Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “Which team for President would be best for agriculture?” Our poll results: Forty-two percent said Romney/Ryan; thirty-five percent said Obama/Biden and twenty-three percent said neither, we need a better choice. Our new ZimmPoll is now live and asks the question, “Beyond commodity prices, what will this year’s drought have a greater impact on?” From … Read More
Dairy Checkoff, McDonald's Partner for More Options
Happy Meals are also a bit healthier meals, thanks to the partnership between the National Dairy Checkoff and McDonald’s. The restaurant giant is now offering fat-free chocolate milk as one of their options for their new kids Happy Meals in all of its 14,000 locations nationwide. John Larson, Florida Dairy Farmer is glad to see the checkoff dollars spent this … Read More
CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted two requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America to sell 127,868 pounds (58 metric tons) of Cheddar and Gouda cheese to customers in Asia and the South Pacific. The product will be delivered August through September 2012. In 2012, CWT has assisted member cooperatives in making export sales of Cheddar, Monterey Jack … Read More
Holstein Youth Results
Youth from across the country traveled to Springfield, Mo. for the National Junior Holstein Convention, competing in various contests and displaying their talents on a national stage. Thirty-seven contestants competed in this year’s Prepared Public Speaking competition. In the Junior division, first place honors went to Allison Herrick, N.J., with her speech entitled, “Calf Raising.” Second place went to Lora … Read More
Barlament Hired at DBA
Congratulations to Deb Barlament, the new Development Director at the Dairy Business Association (DBA) “Deb’s business background and past involvement in the agriculture industry will be a great asset to DBA. She has served on the Executive Board for Wisconsin Farm Technology Days/Brown County, as well as volunteering for Breakfast on The Farm/Brown County, and WFTD in Outagamie County,” commented … Read More
Schneider's Dairy Earns PA Preferred Status
Schneider’s Dairy has become the first PA Preferred dairy. The PA Preferred program is spearheaded by the state Department of Agriculture as a means of encouraging consumers to buy locally and support Pennsylvania farmers. “We have always, by choice, worked solely with Pennsylvania farmers,” said William Schneider, the company’s president. “So we approached the Department of Agriculture about getting on … Read More
Cuomo Wants to Help N.Y. Dairies Grow
Yesterday, N.Y.’s Governor Cuomo held the first “Yogurt Summit” where he announced plans to ease expansion regulations for dairy farmers. Governor Cuomo announced plans that would allow dairies to grow beyond 200 cows without facing a stringent set of regulations. Currently any dairy operation in the state with more than 200 cows must obtain a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) … Read More
St. Cyr Joins SCR Dairy
SCR Dairy announced today the addition of Shane St. Cyr as Training and Customer Support Manager for its expanding U.S. team. St. Cyr will be working directly with SCR’s U.S. dairy customers to maximize the benefits of SCR’s breakthrough technology in rumination and activity monitoring. He will also provide software training to all users, support staff and SCR distributors. St. … Read More
Farmers and Ranchers Coalition Backs Romney
Presumptive Republican nominee for President Mitt Romney today announced a coalition of agricultural leaders for his campaign. The Farmers and Ranchers for Romney coalition is chaired nationally by Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, Ambassador Tom Nassif, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey, Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer, Sen. Mike Johanns (R-NE), and former USDA Acting/Deputy Secretary Charles Conner. “I’m honored … Read More
Most Believe Ag Journalists Are Ethical
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “Do ag journalists (broadcast/print/web) adhere to good ethical practices in reporting?” This is just in time for the ag journalists gathering in Sweden for the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists Congress. I’ll be sharing the results with them. Our poll results: Sixteen percent said they all do; sixty-eight percent said most do; and sixteen … Read More