Matters continue to heat up over the new Farm Bill. On Friday, the House passed their version which will now move to the Senate. Passage of the 741-page bill by a vote of 231 to 191, after partisan battling unusual for farm legislation, was a major achievement for the new Democratic leadership. With most Republicans opposing the five-year bill over … Read More
New Officers for WDPA
New officers for the Wisconsin Dairy Products Assn, (WDPA) were elected at the 2007 Dairy Symposium held July 15-16 in Lake Geneva, Wisc. President: Joe Weis, Foremost Farms USA, Vice-President: Jim Bleick, Graf Creamery, Treasurer: Dennis Donohue, Manitowoc Milk Producers, and Secretary: Deborah Van Dyk, Schreiber Foods. In addition, three members were newly elected to the Board of Directors for … Read More
CWT Export Assistance Bids
Here’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together: CWT announced today that it accepted six export assistance bids last week for the sale of anhydrous milkfat and butter. One of those bids was from Foremost Farms of Baraboo, WI, for the export of 500 metric tons (1.1 million pounds) of European-style butter to the Netherlands. The other five bids were … Read More
Jersey Association Names Honorary Member
The American Jersey Cattle Association has named Norma Duffield Stong Lyon, known worldwide for her butter sculptures of dairy cows, as an Honorary Member. Norma was honored at the Breeders’ Banquet on June 29, 2007, in Sioux Falls, S.D. A native of Nashville, Tenn., who grew up in Iowa, Norma Stong became known as “Duffy” (a shortening of her middle … Read More
Farmers Sought to be Milk Servers
The Midwest Dairy Association is seeking dairy farmers to serve milk to fair-goers at the 2007 Minnesota State Fair. Each year, thousands of consumers stop at the All-You-Can-Drink Milk Stand for a taste of wholesome milk, served by real dairy farmers. Email Alise Jennissen if you are interested. The effort is part of Midwest Dairy’s checkoff-funded “People Behind the Product” … Read More
Packer Tailgate Party
If you live in the Midwest and are a football fan, you’ll want to get to this event! The Dairy Business Association is hosting the 7th Annual Packer Tailgate Party on Thursday, August 23rd in Green Bay, Wis. for dairy producers and industry professionals. Both DBA members and non-members are welcome. Online registration is available. The tailgate will be held … Read More
Total-Tract Starch Digestibility
With rising corn prices, a clear understanding of total-tract starch digestibility is as important as ever, says Dr. Bill Mahanna, coordinator of global nutritional sciences for Pioneer Hi-Bred. Additionally, Bill explains the differences when starch is digested in the rumen of the cow versus in the intestine, and how this balance works. New research and tests are giving producers a … Read More
Value Added Milk
Value added is a term used in a lot of different places but not one you normally hear associated with milk. But that’s changing. There are some new kinds of milk in the dairy case these days. The Dairy Checkoff is working on this area and we’ve got a Brian Baxter report about it. Coming soon to a grocery store … Read More
Jersey Association Elects Leadership
The recently concluded Annual Meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ), officers and directors for the two USJersey organizations were elected. The business meetings were held on two days, June 29 for NAJ and June 30 for AJCA, at the Sioux Falls Convention Center, in Sioux Falls, S.D. David Chamberlain, Wyoming, N.Y., was elected … Read More
North Dakota Dairy Princess Crowned
Congratulations are in order for Karrisa Brobst, Medina, N.D. who was crowned North Dakota Dairy Princess on July 25. Karrisa is the 20-year-old daughter of Becky Brobst and is attending North Dakota State University, studying animal production business. As North Dakota Dairy Princess, Brobst will serve as the official goodwill ambassador for North Dakota’s dairy industry representing more than 300 … Read More