Meagan Bolen, Fremont, Ohio, and Wyatt Smith, Hamburg, Minn., have been selected as the 2013 recipients of the Fred Stout Experience Awards. Meagan Bolen is the JMS Internship recipient and will begin her JMS internship in May, working on the crews for three different sales leading up to the 56th National Heifer Sale, June 29 in Amarillo, Texas. Meagan is … Read More
New Members to WDE Board
Congratulations to the three new members of the World Dairy Expo’s Board of Directors! The new directors include: Olivier Hiers, Larry Purdom and Steve Blessing. The board is composed of a variety of dairy business professionals from the United States and Canada. Established in 1970 as World Dairy Expo, Inc. (WDE), the board serves in an advisory role to the … Read More
Diggs Sports Milk Mustache
Taye Diggs and his son are the newest got milk? mustache celebrities! The ad supports the Share the Breakfast campaign. Copy reads: Sharing a moment, among other things. A breakfast of cereal and milk delivers powerful nutrients, including high-quality protein, that your family needs to start every day. A fact worth sharing. Source: Milk Mustache Campaign
Boland Joins Alltech
Congratulations to Professor Maurice Boland, the newest member of Alltech’s European team, based out of Dunboyne, Co. Meath, Ireland. Boland will join Alltech as a research director, having spent the previous 40 years as a faculty member at University College Dublin (UCD) School of Agriculture. Before joining Alltech, Boland held the position of head of the department of animal science … Read More
Nominate Your American Farm Mom
Do you know a farm mom who amazes you every day with her contributions to her family, farm, community and agriculture? Nominate her for the 2013 Farm Mom of the Year award! Tell us in 300 words or fewer how the farm mom you are nominating contributes to her family, farm, community and agriculture. Entries will be accepted beginning on … Read More
Awards Given at NMC Meeting
Congratulations to all of the National Dairy Quality Award winners, National Mastitis Council scholars and the National Mastitis Council Award of Excellence for Mastitis Prevention and Control who were recognized during an awards luncheon on Jan. 29! Receiving top recognition in the National Dairy Quality Awards were: Beattie Farms of Holton, Mich., Tollgate Farm of Ancramdale, N.Y., Dellar Dairy of … Read More
2013 Planting Intentions
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “What are your spring planting intentions for corn?” Our poll results: Forty-four percent said More Than 50% and twenty-five percent said 50% Corn. Tying for 3rd, thirteen percent said less than 25% and Other. Six percent said 25% Corn. Even with the extreme drought conditions our poll shows that the majority of you are … Read More
NMC Meeting a Sucess
More than 420 milk quality, mastitis and udder health researchers, dairy farmers and dairy industry partners attended the 52ndNational Mastitis Council (NMC) Annual Meeting held Jan. 27-29, in San Diego, Calif. Discussions at this year’s meeting included dairy stockmanship, antimicrobial use and opportunities to improve residue avoidance efforts. Additional topics of discussion covered milk quality from around the world, whether … Read More
Jersey Offers Bull Genetic Testing
Effective immediately, genomic testing for Jersey bulls can be ordered through the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA). Fees for male genotyping are based on AJCA herd enrollment status and include a minimum service charge of $20 per sample, as follows: Jersey GGP (8k): REAP Herd fee per sample: $58.00 All Others fee per sample: $68.00 Jersey 50K REAP Herd fee … Read More
CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 12 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold), Foremost Farms USA, Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association, Michigan Milk Producers Association, United Dairymen of Arizona and Upstate Niagara Cooperative (O-AT-KA) to sell 6.360 million pounds (2,885 metric tons) of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese, 8.794 million pounds … Read More