World Dairy Expo is just around the corner, taking place at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin, Sept 28th – Oct. 2nd. Lisa Behnke is the marketing Manager for the expo, celebrating its 44th anniversary this year. She promises the event will be bigger and better than ever. “We have a tremendous dairy trade show, the world’s largest. We … Read More
Get Your How to Build a Healthy Kid Guide
A partnership between dairy producers, through the checkoff-funded National Dairy Council® and Newsweek, has led to the distribution of more than 1 million copies of the “How to Build a Healthy Kid” back-to-school guidebook. Multiple copies of the guidebook, developed and produced by Newsweek at no additional cost to dairy producers, will be included in information being distributed to more … Read More
Pfizer Introduces New Genomic Test
CLARIFIDETM, a new genomic test for comprehensive evaluation of dairy females, is now available from Pfizer Animal Genetics, a business unit of Pfizer Animal Health. CLARIFIDE is a 3,000-marker (3K) DNA panel that was developed through collaboration between USDA-ARS and Illumina. CLARIFIDE delivers Genomic Predicted Transmitting Ability (GPTA) values for 30 production, health and type traits, and nine composite indexes. … Read More
CWT Weekly Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted a request from Darigold for assistance in selling 115 MT (253,532 pounds) of American cheese to a customer in Asia. The product will be delivered in September and October 2010. Since CWT reactivated the Export Assistance program in March 18, 2010, it has assisted members in making export sales of Cheddar, Monterey Jack and Gouda … Read More
Study Looks at Adopting California Milk Standards
A new report from the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri (FAPRI-MU) has analyzed the impact of adopting the current California fluid milk standards throughout the U.S. The study was done at the request of the four co-chairmen of the Congressional Dairy Farmer Caucus – Congressman Joe Courtney of Connecticut (D), Congressman Timothy Walz of … Read More
More Dairy Advisory Meetings Scheduled
USDA officials have announced the third and fourth meetings of the Dairy Industry Advisory Committee to be held at USDA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the meetings is to discuss farm milk price volatility and dairy farmer profitability, and to review various industry proposals and analysis, allowing comments from the public. The meetings are scheduled for Sept. 23 … Read More
Cope Named Obie Award Winner
Congratulations to John Cope, Pa., who has been named the winner of the 2010 Obie Award, the top honor of the All-American Dairy Show. John is a long-time leader in the Pennsylvania dairy industry and the state and national Holstein communities. The award was established in memory of Obie Snider of Bedford County, a founding father of the All-American Dairy … Read More
Swartz Wins Image Award
Congratulations to David Swartz of Loysville, Pa. for being named the winner of the 2010 All-American Dairy Show Image Award. The Image Award is presented annually to an individual who has enhanced the image of the All-American Dairy Show with significant contributions toward its reputation, prestige and welfare. “Dave is the classic ‘behind-the-scenes’ person who has quietly dedicated 25 years … Read More
Price Reporting Act Passes
A decade-long effort to improve the transparency of dairy pricing has culminated with the final passage of legislation in the House of Representatives establishing the weekly, electronic reporting of dairy prices, according to the National Milk Producers Federation, which has long sought the pricing measure. The Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010 includes mandatory weekly electronic reporting for dairy products. … Read More
Charm For Farm Site is Live
Charm Sciences is pleased to announce the launch of a new website dedicated specifically to dairy farmers: ‘Charm for Farm’. The site is designed to aid dairy farmers by identifying Charm tests that can help improve dairy herd management and milk quality. Featured tests include rapid tools to assist farmers with residue avoidance (antibiotics and aflatoxins), disease prevention, and milking … Read More