Dairy Markets Week in Review Checking the markets for the week of April 16; cash block cheese closed Friday at $1.4825 per pound, up 5 3/4-cents on the week, 32 1/4-cents above that week a year ago, and the highest block price since October 2005. Barrel closed at $1.4850, up 7 1/4-cents on the week, and 35 1/4-cents a year … Read More
Broering Appointed to Promotion Board
Paul Broering, an Ohio dairy farmer, was appointed by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns to the National Dairy Research and Promotion Board. Broering will fill the Region 9 board position that became vacant in 2006. His term will end Oct. 31, 2007. The National Dairy Promotion and Research Board, composed of 36 dairy farmers representing 13 regions of the contiguous United … Read More
Dairy Club Creates Flavor
The Iowa State University Dairy Club has created a new ice cream flavor in celebration of the school’s 150th anniversary. The club will sell Cyclone Celebration at the annual VEISHEA event this weekend as a fundraising event. You can click here to watch the dairy club members making the special ice cream flavor. The annual VEISHEA event at ISU was … Read More
HealthMark Helps Breeders
Through advances in DNA technology and a synergistic partnership with IGENITY®, a business unit of Merial, Select Sires is proud to become the first A.I. organization to designate a category of sires, called HealthMark£, which combines predicted transmitting ability (PTA) data for health and fertility traits with genetic marker information. “To help dairy producers zero in on balanced health-trait bulls, … Read More
New Look of School Milk Recognized
The National Dairy Council recently received high honors from the 2007 Global Dairy Innovation Awards in the “Best School Milk Initiative” category for its partnerships with local dairy processors and six school districts to encourage milk consumption among children and adolescents. Each school district has adopted white and flavored milk in kid-friendly plastic packaging. St. Vrain Valley School District (Colo.) … Read More
CWT Export Assistance Bids
Here’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together: Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it accepted one export assistance bid last week for the sale of butter. The lone bid was from Land O’Lakes of Arden Hills, MN, for 36 metric tons (79,200 lbs.) of butter to the United Arab Emirates. CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidder, … Read More
Indiana Dairy Youth Conference
There’s still time to register for the third annual Indiana Dairy Youth Conference! Held at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds at Danville, Indiana on Saturday, April 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., this hands-on dairy conference will teach youth the skills needed for a successful show season. Speakers and their presentations include: • Mike Schutz, Purdue Extension Dairy Specialist and … Read More
IDFA Offers Orientation Book
What a great idea! IDFA has made availalbe a workbook to help new professionals in the dairy industry to understand all facets of the complex industry. The new Dairy Industry Orientation Workbook to help familiarize people with the industry’s main dynamics, including consumer trends, farm production, manufacturing and government regulations. The workbook offers clear and concise descriptions of complex policies … Read More
WMMB Approves Budget
The Board of Directors for the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 budget during its April board meeting. The budget will be invested in state and national promotion/marketing programs from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008. The budget is $510,000 larger than the previous year, a reflection of the continuing growth in Wisconsin milk … Read More
Dairyline Markets in Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review There was little change in prices the week of April 9. Block cheese closed Friday the 13th at $1.4250 per pound, up a half-cent on the week, and 26 1/2-cents above that week a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.4125, down a quarter-cent on the week, but 29 cents above a year ago. Six cars … Read More