If you farm in Wisconsin, you are required to renew your premises registrations. Click here to renew online. As part of the Wisconsin Premises Registration Act, livestock producers in the state must renew their premises registration annually with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. Xlick on the premises registration box and log onto your account. The site … Read More
Another Cooperative Considers Supply
Yet another report of a milk cooperative considering supplying bST-free milk to their buyers. This is an interesting cooperative/producer release. First, the cooperative: Illinois-based Prairie Farms may designate some of its milk supply as “rbST-free.” According to a plan under review, producers who don’t treat their cows with rbST would sign affidavits to that effect, and their milk would be … Read More
New Leaders At Alto Dairy
The holidays are almost on us but some work is still getting done at Alto Dairy Cooperative.
New Alfalfa Varieties From Pioneer
As you know, Pioneer Hi-Bred has been a supporter of World Dairy Diary with their Forage Forum podcast. They just announced that they’ve got 3 new alfalfa products for the 2007 planting season.
November Milk Production Up
Here are the latest numbers as reported by Cattle Network. Milk production in the 23 major States during November totaled 13.3 billion pounds, up 2.5 percent from November 2005. October production, unrevised at 13.7 billion pounds, was up 2.1 percent from October 2005. Production per cow in the 23 major States averaged 1,616 pounds for November, 24 pounds above November … Read More
New Milk Marketing Non-Profit
The Dairy Farmers of America Inc., Kansas City, Kan., Global Dairy Platform are Campina, based in Holland; Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd., based in New Zealand; Arla Foods, based in Denmark; and the International Dairy Federation, based in Brussels have formed a new nonprofit organization whose mission is to expand the global market for dairy products and speed the commercialization of … Read More
Beefmobile Gets New Wranglers
Think beef. Think Beefmobile Wranglers. Think “new” Beefmobile Wranglers. That’s who Stephanie Ausfahl and Craig Hamilton are. In case you’re wondering, Stephanie is pictured on the right and Craig on the left.
Have a Hot Chocktail
It looks like chocolate milk is continuing a popularity upswing. You can find some interesting chocktail recipes here.
CWT Export Assistance Bids
Here’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together:
Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it accepted four export assistance bids last week for the sale of cheese and milkfat.
The first three bids are from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO: one for the export of 114 metric tons (250800 pounds) of Cheddar cheese to Poland (the first CWT-facilitated export to that country), 18 metric tons (39,600 lbs.) of Monterey Jack cheese to Japan, and 320 metric tons (704,000 lbs.) of anhydrous milkfat to Indonesia, Panama and the Philippines. The fourth bid was from Foremost Farms of Baraboo, WI, for the export of 46 metric tons (101,200 lbs.) of Mozzarella cheese to Korea.
CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidders, once completion of the milkfat and cheese shipments is verified.
Green Cows Wins Emmy
The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board sponsors a show called Into The Outdoors which just won an “Emmy” for an episode called, “Green Cows.” You can find out more about Green Cows since WMMB has it available at no cost to Wisconsin educators in both DVD and VHS formats. Downloadable curriculum geared towards elementary-aged children and an order form can be found online at www.WisDairy.com/video.