Midwest Dairy Association welcomes the American Dairy Association/Dairy Council (ADA/DC) of Nebraska as part of their organization. The merger creates the Nebraska Division of Midwest Dairy, with 10 producer board members who will elect two from their ranks to the Midwest Dairy Corporate Board. “This is good for Nebraska dairy producers,” said Dwaine Junck of Carroll, Nebraska, who chaired the … Read More
Breuch New Dairy Cattle Show Coordinator
Congratulations to Laurie Breuch, the new Dairy Cattle Show Coordinator at World Dairy Expo. Laurie will assist with all aspects of hosting the world’s premier dairy cattle show, including processing entries and organizing eight national and international breed shows. Laurie will also work with World Dairy Expo’s for-profit subsidiary, WDE Management, Inc., which oversees the Dane County Fair and provides … Read More
Butter Masterpiece Pays Tribute to Fuel Up to Play 60
What’s better than a pat of butter? How about 1,000 pounds of butter sculpted into art? The annual Pennsylvania Farm Show butter sculpture was unveiled today. Sponsored by Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association and Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program, the sculpture depicts a dairy farmer providing milk to children playing on a jungle gym and tossing a ball with a football player. Sculpted … Read More
Wisconsin Dairies Honored for Energy Excellence
Two Wisconsin dairies were recently honored with the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Energy Management that recognizes businesses dedicated to adopting energy-efficient and sustainable practices in Wisconsin. Focus on Energy, a state program partnering with utility companies worked with the dairies to implement energy-saving efforts and continue to investigate new technologies and find more ways to save energy throughout their … Read More
Farm Journal Offers Dairy Seminars at AG CONNECT Expo
Farm Journal Media is offering a series of in-depth educational programs and events co-located at the AG CONNECT Expo that starts Friday at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Sunday morning’s Farm Journal Media Presents is devoted entirely to the dairy industry with a Dairy Today Forum: Meeting Dairy Challenges: In the Parlor, In the Field, In the World. … Read More
Most Influence On Ag Expected To Be Weather
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “What do you think will have the biggest influence on ag in 2011?” Here are the results. Most respondents (40%) think weather patterns will have the biggest influence. Other responses include: general U.S. economy (24%); new Republican leadership in House (13%); farm bill (10%); other (10%) and company consolidation (3%). So if you selected … Read More
Merial Launches 'Best in Class' Site
Merial has launched a new website as part of their “Best in Class” initiative, a campaign focused on providing dairies access to valuable information and educational tools. “Through ‘Best in Class,’ we hope to be able to partner with dairies – small to large – to promote the importance and value of education and how it can significantly impact productivity, … Read More
Iowa State Takes Home Honor
Congratulations to the Iowa State University for winning the 17th Annual Accelerated Genetics Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest. Thirteen teams competed to take home the top honors and the coveted Brown Swiss Canton III Traveling Trophy. During the contest each participant placed ten classes and gave five sets of oral reasons. They judged at least one class of each of … Read More
DFA Plant Awarded Star Status
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.’s (DFA) Ventura, Calif., manufacturing plant has earned Star status in California’s Voluntary Protection Program (Cal/VPP). This designation is the highest recognition bestowed by the program, which is administered by the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal-OSHA). The plant, which is operated by DFA’s Global Dairy Products Group (GDPG), becomes part of an accomplished minority … Read More
New Records for Registered Jerseys
The American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) announced today that new records for production by Registered Jersey™ cows were established in 2010. The official Jersey lactation average increased to 18,567 lbs. milk, 876 lbs. fat, and 671 lbs. protein. On a Cheddar cheese equivalent basis, average yield is 2,270 pounds. All are new category records. A record 88,727 lactations were processed … Read More