Congratulations to John Koepke, Oconomowoc, Wis. for being appointed by Governor Jim Doyle to serve on the Wisconsin State Board on Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. The Board on Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is a nine-member board that serves as a policy-making body for the Agency. Koepke’s appointment is effective immediately and will continue through May 1, 2015. Koepke … Read More
Former Jones Dairy Gives Students Chance to Get Milky and Muddy
The Salt Lake Tribune recently posted an article about a closed down dairy that will soon be used for agriculture education. Read this excerpt for this positive agriculture story! You can read about farrowing a sow all day long. But the best way to learn how to deliver a litter of pigs is, well, to deliver a litter of pigs. … Read More
Neighbors Help Family Recover From Barn Fire in Dairy Operation
Here is a story that is happy and sad at the same time. A new baby in the family. Lost barn and dead cattle. An addition to the family. A loss of hopes and dreams on the barn. Read this excerpt from the Daily Globe and check out the rest of the story… It’s amazing what good neighbors are willing … Read More
Hood New England Dairy Cook-Off
Calling all chefs and bakers! Get your favorite recipes shined up and ready to go for this upcoming contest. Check out the details, and let me know if you enter! I would love to share your recipes! Beginning today, everyday home cooks from Maine to Rhode Island have extra incentive to get creative with Hood(R) dairy products with the launch … Read More
Dairyline Markets In Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review Cash cheese prices at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange moved higher the second week of August with the 40-pound blocks closing Friday at $1.3625 per pound, up 5 1/4-cents on the week and the highest they have been since mid December 2008, but still 39 3/4-cents below a year ago. The 500-pound barrels closed at $1.34, … Read More
US to Remove 87,000 Cows From Dairy Herd
Stock and Land just issued a notice about the upcoming third herd retirement program that is in the works. Did you retire your cows in the first and second? Are you going to end up going through the third installment? Or, are you doing okay in this economy? These are certainly troubling times, and my thoughts and prayers are always … Read More
Katie Adams Crowned 56th Iowa Dairy Princess
Congratulations to Katie Adams, Waucoma, Iowa on being crowned the 56th State Iowa Dairy Princess! The title allows her to serve as the official goodwill ambassador for nearly 2,000 Iowa dairy farmers during the coming year. Adams is the daughter of Scott and Jeanie Adams. She plans to attend Iowa State University pursuing a degree in dairy science. Adams also … Read More
Local Dairy Farmers Look to Downsize in Economic Climate
A Dallas Wellness Examiner just published a blog spot on dairy prices. It seems the consumer is finally taking notice that dairy farmers are taking a hit in these volatile times. Here is what she has to say about the dairy industry today… The economy sinks and so do buyers for luxury cars, luxury hair cuts and high-priced boots, but … Read More
Old MacDonald's Farm
Did you know that a dairy cow produces 200,000 cups of milk in her lifetime? This is just one of the tidbits I learned about the dairy industry when I stopped by Old MacDonald’s Farm at the Sioux Empire Fair. Old MacDonald’s boasts an abundance of farm animals including: cows, horses, sheep, pigs, miniature ponies, ducks, geese, puppies and kittens. … Read More
Dairy Queen Blizzards for a Cause? Yes, Please.
I love DQ Blizzards. Thin Mint. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. M&M’s. Strawberry Cheesecake. Yes, please. There is nothing better than a DQ Blizzard on a hot day. And, today, I bet they are even “calorie-free,” as eating one goes towards a good cause. Today is Miracle Treat Day at Dairy Queen, where at least $1 of each Blizzard goes to … Read More