinator of global nutritional sciences for Pioneer Hi-Bred. Because analysis can be no better than the samples themselves, Bill offers suggestions for performing steps safely and effectively, from acquisition to preservation to shipment. This includes alternative methods when the “magic number of 12” samples isn’t practical.

Listen To MP3 File Dr. Bill Mahanna on silage corn sampling (3 min MP3)

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Previous Forage Forum podcasts are also archived at the Pioneer GrowingPoint website. To access them, go to www.pioneer.com/growingpoint and click “Livestock Nutrition” and “Forage Blog.” Those not registered for Pioneer GrowingPoint website can call 800-233-7333 Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT for assistance.

Reserve & Supreme Champions at WDE

Chuck ZimmermanWorld Dairy Expo

Grand and Reserve ChampionsThanks to an alert visitor to World Dairy Diary I’ve got another picture to share with you from World Dairy Expo.

Here are the Champions in the spotlight in the show ring.

The Grand Champion is Huronia Centurion Veronica 20J, exhibited by Arethusa Farm of Litchfield, Connecticut.

The Reserve Supreme Champion went to Martin Kinyon and Mark Rueth of Oxford, Wisconsin with their aged Holstein, Kinyon Linjet Ideal, EX-94.

U.S. Dairy Heifers Headed to Mexico

Chuck ZimmermanExport, International

U.S. dairy producers can now export heifers under 24 months of age, a positive step to opening cattle trade between other countries. Mexico requires that heifers by identified before they can cross the border and the animals’ information will be entered into the Mexican animal identification system. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns is happy about this.

“I am pleased with this first step in reestablishing cattle trade with Mexico, but I remain committed to a broader resumption of cattle trade between our countries,” Johanns said. Mexico banned U.S. beef and cattle in December 2003 after the U.S. announced the discovery of its first case of mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

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PDHGA Educational Seminars

Chuck ZimmermanDairy Group, Education

Bridging BordersThere’s some educational opportunities coming up for dairy producers in several different part of the country thanks to the Professional Dairy Heifer Growers Association.

Outstanding educational opportunities are available for dairy owners, managers and producers in the Northwest, Southwest and Midwest with three Dairy Calf and Heifer Profit Seminars planned for mid-November in Idaho, New Mexico and Kansas.

These educational events, sponsored by the Professional Dairy Heifer Growers Association (PDHGA), are focused on critical key issues vital to the dairy heifer industry. The two program presenters, Tom Fuhrmann and Jerry Olson, are nationally recognized authorities on dairy heifers. They will share their knowledge on: “What’s New in Colostrum Delivery and Calf Health”, “The Colostrum Delivery Process – Complicated But Practical”, “Disease and Nutritional Interaction in Calves”, “Managing the Workers Who Manage Sick Calves”, “What’s Available in Estrous Synchronization in Heifers” and “Monitoring Heifers Through to Calving”. The three seminars will also include industry-specific exhibits, lunch and break periods to enable interaction with the exhibitors and speakers. The registration fee is $95 for PDHGA Members, $125 for non-members and includes lunch and handouts; with a pre-registration deadline of November 6th. Further information and registration instructions can be located within the enclosed event brochure, and questions are welcomed at #877-434-3377 -or- lebrun@pdhga.org.
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Supreme Champion – Truck Driver

Chuck ZimmermanHolstein Association, World Dairy Expo

Baby and Bottle - Courtesy of World Dairy Expo The show may be over but you can still find lots of information on the World Dairy Expo website. Like this story about the Supreme Champion.

Winning the Supreme Championship at this year’s World Dairy Expo not only netted Huronia Centurion Veronica 20J top honors among dairy cattle breeders, but also a new Tundra pickup truck from Toyota. Accompanying the news that Arethusa Farm of Litchfield, Connecticut won the Supreme Championship with their champion Jersey was the surprise announcement that with the honor came the keys to a 2006 shiny, black, extended cab Toyota Tundra truck.

“We wanted to add to the pageantry of the World Dairy Expo awards ceremony by surprising the winner with a new pickup truck,” said Dan Williams, truck field manager for Toyota’s Chicago Region. “It was great fun to be able to add to the excitement of the event.” Toyota was one of two Five Star Sponsors for the 2006 World Dairy Expo. In addition to providing the four-wheel-drive Tundra Double Cab pickup, Toyota trucks and sport utility vehicles were on display to expo attendees. “Our sponsorship this year was ideal as we’re gearing up for the launch of the all-new 2007 Toyota Tundra this February,” Williams added. “World Dairy Expo is a great venue to reach over 65,000 dairy industry enthusiasts.”

Dairyline Markets In Review

Chuck ZimmermanDairyline, Markets

DairylineDairy Markets Week in Review
Cash block cheese closed the first week of October at $1.2125 per pound, down 4 3/4-cents on the week, and 21 1/2-cents below that week a year ago when the blocks plunged 16 3/4-cents, to $1.4275. Barrel closed Friday at $1.2450, down 5 1/2-cents on the week, and 14 3/4-cents below a year ago. Four cars of block were sold on the week and five of barrel. The NASS U.S. average block price slipped to $1.2869, down 0.4 cent. Barrel averaged $1.2893, down a half cent.

Cash butter closed Friday morning at $1.3325, up 2/34-cents on the week, but 30 3/4-cents below a year ago. Nineteen cars were sold. NASS butter averaged $1.2847, down slightly.

Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk closed Friday at $1.24, up 22 cents on the week, all on bids. Extra Grade “A” closed at $1.05, up 4 cents on the week.

Provided courtesy of Dairyline.