National Dairy Shrine Having Great Year

Chuck ZimmermanAudio, BASF Plant Science, Charleston-Orwig, Dairy Group, Hoard's Dairyman, The Milking Parlor, World Dairy Expo

The National Dairy Shrine is having a great year according to board member Tommy Martin. Tommy is an old friend of mine (he’s not old) from my home state of Florida. He works for Merial. I found him in the trade show this morning and asked him to give me an update on how the National Dairy Shrine is doing. … Read More

Original Wisconsin Lei'd Back Guy

Chuck ZimmermanAudio, BASF Plant Science, Charleston-Orwig, Hoard's Dairyman, The Milking Parlor, World Dairy Expo

When you go to Hawaii you get a nice lei of flowers when you get off the plane. When you go to Wisconsin it’s bratwurst and cheese. It’s the Original Wisconsin Lei. The Lei’d Back inventor is Steve Rheaume. He says he’s sold over 3,000 of these so far and they’re becoming very popular for football games and wherever you … Read More

Promoting Wisconsin Cheese for WMMB

Chuck ZimmermanAudio, BASF Plant Science, Charleston-Orwig, Cheese, Hoard's Dairyman, Promotion, The Milking Parlor, World Dairy Expo

Kay Zwald is a Wisconsin dairy producer doing some promotional work here at Expo. She’s been on the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board for about a year. This morning she’s here promoting Wisconsin dairy and cheese to consumers and talking with producers. Kay says that producers are most often asking what’s being done with their funds to promote the industry. She … Read More

Precision Agriculture For Dairy Producers

Chuck ZimmermanAudio, BASF Plant Science, Charleston-Orwig, Hoard's Dairyman, The Milking Parlor, World Dairy Expo

Dairy producers are looking at precision agriculture equipment to help them become more efficient according to Mid-State Equipment’s Chuck Endres. Chuck is exhibiting here at Expo and says that the farmers he’s been talking with are in a very optimistic mood. When it comes to precision equipment he says the biggest benefit to dairy producers is dealing with moisture when … Read More

International Forum for Women in Dairying

Chuck ZimmermanAudio, BASF Plant Science, Charleston-Orwig, Dairy Group, Hoard's Dairyman, International, The Milking Parlor, World Dairy Expo

The International Forum for Women in Dairying will be holding its global dairy conference prior to the 2008 World Dairy Expo according to Kathy LaScala, chairperson. Kathy was on hand for our media talk session so I asked her what this is all about. She says you can find out more on their website. The dates are September 28 & … Read More

Get a Dairy Checkoff Update From Paula Maebon

Chuck ZimmermanAudio, BASF Plant Science, Charleston-Orwig, Dairy Checkoff, Hoard's Dairyman, The Milking Parlor, World Dairy Expo

Paula Maebon is on the Dairy Checkoff board. She was on hand here at Expo to talk about what the Checkoff is doing for dairy producers. For one thing she says they’re working hard to make sure the public has a good image of dairy producers. For that reason they created the DairyFarmingToday.org website. It provides consumers with lots of … Read More

Barn Photo

Chuck ZimmermanBASF Plant Science, Charleston-Orwig, Hoard's Dairyman, World Dairy Expo

Cindy says that I need to get more pictures of cows on here. I’m trying. Things have been busy working with our sponsors and with interviews with people who have been around the media room. This afternoon I got to spend a couple hours wandering around on a photo shoot so you can find more in the photo album. I’m … Read More