Here’s an interesting item about the raw milk situation in Washington state. This is from an AP story. Basically, it looks like the Washington state dept. of agriculture wants people producing and selling raw milk to be licensed and regulated or shut down.
Bander Uses Expand
Somehow we didn’t get the latest news from the Callicrate Bander posted here but that’s easy to fix. You can link to the full release which has sound bites included that you can listen to on your computer.
Holstein USA Board Meeting
Holstein Association USA just held its annual fall board meeting in St. Louis and provided some details:
Back In The Saddle
Hello World Dairy Diary fans. We’ve taken an extended break from posting to work on some other projects and determine where we go from here.
Photo Album From Expo Now Online
I promised I’d provide you with an online photo album from World Dairy Expo and I finally got it done. I took 262 photos during Expo and uploaded 201 of them. So there’s a lot to look at. Many of them were posted to World Dairy Diary but these are larger and unedited.
Internships Available At Select Sires
Are you a college student looking for a summer internship? Here’s an opportunity. If you’re not a college student, maybe you know one you could pass this opportunity on to!
Virtus & Lallemand Teaming Up On New Dairy Products
This is a two blog post. That means that it will appear on AgWired and on World Dairy Diary. Why? Because these folks did a great media relations event at World Dairy Expo and they have new product news.
Holstein Foundation Online Art Sale
Now’s the time to get your dairy holiday shopping done online and help out a good cause. It’s the first ever Holstein Foundation online Art Sale!
iDAIRY Up And Running
National animal ID is heating up as various systems and government certification programs are starting to be implemented. In the dairy business there’s a new coalition of groups working together to create a system. One of those is iDAIRY of which Holstein Association USA is a founder.
Nonfat Dry Milk Donation By USDA
USDA is using nonfat dry milk to help those in need. This announcement was just made at the end of last week.