A very busy presenter here at the Cattle Industry Summer Conference is Dr. Gary Smith, Colorado State University.
What The Checkoff Means To Dairy Producers
I know I didn’t mention this before but I am attending the Cattle Industry Summer Conference in Reno, NV. Today we’ve got a Dairy Producers Education Forum which I’ll be attending to bring you more later on. In the meantime I did run into a Beef Board dairy producer member this morning.
Learn More About The Beef Checkoff
The Chairman of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board is Jay O’Brien from Amarillo, TX, seen here listening in on one of the first committee meetings taking place at the Cattle Industry Summer Conference.
CWT Contributions To Double
It looks like members of Cooperatives Working Together are happy with the organization’s work. So much so that they’ve decided to double their investment.
Larry Cade Retires From Accelerated Genetics
Wow, 38 years of service to one company. That’s impressive. That’s how long Larry Cade worked for Accelerated Genetics as Farm and Barn Manager.
Celebrate National Ice Cream Month
Somehow I overlooked the fact that it’s National Ice Cream Month. It only makes sense when the weather turns hot that this nutritional treat would be where we turn for relief. This year National Ice Cream Day will be Sunday, July 16 so remember to celebrate.
Confident Aussie Dairy Farmers
It looks like dairy farmers in Australia are feeling pretty good. A new report by Dairy Australia called “Dairy 2006: Situation & Outlook” shows dairy farmers are more positive with more than half planning to increase production over the next three years.
Should Ice Cream Be Hot
When I think ice cream, I think cool, soothing, sweet but certainly not hot and fiery. So I just can’t imagine an ice cream named “Cold Sweat.” That’s a new flavor from a company called Sunny Ski’s in North Carolina. According to all the stories floating around on the internet the company requires you to sign a waiver to order it.
Select Sires SMS Conference 2006
Here’s the group that just participated in the Select Sires Select Mating Service (SMS) Conference.
Dairyline Markets In Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review
The cash dairy market saw continued weakness in the holiday-shortened week. Block cheese closed Friday at $1.16 per pound, down 1 1/4-cents on the week, and 39 cents below a year ago. Barrel closed Friday at $1.15, down 1 1/2-cents on the week, and 35 3/4-cents below a year ago. Eight cars of block traded hands on the week and none of barrel. The NASS-surveyed U.S. average block price lost a penny, slipping to $1.1902. Barrel averaged $1.1886, down 1.4 cents. Butter closed Friday at $1.1525, up a quarter-cent on the week, but 48 cents below a year ago. Only two cars were sold. NASS butter averaged $1.1254, down 2.3 cents. There were no price support purchases this week.
Provided courtesy of Dairyline.