Congratulations to Brad Groves, the family of Frank Raymond Ruby and Charles Iager, three Holstein Association USA members were recognized during the National Holstein Convention for their outstanding contributions to Holstein Association USA and the Holstein breed as a whole. Distinguished Young Holstein Breeder Brad Groves of Groves-View Dairy in Billings, Mo. was honored as the 2011 Distinguished Young Holstein … Read More
NAIDC Elects New Board Members
The North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC) board of directors elected two new board members: David Prentice, DVM, Elanco Animal Health, Elgin, Ia., and Christie Stanley, PhD, Land O’Lakes Purina Feed, Amarillo, Tx. In addition, the NAIDC board elected new officers to lead the group. Luciene Ribero, APC, Inc., Visalia, Ca., is incoming chair, while Michael Van Amburgh, Cornell University, … Read More
Neogen Corporation Receives FDA Approval
Neogen Corporation has received approval from the FDA and National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) for its quick and easy BetaStar® Plus assay, developed for use in the United States to detect dairy antibiotic residues, including ceftiofur, in milk. This approval allows milk producers and processors in the U.S. to use Neogen’s new test to comply with FDA regulations … Read More
DBMMC Announces Election Results
The Wisconsin Dairy Business Milk Marketing Cooperative (DBMMC) is pleased to announce the results of the recent appointment of members for the Cooperative’s Board of Directors. DBMMC is a testing co-op which verifies the amount and components of milk sold to proprietary processing plants. The primary mission of this cooperative is to verify milk components and represent dairy producers at … Read More
Olson CRV Intern
Congratulations to Elizabeth Olson for being named the first summer Marketing Intern at CRV USA. This summer, Elizabeth will focus her efforts on website redesign, market messaging and communication, and social media. Coming to CRV from the neighboring state of Minnesota, Elizabeth brings an array of dairy industry experience to CRV USA headquarters in Wisconsin. As a senior at the … Read More
Lehenbauer Takes Helm at Teaching Center
Congratulations to Terry Lehenbauer, an expert in dairy cattle health, welfare and economics, for being named director of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center in Tulare, Calif. Lehenbauer, who joined the center in 2008 as associate director for food systems, takes the helm from James Cullor, who has successfully led the center for … Read More
Select Sires Hires Interns
Congratulations to Caitlin Patrick of Woodbine, Md., and Kelsey Smith of Paris, Tenn.! Both are the new summer interns at Select Sires Inc. Patrick has been chosen as the summer communications intern for Select Sires. During her time at Select Sires she will be responsible for creating the 2012 dairy and beef breeding calendars along with assisting the sales and … Read More
Harris Named Territory Manager
Congratulations to Mallorie Harris for being named the new ANIMART, Inc. Michigan territory manager. Forging new ground for ANIMART in Michigan, Harris will focus on providing solutions for the challenges producers face every day. She will interact with and engage producers during on-farm visits, roundtables and through participation in industry and community events. ANIMART will launch its animal health products … Read More
Agri-Mark Announces Profits
Agri-Mark has announced a $11.3 million profit after taxes for 2010 that will be distributed among their 1,275 dairy family farms in the Northeast. The profit follows $17.9 million in payments member farmers received in monthly milk checks through the year for milk quality and other premiums. The cooperative sold $781 million in milk and manufactured dairy products in 2010. … Read More
Nominations Sought for Reproduction Award
The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) is seeking nominations for the 2011 National Reproduction Award Program. Dairy producers can qualify for the Reproduction Award Program for accomplishing reproductive efficiency with well-implemented management procedures. Different from the two previous years, the 2011 awards will separate Holstein and non-Holstein herds and honor producers in both categories. This change to the program is … Read More