Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted seven requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America and Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold) to sell 1.612 million pounds (731 metric tons) of Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack cheese to customers in Asia. The product will be delivered June through October 2013. Year-to-date, CWT has assisted member cooperatives in selling 60.812 million pounds … Read More
Pa. Dairy Summit Announces Forage Competition
Hosts of the 2014 The 2014 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit have announced the 2014 event will be held at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center on Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 12 – 13. Hosted annually by the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania and the Center for Dairy Excellence, the annual summit brings in more than 500 dairy producers and other … Read More
Congratulations to Susan Hintz, the 67th North Dakota State Dairy Princess! Susan, 17, is the daughter of Bob and Debbie Hintz from Flasher, N.D. The runner-up was Moriah Karey 19, of Manning. She is the daughter of Tom and Marietta Karey. Susan is a graduate of Flasher Public High School where she was active in speech, drama, choir and band. … Read More
Boehner Supports Farm Bill Despite Dairy Provisions
Speaker of the House John Boehner says he would vote for the House Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (FARRM) of 2013, but intends to try and change the dairy provisions. “I’ve got concerns about the farm bill, as I told our members,” Boehner said during the Republican Leadership press conference Wednesday. “But doing nothing means that we get … Read More
National Milk Producers Federation Names New CEO
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) announced today that Chief Operating Officer Jim Mulhern will take over as President & Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2014. Mulhern has been appointed by the NMPF Board of Directors to fill the position held by Jerry Kozak since 1997. Earlier this year, Kozak had informed the Board of his desire to retire … Read More
CWT Increase Investment
The members of Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) have endorsed a larger investment in the farmer-funded self-help program, voting to enhance the membership requirement from 2¢ per hundredweight to 4¢ per hundredweight, effective July 1, 2013, and running through December 31, 2015. The additional investment will cover the large increase in CWT member requests for export assistance in 2013, driven by … Read More
Wet Start for Hay Season
Before we get to our new Zimmpoll let’s look at the results of our latest one which asked the question, “How good was your first cutting of hay?” Many of you felt your hay crop was better than last year. Hopefully this is a good sign for this season. Our poll results: Thirty-five percent said Better Than Last Year, twenty-five … Read More
WDE Virtual Tours
World Dairy Expo has announced the dairy farms participating in the 2013 Virtual Farm Tours. The free tours will be presented daily, Tuesday, October 1 through Saturday, October 5 in the Mendota 1 meeting room in the Exhibition Hall. The presentations will be available for viewing on World Dairy Expo’s website after the show. Tuesday, October 1, 2 p.m. Hosted … Read More
Farm Bill Now up to House
The Senate passed the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 by a vote of 66 to 27 on Monday evening, putting even more pressure on the House of Representatives to complete its work to get a bill to conference and passed by the end of summer. Representative Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), a member of the House agriculture committee, is … Read More
Kanaan Wins with Milk
Crossing the finish line wasn’t be the only glory for race car driver Tony Kanaan at the Indy 500. Kanaan carried on a tradition dating back to the late 1920s, when second-time race winner Lewis Meyer requested a refreshing glass of ice cold milk after his win. Since then, nearly 60 winners of the iconic race have been presented with … Read More