It looks like Truffle Media Networks has their Dairycast program up and running. It got started in conjunction with World Dairy Expo just a few weeks ago. The farm podcasting choices continue to grow.
Upscale Ice Cream
If you’ve never had the opportunity to treat yourself to this unique ice cream experience, you are really missing out! I’ve delighted in both Cold Stone and MaggieMoo’s, and believe me, just like Starbuck’s Gingerbread latte, this ice cream is worth a few extra dollars! Marble Slab Creamery, Cold Stone Creamery and MaggieMoo’s International, sell various flavors of premium ice … Read More
New Beef Board Members
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Conner today announced 35 appointments and one interim appointment to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board. All appointees will serve 3-year terms beginning Feb.3, 2007. The interim appointee will serve a 2-year term. Appointed members representing cattle producers by state and unit are: Judy E. Prosser, Ariz.; I. Jack Cowley and Richard L. Nock, … Read More
It's Not Easy Being Green
Farmers are the original stewarts of our great land. In these changing times in agriculture, some farmers are stepping up and using so called “green” farming methods. Hybrids vehicles aren’t replacing one-ton pickups in mid-America, but many in the agriculture industry are reacting to the potential effects of global warming, developing new technology and farming methods to brace for the … Read More
Dairyline Markets In Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review
The cash cheese market gave back much of the previous week’s gains this week. The block price closed Friday at $1.24 per pound, down 4 cents on the week, and 16 cents below that week a year ago when it dropped almost 7 cents. Barrel closed Friday at $1.2475, down 1 1/4-cents on the week, and 10 1/4-cents below a year ago. Eight cars of block traded hands on the week and only one of barrel. The NASS U.S. average block price slipped 2.5 cents, to $1.2216. Barrel averaged $1.2340, down 3.4 cents.
Cash butter closed Friday at $1.2750, down 8 cents on the week, and 30 1/4-cents below a year ago when butter dropped almost 6 cents. Only eight cars were sold on the week. NASS butter averaged $1.3146, up 2.4 cents.
Provided courtesy of Dairyline.
Accelerated Genetics Internships
There are plenty of internship opportunities available at Accelerated Genetics. Actually three of them:
FFA Convention Themes
The FFA Convention is underway in Indianapolis. The theme is Blue Jackets – Gold Standards.
Vitreousness: Hard Facts Lead to Softened Concerns
Among silage corn issues, vitreousness generates more noise than it deserves, says Dr. Bill Mahanna, coordinator of global nutritional sciences for Pioneer Hi-Bred. This is the hard starch on the outside of the corn kernel that develops late in maturity, contributing to high test weight. Bill says research based solely on dry corn at 15.5% moisture is not relevant to … Read More
Spin Your Milk This Way
A New York City based dairy, Elmhurst Dairy, is now offering a fluid milk with a shelf life of 16-17 days. Using a bacterial centrifuge, the dairy spins milk at 4,000 revolutions per minute during processing for a finished product with 90-95% less bacteria than conventionally processed milk. The product, “UltraPure” is currently only available in about 150 stores around … Read More
Leaders at National Dairy Shrine
Earlier this month at World Dairy Expo, Dr. Dave Galton of Cornell University was named president of the National Dairy Shrine and Linda Hodorff was named president-elect. In other Shrine news, the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board gifted the Wisconsin Cow Parade “Sun in the Mornin’ Moon at Night” painted by Greg Zeszotarski as a permanent loan for display at the … Read More