One of the exhibitors here is Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition Group. They’ve got a new website up so dairy producers have an online destination to learn more about them and their products. I spoke with Scott Morey (pictured on the right) who is their Senior Business Manager. He says they’re focused on dairy nutrition from a product standpoint and … Read More
Dairy Producers are in the Beef Business Too
We may be at a dairy show but there’s been plenty of opportunities to eat some good beef. In fact, the Cattlemen’s Beef Board is here and I spoke with their CEO, Tom Ramey. Tom points out that dairy cows make up 22% of the beef supply and that’s significant. He says that half of our beef is being marketed … Read More
Site Offers Tools to Address Vet Shortage
There’s a new website out there that is attempting to deal with this country’s critical shortage of large animal veterinarians. The site includes resources for veterinary medicine colleges, state associations, allied partners and the agricultural industry. Today, only about 17 percent of veterinarians work in food supply, which includes private and public practice veterinarians involved in the entire food chain … Read More
Stress Reducing Milk
Do you have a high-level of stress in your life? Then, try the new “adult milk!” Bottled by a Japanese dairy called Nakazawa Foods the milk might induce even more stress to consumers at a cost of $43 a quart. That’s nearly 30 times the price of regular milk! According to Australia’s Melbourne Herald Sun newspaper, Tokyo-based Nakazawa Foods will … Read More
Record Wisconsin Cheese Production
Record cheese production was announced today at World Dairy Expo by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture. Governor Jim Doyle today announced Wisconsin cheese production set a new record in 2006, producing nearly 2.5 billion pounds of cheese, accounting for 26 percent of the national cheese market. Wisconsin’s growth is fueled by the increase in national demand for high-quality, specialty cheeses, … Read More
Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin
The Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin is lead by Executive Director Shelly Mayer. It sound like things are going well for the organization. Their mission is to “share ideas, solutions, resources and experiences that help dairy producers succeed.” I spoke with Shelly in their exhibit near one of the entrances to the main exhibit hall here at World Dairy Expo. … Read More
Learn More About Hoard's Dairyman
The Hoard’s Dairyman is 124 years old and has suppported the World Dairy Expo since the beginning of the show. They’ve got more than one booth here in fact and are busy covering the expo events for the publication, meeting with readers and sponsoring events and activities. Hoard’s Dairyman is the only paid subscription publication in the dairy industry, with … Read More
National Dairy Animal Well-Being Initiative Announced
This morning at World Dairy Expo a producer-led coalition of dairy groups and companies announced the National Dairy Animal Well-Being Initiative. They’re proposing dairy animal well-being guidelines and principles. One of the groups participating in the effort is the National Milk Producers Federation. I spoke with their Senior Vice President of Communications, Chris Galen (not pictured) about what his organization … Read More
Dairy Woman of the Year Deborah Lee Reinhart
The Dairy Woman of the Year is Deborah Lee Reinhart, a producer from New Holstein, Wisconsin. She’s pictured third from the left in the front row of this group of members of the Livestock Publications Council which met for breakfast this morning. Deb received her award last night at the World Dairy Expo Dinner With the Stars banquet. This morning … Read More
World Dairy Expo Sales Manager John Rozum
The sales manager for World Dairy Expo is John Rozum. John played a key role in getting World Dairy Diary started several years ago when we got this dairy news website kicked off here at the show. This year Cindy interviewed John to learn what the latest is about the show. He talks about the virtual farm tour that was … Read More