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
Dairymen's Association Honors Three
The Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association presented three leadership awards to the following honorees: Erick Coolidge, Wellsboro, Pa., as the 2013 Charles E. Cowan Memorial Award recipient; Dr. Patricia Kitchen, Danville, Pa., as the 2013 Distinguished Dairy Woman recipient; and Dr. Douglas Beegle, with the Penn State Department of Agronomy, with the 2013 Extension Award. Each year the Charles E. Cowan Memorial … Read More
World Ag Forage Winners Announced
Congratulations to the winners of the 2013 World Ag Expo Forage Challenge, presented by Mycogen Seeds. Finalists were chosen from more than 90 entries submitted from the western United States. The competition challenged farmers to enter and see who produced the highest-quality forage in the West. Lallemand Animal Nutrition North America sponsored $18,000 in contest awards and prizes. First place … Read More
Ainslie, Harding, Wal-Moore Win Pacesetter
Congratulations to Jeff Ainslie, Jeff Harding, and Wal-Moore Farms, who each received the Pacesetter Award from the Center for Dairy Excellence at the Pennsylvania Dairy Summit. The Pacesetter Award recognizes individuals who work to build a positive image of the Pennsylvania dairy industry to create a prosperous, marketable future for producers and supporting industries. Jeff Ainslie from Lititz, Lancaster County, … Read More
Lyon Award Richard E. Lyng Award
Congratulations to G. Joe Lyon of Toledo, Iowa, for being named the 2012 recipient of the Richard E. Lyng Award. Awarded by the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB), it is named for former U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Richard E. Lyng, who played a key role in implementing policies that led to the establishment of the NDB nearly … Read More
Ruan Transportation Wins Award
Congratulations to Ruan Transportation Management Systems for receiving the 2012 SmartWay® Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)! Ruan is a member of the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy’s Sustainability Council and was one of 40 companies to receive the distinction.Representing fewer than 1 percent of SmartWay’s 3,000 partners, Ruan was recognized for implementing a variety of environmentally … Read More
New Scholarship at All-American
The All-American Dairy Show Foundation announces the new Arthur W. Nesbitt All-American Dairy Foundation Award. The new $1,000 scholarship youth will recognize an individual who has exhibited cattle or participated in youth activities at the annual show. The award is named for Arthur Nesbitt, the honorary chairman of the All-American Dairy Foundation. “I’m pleased the board of trustees approved and … Read More
Innovation Center For US Dairy Awards For Sustainability
The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy is pleased to honor the ‘best of the best’ through the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards. The award is given to individuals, groups and organizations involved in the U.S. dairy industry who are doing what they can to manage their environmental impact and giving back to their local communities. Ken Buelow was one of this … Read More
State 4-H Dairy Judging Contest Results
This year’s State 4-H Dairy Judging Contest was a big success thanks in part to the Midwest Dairy Association and SDSU Extension along with the many volunteers who helped organize and run the contest. Fifty youth from 13 South Dakota counties participated in the Youth In Action event held at the South Dakota State Fair on Sept. 2. Contestants evaluated … Read More
Dr. Wadsworth Quality Vet of Year
Congratulations to Dr. Stephen Wadsworth who was named the Quality Veterinarian of the Year at the 45th Annual Conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners. Merial, a world-leading animal health company, Duluth, Georgia, and the Dairy Quality Center (DQC), Stratford, Iowa, co-sponsor this annual award, designed to recognize veterinarians who help dairy producers implement quality management practices within their … Read More