Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, ” How will Obamacare affect you and your business?” Our poll results: Sixty percent said negatively; thirty percent said positively; five percent said not at all and the remaining five percent didn’t know. Our new ZimmPoll is now live and asks the question, ” How worried are you about the weather impact on crops … Read More
European Dairy Farmers Stage Protest
Dairy farmer protesters from Europe, including Italy, Germany, Ireland and France, sprayed milk outside the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday, creating a “milk lake” to protest against low prices. The protesters blocked off a square with tractors and statues of cows brightly painted in the national colors of EU member states. One milk producer perched on a haystack and … Read More
LOL to Acquire Kozy Shack
Land O’Lakes, Inc., has announced a signed agreement to acquire Kozy Shack Enterprises, Inc., a market leader in the chilled dairy desserts category in North America. Land O’Lakes President and CEO Chris Policinski said, “Kozy Shack is a strong strategic fit with our value-added dairy foods product portfolio. This long-time company – known for its strong brand and reputation for … Read More
Cabral and Higgs Win Scholarships
Congratulations to Rosemarie Cabral and Ryan Higgs, both who were awarded scholarships as part of the 2012 National Milk Producers Federation(NMPF) National Dairy Leadership Scholarship Program. Both graduate students are conducting research in areas that will benefit dairy cooperatives and producers. The 2012 Hintz Memorial Scholarship, given to the top scholarship candidate, was awarded to Rosemarie Cabral, a Ph.D. candidate … Read More
Select Sires Holds Select Connect
Select Sires Inc. joined NorthStar Cooperative, one of its member cooperatives, to host elite producers from across the Midwest for the 2012 Select Connect Event June 12-14 in Michigan. During the two and a half day event, participants were able to view progeny as well as outstanding results of Select Sires programs, including Select Reproductive Solutions™ (SRS™) and Select Mating … Read More
NY Dairy Farmer Donates to Cornell
New York dairy farmer, George Mueller, is donating to Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) to support the hiring of a faculty member in Farm Business Management as part of the college’s Faculty Renewal Initiative. It’s been more than 50 years since Mueller graduated from CALS, but the dairy farmer still remembers the professors that shaped his professional … Read More
Holstein Delegate Nomination
Holstein Association USA’s delegate election process is currently underway. Each year, members have the opportunity to nominate members from their state to serve as voting delegates at the following year’s Holstein Association USA Annual Business Meeting, held in conjunction with the National Holstein Convention. Nominating petitions have been mailed to members and must be returned on or before the July … Read More
Dairy Reports at Risk in USDA Budget Cuts
Some USDA reports vital to dairy producers could be on the budgetary chopping block. A recent Farm Foundation webinar featured several speakers from the federal government, private industry and commodity groups discussing how to head off cuts to many market reports. Jim Robb, the Senior Agricultural Economist and Director at the Livestock Marketing Information Center, told the panel that the … Read More
New Interns at East Central Select Sires
Congratulations to Christine McFarland and Ryan O’Leary on their summer internships with East Central/Select Sires. McFarland will serve as the communications intern, while O’ Leary will be the member service intern. As the communications intern, McFarland will assist in a variety of projects involving writing, editing and graphic design, and will represent East Central/Select Sires at various events throughout the … Read More
NEXGROW Announced
Forage Genetics International (FGI), one of the world’s leading alfalfa seed providers, and Syngenta announce the launch of NEXGROW™ alfalfa, a new brand equipped to bring growers the traits and technology they need. The brand will be managed by FGI and sold through existing Garst®, Golden Harvest® or NK® brand alfalfa resellers. “Growers will see this new brand as a … Read More