The North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC) has elected new leadership. NAIDC is governed by a 15-person volunteer Board of Directors including dairy producers, university faculty and industry advisors. Recently elected to the NAIDC Board is Maurice Eastridge, Ph.D., Professor and Extension Dairy Specialist in the Department of Animal Sciences at The Ohio State University. The NAIDC Executive Committee for … Read More
CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 11 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Darigold and United Dairymen of Arizona to sell 3.337 million pounds (1,514 metric tons) of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese, and 385,809 pounds (175 metric tons) of butter, to customers in Asia and the Middle East. The product will be delivered September 2012 through … Read More
Final Ruling for Mideast Milk Marketing Order
The U. S. Department of Agriculture has announced a final rule which amends the Pool Plant definition of the Mideast milk marketing order. This decision is based on testimony and evidence given at a public hearing held in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Oct. 4-5, 2011. This amendment will more adequately identify the plants that service the fluid milk needs of the … Read More
New Classification Structure at Holstein
Holstein Association USA has announced new classification changes, brought about by a recommendation of the Association’s Type Advisory Committee. The decision puts more emphasis on long-term profitability traits and penalizes 2-year olds that are over 59 inches tall and shorter than 53 inches. This in essence, makes stature at two-way trait where the extreme is not rewarded. The goal is … Read More
Webinar to Address Nutrition Issues Raised by Drought
This year’s severe drought in corn country, and the subsequent high prices and lowered availability of corn, has prompted a lot of questions from dairy producers about whether they can substitute fats for cereal grains. Virtus Nutrition will try to answer some of those questions during a webinar entitled “Fat vs. Corn: Time to Re-evaluate” hosted by Dr. Tom Jenkins … Read More
NMPF Among Those Urging Rejection of Disaster Bill
The National Milk Producers Federation is part of a coalition of about a dozen agriculture groups urging Senate leaders to “refrain from supporting” any legislation resembling the House-passed disaster bill should it come up in the Senate. The group also includes the American Farm Bureau Federation, the American Soybean Association, the National Association of Wheat Growers, the National Corn Growers … Read More
Fluid Milk Consumption Hits 30-Year Low
U.S. fluid milk sales have hit a 30 year low, with more than half of U.S. adults no longer consuming milk. In 2011, total U.S. beverage milk sales were 53 billion pounds – about 6 billion gallons – the lowest level since 1984, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture figures released in August. Whole milk beverage sales in 2011 were … Read More
Martin Dairy Featured on WDE Virtual Tour
Martin Dairy LLC, a Registered Jersey™ dairy farm located in Tillamook, Ore., will be one of eight U.S. operations featured as a Virtual Farm Tour at the 2012 World Dairy Expo. Other Virtual Farm Tours feature dairy businesses located in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Arizona, Minnesota, Kansas, and Michigan. All presentations will be recorded and available for viewing on World Dairy … Read More
New Clay Target Championship at WDE
A new clay target championship event will be held, prior to World Dairy Expo, with the goal of raising funds to help support the numerous youth programs. Designed to offer a recreational opportunity for the thousands of visiting attendees, industry employees, cattle exhibitors and general public, this new event will take place on Monday, October 1, starting at 9 a.m. … Read More
CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted seven requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Darigold and United Dairymen of Arizona to sell 734,139 pounds (333 metric tons) of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese; 352,740 pounds (160 metric tons) of butter; and 44,082 pounds (20 metric tons) of anhydrous milk fat (AMF) to customers in Asia, Central America and … Read More