Congratulations to Steve Hunt, the new marketing associate of the dairy and livestock division at ANIMART, Inc. In his role, Hunt will aid website maintenance, manage manufacturer rebate programs, coordinate catalog development and assist in improving website communications and sales by continuous updates on social media sites. As a marketing associate, he will also support the marketing communication efforts to … Read More
DBA Elects New Board Members
Congratulations to the new board of director members for the Dairy Business Association (DBA). Dairy farmer Jim Ostrom of Milk Source was elected to serve on DBA’s Board. Jim is a partner with Milk Source, a dairy company with four dairies and one calf raising facility in Wisconsin. Jim is one of the six founding members of DBA. Jim started … Read More
Sweet Thanksgiving Wishes to All
Of the many foods we have to be thankful for in this nation, I’ll bet there are lots of people who are thankful every day for the gift of chocolate! Oh yeah! This is an image of our sweet Thanksgiving greetings sent this year to some of our clients. Hopefully most received them before leaving for the holiday, but if … Read More
GEA Farm Technologies Acquires Milfos
GEA Farm Technologies increases its expertise in pastoral based dairy farming with the acquisition of the Milfos International Group; with its headquarters based in Hamilton, New Zealand. Milfos is a leading designer and manufacturer of innovative dairy technologies offering a comprehensive range of milking, cooling, stalling and automation solutions along with service and maintenance programs focused on grazing farm applications. … Read More
Promotional Placemats Available
Looking for a new way to promote the dairy industry? Placemats with informative dairy messages are now available from Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association and Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program. The placemats offer messages about the care dairy farmers provide for their cows, their land and their communities. Child-friendly puzzles and word games are printed on the back of the disposable placemats, which … Read More
It's Your Co-Opportunity
The proposed FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative has a new Facebook page, “Your Co-Opportunity,” an online space dedicated to answering questions about the proposed merger. If passed by a membership vote, the merger of the three cooperatives, Family Dairies USA, Manitowoc Milk Producers Cooperative and Milwaukee Cooperative Milk Producers, would create the largest Midwest dairy marketing cooperative. The “Your Co-Opportunity” Facebook page … Read More
Osborne Named to All-American Foundation
Congratulations to Irene Osborne of Millerstown, Pa., for being named to the All-American Dairy Foundation Board of Trustees. With husband James, a partner with Millerstown Veterinarian Associates, Osborne and her parents, Ken and Jane Benner, operate Santee-Acres. Though the dairy herd dispersed in 2006, James and Irene’s daughter, Katie, has established a herd of 40 cows with 60 replacements. The … Read More
Rovey Elected Chairman of USDEC
Congratulations to Arizona dairyman, Paul Rovey, for being elected chairman of the checkoff-funded U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC)! Rovey had been serving as interim chairman, filling the seat made vacant by previous chairman Les Hardesty’s retirement from the industry. Rovey is the fourth elected chairman in the organization’s history, following Elwood Kirkpatrick (1995-2004), Tom Camerlo (2004-2009) and Hardesty (2009-2012). He … Read More
Gardner Joins S&W Seed Company
S&W Seed Company announced that Dan Gardner has joined S&W as Vice President of Seed Breeding and Genetics. Gardner joins S&W from a leadership position in breeding and international sales at Dairyland Seed Co., a Dow AgroSciences subsidiary, where he served for 18 years. Gardner, a UC Davis educated scientist and seedsman, is well known and respected in the alfalfa … Read More
Anderson Joins SDSU Dairy Science Faculty
Jill Anderson joined the Dairy Science Department at South Dakota State University as Assistant Professor in Dairy Production. Anderson received her Bachelor’s in Animal Science from the University of Delaware and her Master’s in Animal Science in dairy cattle nutrition at South Dakota State University under the supervision of Distinguished Professor, David Schingoethe. In 2005, she was appointed as a … Read More