Congratulations to Theresa Twohey of Stewartville, Minn., for being awarded the 2012 National Dairy Shrine (NDS)/Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) Milk Marketing $1,500 Scholarship! Twohey is majoring in Agriculture Education Leadership and Communications at the University of Minnesota Seven other undergraduate students were also awarded $1,000 scholarships that are made possible by DMI and NDS to encourage students to pursue careers … Read More
Apply Now for Sustainability Awards
The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy®, established under the leadership of dairy farmers, is now accepting nominations for the second year of the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards. The award program recognizes dairy farms, businesses and collaborative partnerships for their contributions to healthy people, healthy products and a healthy planet and showcases that sustainability makes good business sense. Nominations are open … Read More
Holstein Dairy Bowl & Jeopardy Results
Congratulations to the many competitors and the winners of the Holstein National Dairy Bowl and Dairy Jeopardy contests! Dairy Jeopardy had nearly 70 contestants in three age divisions; Junior, ages 9-13, Intermediate, ages 14-17, and Senior, ages 18-21. The quick response competition is based on the popular television game show, but focuses on a vast array of dairy knowledge. In … Read More
Hood and Mihalik Awarded Scholarships
Congratulations to Deidre Mihalik and Nicole Hoood, who have been awarded scholarships from the Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program. Mihalik was awarded the 2012 Food Marketing Scholarship and Hood was awarded the Dairy Science Scholarship. The two new $1,500 scholarships are funded by Pennsylvania’s dairy farmers through their dairy checkoff. The Dairy Science scholarship was offered to full-time undergraduate students enrolled … Read More
Paterson & Fessenden Awarded Scholarship
Congratulations to Molly Paterson, Johnston, Iowa, and Sam Fessenden, King Ferry, N.Y., the winners of the 2012 John Brandt Memorial Foundation given by the Land O’Lakes Foundation. Paterson is attending Iowa State University and Fessenden is attending the University of Minnesota. The John Brandt Memorial Foundation scholarship program supports graduate students pursuing work in dairy animal, food science or agribusiness … Read More
Cabral and Higgs Win Scholarships
Congratulations to Rosemarie Cabral and Ryan Higgs, both who were awarded scholarships as part of the 2012 National Milk Producers Federation(NMPF) National Dairy Leadership Scholarship Program. Both graduate students are conducting research in areas that will benefit dairy cooperatives and producers. The 2012 Hintz Memorial Scholarship, given to the top scholarship candidate, was awarded to Rosemarie Cabral, a Ph.D. candidate … Read More
Four Scholarship Winners Named
Congratulations to the four scholarship winners, sponsored by the Illinois Division of Midwest Dairy Association. Kalli Berning of Galena, Angela Hildebrandt of South Beloit, Michele Hoppman of Galena and Serena Lawfer of Kent are the 2012 scholarship recipients. Scholarships are awarded to students displaying leadership, work experience, academic performance, participation in activities and events, involvement in a dairy farm and … Read More
Dairy Shrine Announces Winners
National Dairy Shrine (NDS) is pleased to announce the winners of the Guest of Honor, Pioneer, Distinguished Dairy Cattle Breeder, Graduate Dairy Production and Progressive Dairy Producer awards for this year. These awards were designed to honor dairy industry leaders that have already or will soon contribute to strengthening and enlivening the dairy industry. Dr. David Galton is the Guest … Read More
USFRA and Ketchum Receive National SABRE Recognition
The U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) has received national recognition for its ground-breaking campaign to help improve the dialogue with consumers about how their food is grown and raised. USFRA, along with its agency partner Ketchum Public Relations, won the prestigious Gold SABRE Award for Excellence in the Associations category. The entry, titled “Since When Did Agriculture Become a … Read More
Amino Acid Nutrition of Lactating Dairy Cows
A South Dakota State University (SDSU) Dairy Science professor was recently honored for his work in amino acid nutrition of lactating dairy cows. The American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) and the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) recognized David Schingoethe with a symposium on the topic in his honor. The symposium took place at the annual Midwest ADSA/ASAS Meeting in … Read More