A panel of industry leaders shared their thoughts and research concerning sustainability during the recent Animal Ag Alliance Stakeholders Summit. Dr. Roger Cady, Sustainability Lead, Elanco Animal Health, said he liked to divide sustainability into the three pillars of environment, economic and social. “Farmers are the natural environmentalists of the land. Key to this is preserving our land, preserving our … Read More
US Dairy Sustainability Awards Announced
The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy® announced the winners of the fourth annual U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards on May 7, 2015 in Washington, D.C. The program recognizes outstanding dairy farms, businesses and partnerships for practices large and small that not only focus on the environment, but add up to promote the health and well-being of consumers, communities, cows, employees, the … Read More
Emerging Animal Ag Issues Tackled at Summit
The Animal Ag Alliance wrapped up the 2015 Stakeholders Summit yesterday in Kansas City, Mo and president of the organization, Kay Johnson Smith, said each year they strive to bring emerging issues to the forefront of discussion. “We know that agriculture is always on a journey to improve, to excel and find ways to do better. But we aren’t sure … Read More
World Pork Expo’s MusicFest
The 2015 World Pork Expo is right around the corner, June 3-5 and will present four diverse musical acts during MusicFest on Thursday, June 4, offering something for everyone. From 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., attendees can take in the musical performances on Grand Avenue at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Brought to you by the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), … Read More
Checkoff Calling for Nominations for BQA Awards
Award applications for the 10th annual Beef Checkoff-funded National Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Award now are being accepted. The 2016 National BQA Awards recognize five winners in the areas of beef, dairy, marketing and education: – The BQA Cow Calf, BQA Feedyard and BQA Dairy awards recognize producers that best demonstrate animal care and handling principles as part of the … Read More
American Royal BBQ Contest Moves to Arrowhead
The iconic American Royal World Series of Barbecue has made the move to Arrowhead Stadium on October 1-3, 2015 in Kansas City, MO. The event began 36 year ago in the parking lot of the Golden Ox Restaurant. 50,000 attendees make it out to the annual competition and the American Royal is seen as the season’s grand finale for pitmasters … Read More
Farm Foundation Forum Talks Antibiotics
The next Farm Foundation Forum will discuss the issue of antibiotics in food animal production. The May 14th discussion will bring together industry experts from production agriculture, the pharmaceutical industry and regulatory agencies to explore the challenges of phasing out the use of antimicrobial drugs in food-producing animals. Farm Foundation President Neil Conklin will moderate the panel of experts in … Read More
USMEF Hosts Veterinary Officials from Uzbekistan
In this week’s U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) audio report, we learn about a team of veterinary officials from Uzbekistan and their recent trip to the United States for an educational visit covering all aspects of the U.S. beef and pork supply chain. Yuri Barutkin (pronounced ba-root-kin), a USMEF representative for the Greater Russia region, talks about the points emphasized … Read More
WMMB Candidates Announced for 2015
The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced nine nominees who are certified eligible for the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) 2015 Board of Directors election. Here are the candidates, listed by district and in alphabetical order: District 2 – Florence, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, Oconto and Vilas Candidate: Connie Seefeldt of Coleman District 5 – Dunn and St. … Read More
Cheese & Whole Milk Powder Get Export Assistance
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 9 requests for export assistance from Agri-Mark, Dairy Farmers of America, and Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold) who have contracts to sell 604,067 pounds (275 metric tons) of Cheddar, Colby and Monterey Jack cheese and 1.102 million pounds (500 metric tons) of whole milk powder to customers in Asia and the Middle East. The product … Read More