Delegates attending the National Dairy Herd Information Association’s (DHIA) 47th annual meeting, March 8, in Fort Worth, Texas, unanimously adopted several resolutions. The delegates approved a resolution to thank dairy industry partners, including DHIA, Purebred Dairy Cattle Association (PDCA), National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB) and their member organizations, who spent countless hours working on behalf of the dairy industry … Read More
French to Work for Van Beek
Congratulations to Skip French, who has joined the sales team at Van Beek Natural Science as Territory Sales Manager. French is located in Valdese, N.C., and will be developing large animal business in the southeast states of Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida. French has many years of experience in the animal health industry. He started … Read More
Holstein Board Meeting Update
A summary report from the spring Holstein Association USA, Inc. board of directors meeting held in Windsor Locks, Ct., March 22-23, is included below. Early first quarter member activity is strong. Management reported registrations through March 17th of 81,643, up 2 percent from the same time last year. Through March 17th, transfers totaled 13,246, up 11 percent from 2011. Reporting … Read More
CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted five requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Darigold, Foremost Farms and Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative to sell a total of 371 metric tons (0.818 million pounds) of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese and 500 metric tons (1.102 million pounds) of butter to customers in Asia and the Middle East. … Read More
Research Finds Distillers Grains Effective Energy Source
Research by a South Dakota State University dairy science student shows the energy value of the ethanol co-product distillers grains (DDGS) in dairy feed. Sanjeewa Ranathunga was recognized for his research at the recent annual meeting of the Midwest American Dairy Science Association meetings with the Young Dairy Scholars Award. Ranathunga is in the final stages of his Ph.D. program … Read More