One of the members of the National Dairy Board attending the Cattle Industry Summer Conference is Paula Meabon, pictured here with her husband, Randy. I talked with Paula about the new emphasis on beef and dairy working together. She’s all for it. That makes sense since Randy is on the Beef Board! Talk about some beef and dairy collaboration and … Read More
Learning More About The Dairy Checkoff
I don’t know about you but I’ve always been a little confused about how the different dairy checkoff and promotion groups relate to each other. To help explain that I spoke with Tom Gallagher, CEO of Dairy Management, Inc. (DMI). Tom spoke at the joint beef/dairy issues forum held here at the Cattle Industry Summer Conference. He starts out explaining … Read More
Good Time To Think Pre-Conditioning Prior to Weaning
Here at the Cattle Industry Summer Conference I learned more about Merial’s SureHealth program by talking with Dr. Van Ricketts. He’s Director of Corporate Accounts for the company. I thought you might be interested to hear what he had to say. The main message he had here for beef producers had to do with pre-conditioning of cattle prior to weaning. … Read More
Dr. Gary Smith Says it Like it Is
You don’t ever have to wonder how Dr. Gary Smith (Colorado State Universtiy) really feels. He’ll just plain tell you in his presentations. Yesterday he was the speaker at the Dairy Producers Education Forum lunch here at the Cattle Industry Summer Conference. This session is put on by the Cattlemen’s Beef Board. It was the biggest attendance yet for this … Read More
Dairy and Beef Working Together
To get a dairy producers’ perspective on the collaboration between the beef and diary checkoffs here at the Cattle Industry Summer Conference I met Kimberly Clauss pictured on the right here with Joe Bavido, DMI. I want to thank Joe for introducing me to Kimberly. Kimberly is a dairy producer from California who currently serves as Vice Chairman of the … Read More
Crazy for Curds
The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) has introduced a new website for those who love the Wisconsin cheese curd! The site features information about this local favorite, including basic curd facts, tips for curd pairings, how a curd is “born” and much more! “Cheese curds are such an important part of Wisconsin culture that we’ve unofficially declared July as curd … Read More
Digital Pleasure
This is one of the more interesting stories I’ve run across in awhile. Researchers are digitally mapping the faces of women as they eat foods such as ice cream, and using the computer models to gauge their level of happiness. The company Unilever, is planning to use the technology to help them develop products such as reduced-fat ice cream that … Read More
Igenity For DNA Profiling at Weaning
I’m working out of a nice media room here at the Cattle Industry Summer Conference. It’s being sponsored by Merial. Pictured here are Kevin DeHaan, director of technical services, Igenity, a division of Merial, and Wendy Mayo, Bader Rutter. I talked with Kevin about Igenity and what it can do for cattle producers, both beef and dairy. He says that … Read More
Coconut Oil to Reduce Methane?
Marcus Hollmann, Michigan State University, was awarded the 2007 National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) National Dairy Leadership Scholarship and the Murray Hintz Memorial Scholarship to advance his research into reducing methane production by supplementing feed with coconut oil. The NMPF awards are given to graduate students who exhibit academic excellence and whose research demonstrates a strong, positive contribution to the … Read More
Dairy Intake Decreases Metabolic Syndrome
A new study released from Cardiff University suggests that an increased intake of milk and other dairy products may reduce metabolic syndrome, a condition characterized central obesity, hypertension, and disturbed glucose and insulin metabolism. The syndrome has been linked to increased risks of both type-2 diabetes and CVD. Peter Elwood and co-workers from Cardiff University studied the diet and incidence … Read More