A new position of Advance Services Consultant for the American Jersey Cattle Association is available immediately. The successful candidate will market and deliver effective customer support for JerseyMate, Jersey Link and JerseyTags, plus cover the northwest field service territory. This is a full-time position based in the Reynoldsburg, Ohio office, requiring 50% travel. Benefits include health and life insurance, and … Read More
RFID at the Speed of Commerce
Increasing the frequency of RFID could be as revolutionary for the dairy industry as FM was for radio. A company called Eriginate has developed the technology to move RFID at the speed of commerce by using ultra high radio frequency (UHF) to tag identify large groups of moving animals, compared to the common electronic systems today that use low frequency … Read More
Royal Theme for World Dairy Expo
“Crowning Achievements, Golden Opportunities” is the theme for this year’s World Dairy Expo and the arena features a royal theme complete with a castle and gold shavings on the show ring floor. Tonight’s “Dinner with the Stars” will recognize four individuals for their crowning achievements in the dairy industry. The 2010 honorees are Liz Doornink of Wisconsin, Dairy Woman of … Read More
Strike Up the Band for Hoards Birthday
2010 World Dairy Expo Photo Album The World Dairy Expo exhibitor party sponsored by Hoard’s Dairyman is always a special event, but this year it was extra special because they are celebrating 125 years! To mark the anniversary, the publication called in the University of Wisconsin marching band as surprise entertainment for the event. It just happened to be at … Read More
Dairy Checkoff Working at Expo
Dairy farmer representatives of the National Dairy Board were working as hard as the dairy checkoff does here the first day of the World Dairy Expo. I had the opportunity to chat with NDB chairman Paula Meabon of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin producer and representative on the board Randy Roecker about some of the dairy checkoff funded programs that they are … Read More
Arm & Hammer Boosts Milk Fat Levels
There have been some concerns lately in the dairy industry about low milk fat levels, something that has left many dairy nutritionists scratching their heads. Dr. Scott Bascom, a nutritionist with Cooperative Plus in Wisconsin, says 2009 was one of the worst years he has seen for milk fat tests, which had a significant financial impact on some of his … Read More
Joint Annual Meeting Held in October
Even while the dairy industry is gathered at World Dairy Expo, plans are under way for the next big meeting in the industry: the joint annual meeting of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB), and the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA). Milk producers and dairy industry organizations from around the country will … Read More
Weidensaul Chosen as New Pa. State Dairy Princess
Congratulations to Marissa Kay Weidensaul, Mifflinburg, Pa. for being crowned the 54th Pennsylvania Dairy Princess on Sept. 25 after a three-day competition among 31 county dairy princesses. Weidensaul, 20, the SUN Area Dairy Princess, is the daughter of Percival and Beverly Weidensaul. She was crowned by outgoing Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Krystal Wasson of Centre County. Contestants were judged on public … Read More
Optimism at World Dairy Expo
The sunny skies on opening day of World Dairy Expo were reflective of renewed optimism in the industry. “We’re seeing a lot of optimism out there, both on the company side and the producers already here on the floor,” said expo sales manager John Rozum. There are 770 companies from 26 countries represented at the expo this year, with 135 … Read More
Fabulous Farm Babe at World Dairy Expo
It’s a fabulous day in Madison, Wisconsin for the start of the 44th annual World Dairy Expo. On this fabulous day, it was only appropriate that the first person I saw when I walked in to the exhibit hall this morning was my good friend and farm broadcaster Pam Jahnke, aka the Fabulous Farm Babe. Pam is a past president … Read More