Diamond V® announces a new member of the company’s international poultry team and a new member of its research and innovation team. Mike Mitchell, North American Poultry Director, announced that Diamond V has gained additional expertise with Poultry Specialist Francisco Portela, MS, a new team member to serve poultry producers in Latin American countries and Canada. Mr. Portela has more … Read More
Meredith Promoted to VP of Communications & Membership
The Animal Agriculture Alliance is pleased to announce the promotion of Emily Meredith to Vice President of Communications and Membership. In this position, Emily will assume a greater management role over the communications and membership outreach strategies for the Alliance, with direct management of the Alliance’s Membership and Marketing Manager, Special Projects Manager and internship program. Emily joined the Alliance … Read More
Advanced Animal Diagnostics New Hire
Advanced Animal Diagnostics (AAD) has hired Allen Moczygemba as vice president of marketing. Moczygemba will guide the company’s marketing strategies and collaborate on its growth plans. “Allen is joining us at an opportune time as we expand our QScout® line of on-farm diagnostic tests to livestock producers,” says AAD President and CEO Joy Parr Drach. “Allen will build relationships within … Read More
Hilmar to Build Powder Plant
The Hilmar Cheese Co. will be building a milk powder processing plant in Turlock, Calif. Construction will begin this summer. The facility is expected to open during summer of 2015 and will enable the company to enter the powdered milk market. “We are expanding our ingredients business to meet strong global demand for milk powders,” said John Jeter, Hilmar Cheese’s … Read More
DBA Symposium
The Dairy Business Association (DBA) will be holding their annual symposium February 18-19 in Green Bay, Wis. at Lambeau Field. The Access Symposium will focus on closing the relationship gap between producers and regulators through a set of interactive sessions with key state agencies the first day of the event. The second day will focus on best animal handling practices … Read More
CRV and Alta to Partner
Alta and CRV have announced a new partnership and cooperation agreement that will offer economies of scale. Clients of both Alta and CRV can count on an even stronger and more varied portfolio of top quality bulls on a GTPI™ basis, while the breeding focus of both organizations will retain their own identity. The partnership between Alta and CRV offers … Read More
DBMMC Elects Directors
Members of the Dairy Business Milk Marketing Cooperative (DBMMC) announce the election of two positions on DBMMC’s Board of Directors. Jerry Meissner, a dairy producer from Chili, Wisconsin and Steve Sternweis, a dairy producer from Marshfield, Wisconsin, both won to sit on the DBMMC Board for a 3 year term. Current officers are now John Pagel-WI, Jim Winn-WI, Mitch Davis-MN, … Read More
Janssen Joins ImmuCell
Congratulations to Tucker Janssen as the sales and marketing manager for ImmuCell in the southern U.S. region, covering Florida to New Mexico. Janssen brings an extensive background in the cattle industry to ImmuCell, including 12 years of beef cattle procurement with Cargill, purchasing more than a quarter million head annually. In addition, he has managed a cow-calf operation and most … Read More
HydroClean Partners with MIOX Corp
MIOX Corporation has announced a strategic global partnership with HydroClean, a newly formed dairy hygiene and sanitation supplier. HydroClean joins sister-companies BouMatic and BouMatic Robotics. BouMatic approached MIOX in early 2012 to explore the application of Mixed Oxidant Solution (MOS) in dairy farms. Results from 15 months of ongoing lab and farm testing conducted by BouMatic show that MIOX’s flagship … Read More
Register for NMC Conference
Register now for the 53rd National Mastitis Council (NMC) Annual Meeting, January 26-28, 2014 at the Worthington Renaissance Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas. The three-day event will highlight the latest advancements in milk quality and mastitis control from around the globe. Milk quality specialists, veterinarians, milk plant field staff, dairy suppliers, dairy producers, university researchers, extension specialists and students are … Read More