Our sponsor, Accelerated Genetics, just held their Young Producer Leadership Conference and we’ve got pictures and information for you. I’m going to put it into several posts. The Conference was held March 25-26 at the Voyageur Inn Conference Center in Reedsburg, WI.
Posilac Supply To Increase
According to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch story, Monsanto “is beginning in-house production of Posilac, which should ease a two-year-old shortage of the hormone used to boost milk production in cows.”
Patz Launches Truck Mounted Twin Screw Mixer
Patz employees celebrated another new product launch with a ribbon cutting ceremony on February 14th. The Model 2400 Truck Mounted Twin Screw Vertical Mixer was the first of its kind fully assembled at Patz.
Classic iPod Keepsake Winner Announced
Welcome to National Agriculture Day on World Dairy Diary. Thank you farmers for providing us with the most abundant and safe food supply in the world. This is the day for the announcement of the winner of the New Holland “Down on the Farm” Classic iPod Keepsake Contest. Thanks to all the people who entered online or at the New Holland booth at Commodity Classic. The random drawing has taken place and . . .
Callicrate Bander Prevails In Patent Infringement Case
Well this looks like it took a long time but worked out okay in the end. One of our sponsors is the Callicrate Bander by No-Bull Enterprises, LLC. They own several patents related to their castration products but had to bring suit against Wadsworth Manufacturing, Inc. for patent infringement in the United States District Court for the District of Montana.
Bou-Matic Names Agency of Record
Congrats to Morgan&Myers for being selected as “agency of record” for Bou-Matic. I assume this means they’ll be handling all the company’s advertising and communications work.
Getting Away With Accelerated Genetics
Our sponsor, Accelerated Genetics just held their 2006 Young Producer Winter Get-Away at the Chula Vista Theme Resort in Wisconsin Dells, WI. It looks like a great party in addition to being a learning experience. Over 120 young producers and their family members attended.
Ecolab Helps You Wash Your Bottles and Pails
I remember having to wash bottles. Of course that was for my kids. Then along came dishwashers and made things easier. Well, Ecolab has one you can lease to handle the duties for bottles and pails.
A New Way to Trade
If you use the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for any risk management of your Class III Milk, you can start trading 24 hours a day!
Dairy Prices Down Again Last Week
Prices for dairy products fell again last week, with average prices for Cheddar, Butter, Nonfat Dry Milk and Dry Whey all sliding.