Cumberland Dairy Chairman Dies
The dairy industry lost another prominent leader this week, Carmine Catalana III, 81, the chairman of the Cumberland Dairy board. Catalana spent more than half a century with Cumberland Dairy, from serving as his parents’ business partner to chairman of the board — the most recent position he held. “For my family and our company, we are deeply saddened by … Read More
Production Up
USDA reports milk production in top 23 states during November was 14.736 billion pounds, up 2.2% on the year. All 50 states produced 15.775 billion pounds, up 1.8% from a year ago. The CME’s Daily Dairy Report attributes the increases to good weather but does note concerns about feed quality. October was revised to 15.2 billion pounds, up 1 million … Read More
Nutrition News
As American’s gather around holiday tables this year, nutrition may not be top of mind. But, choosing low-fat dairy foods is always in season when it comes to bone health and sound nutrition. Listen to Brian Baxter interview National Dairy Council’s Greg Miller. DairyCheckoffNews_Nutrition
Video Tribute to Maddox
A moving tribute to Doug Maddox, created by the Holstein Association USA. Maddox was the former president of the Association, and a life-long registered Holstein breeder.
Most Say Ethanol Production Good for All of Agriculture
A significant majority believe that ethanol production is a good thing. In answer to our question, “Is Ethanol production good for ALL of Agriculture?” 64% said yes and 36% said no. That still shows a large group who aren’t on board the ethanol bandwagon. If you’re in the “no” group let us know why by posting a comment. Our new … Read More
Jersey Youth Honored
Ten young people were recently honored for their accomplishments in the National Jersey Youth Achievement Contest. The top three honorees were Amber Ettinger, of Kinards, S.C., Kyle Schirm, of West Salem, Ohio and Cassandra Chittenden, of Schodack Landing, N.Y. The contest recognizes outstanding achievement by junior Jersey breeders in four areas: work with Registered Jerseys™, related dairy activities, relative progress, … Read More
CRV Offers 6 New Bulls
CRV is pleased to announce several new bull offerings for cattle breeders. CRV now offers six bulls over 2200 GTPI, for overall improvement and unique and promising outcross pedigrees to keep inbreeding low. Leading the way this proof run with a new high GTPI InSire (genomically selected sire) CRV has 97HO40312 Lowlands HIGHLIGHT-ET (Man-O-Man x Goldwyn). He hails from the … Read More
Scholarships Available for Pa. Dairy Summit
Funding is available for students and young adults ages 17-25 who want to attend the 2012 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit, providing financial assistance to cover registration and hotel costs. The summit will be held Feb. 8 and 9 at the Lancaster Host Resort and Conference Center in Lancaster. It features cutting edge information for today’s dairy managers and agribusiness leaders. The … Read More
Industry Loses Maddox
We at World Dairy Diary were very saddened to hear about the death of a dairy industry leader. Doug Maddox, of Ruann Dairy,will be deeply missed. Hoard’s Dairyman shares more about his amazing life. One of the dairy industry’s best-known personalities, Doug Maddox, passed away this morning in his office after a massive heart attack. A vibrant person until his … Read More