A new website, www.feedpail.com, is now available for feed manufacturers and livestock producers to save time and reduce costs when buying bulk feed ingredients. Dairy, beef, swine and poultry producers, as well as other bulk feed buyers, now have direct access to the feed ingredients they need through the free site. The free service allows users to see prices and … Read More
Four Scholarship Winners in S.D.
Congratulations to the four students winners of scholarships from Midwest Dairy Association’s South Dakota Division! The Midwest Dairy awards totaling $5,000 were among 95 scholarships worth $91,714 presented to undergraduate and graduate students in Dairy Science at South Dakota State University (SDSU). Angela Sellner, a junior dairy production major from Sleepy Eye, Minn., received a $1,500 Midwest Dairy scholarship. Sellner … Read More
Future of Genetic Evaluations Discussed
Dairy cattle genetic evaluations are part of a controversy involving transferring the evaluations from USDA to the private sector. Leaders from A.I. companies, breed associations, milk testing organizations, and other aligned sectors will gather to determine if they can compromise to forge an agreement. The entire group last met on October 25. At that meeting, nearly the entire discussion focused … Read More
Dairy Job Opportunities Exist
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “Where are best job opportunities in agribusiness?” So listen up all you Student NAMA members here in Kansas City for the 2012 Agri-Marketing Conference and getting ready for your marketing competition. Here’s what our poll results showed. Most picked Biotech at 28% with Energy coming in second at 21%. They were followed by Agronomy … Read More
National DHIA Announces Scholarship Winners
Congratulations to the 21 high school seniors and college students who received the National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) scholarships. This year’s National DHIA scholarship winners are: Hannah Renea Bachman, Ulysses, Pa.; Abigail Andrew Copenhaver, Corfu, N.Y.; Nathan Daninger, Forest Lake, Minn.; Elizabeth Fullerton, Argyle, N.Y.;Rebecca Groos, Howard Lake, Minn.; Thomas Harren, Eagle Bend, Minn.; Chelsey Johnson, Heron Lake, Minn.;Stephanie … Read More
Fourdraine Joins AgSource
Congratulations to Robert Fourdraine, the new Vice President of Product Services and Development at AgSource Cooperative Services. Fourdraine will coordinate the research, development and support of current and new management information products for dairy producer members of the cooperative. Identification of producer needs and creation of management information aimed at meeting those needs will be a primary focus of the … Read More
Milk Output Increased in Latest Outlook
In the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report out last week, USDA increased the 2012 U.S. milk production estimate based on increased milk cow numbers and gains in milk per cow. USDA now projects U.S. milk output at 201.1 billion pounds this year, up from 199.7 billion pounds in last month’s forecast. “That reflects more cows and … Read More
Athenos Greek Yogurt Discontinued
Kraft Foods Inc. is discontinuing its Athenos line of Greek yogurt after barely two years. The Northfield, Ill.-based company did not specify why it decided to end the line last month. Athenos Greek yogurt was launched in the fall of 2010, with full national distribution by early last year. Greek yogurt has surged in popularity in recent years in large … Read More
CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 16 requests for export assistance from Bongards Creameries, Dairy Farmers of America, Darigold, Foremost Farms, Michigan Milk Producers Association, Upstate Niagara Cooperative and United Dairymen of Arizona to sell a total of 824 metric tons (1.817 million pounds) of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese and 487 metric tons (1.074 million pounds) of butter to … Read More
Fatty Acid Webinars for Dairy Nutritionists
Leading dairy nutrition researchers will offer insights into the art and science of feeding fatty acids to dairy cows in a new series of webinars scheduled to start next month. The free webinar series, sponsored by Virtus Nutrition, will feature Dr. Tom Jenkins from Clemson University, Dr. Jose Santos from the University of Florida, and Dr. Bill Thatcher from the … Read More