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Select Sires Employees Complete Training
Nine professional technicians, Select Mating Service™ (SMS™) evaluators, Select Reproductive Solutions™ (SRS™) specialists, and sales and marketing staff participated in Select Sires’ employee orientation held on October 28 and 29, 2010, at Select Sires’ headquarters office in Plain City, Ohio. Employees from three member cooperatives and Select Sires Inc. were present for the two-day event, where they received advanced education … Read More
Scoop Up An Extra $250 In Holiday Cash
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Brooks Promoted at NMPF
Congratulations to Dana L. Brooks for her promotion to Senior Vice President of Government Relations for the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF). Brooks, who has worked for NMPF for nearly two years, had been serving as VP of Government Relations. “Dana’s passion for agriculture and energetic personality continue to enhance our capabilities to deal on Capitol Hill with the numerous … Read More
DFA Purchases Castro Cheese
Houston-based Castro Cheese Company, Inc. has been acquired by Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA). Castro Cheese is a highly respected Hispanic cheese brand. Castro Cheese owns the La Vaquita brand product line, which includes Queso Fresco, Panela, Queso Quesadilla and other artisanal cheeses commonly used in Hispanic dishes. La Vaquita is a strong national brand in the Hispanic cheese … Read More
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Camerlo Honored with Lyng Award
The late James P. “Tom” Camerlo, a dairy producer from Florence, Colo., was honored by the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) recently at the Joint NDB/National Milk Producers Federation/United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA) Annual Meeting in Reno, Nev. Camerlo was named the 2010 recipient of the Richard E. Lyng Award for his dedication and service to dairy promotion. … Read More
DFA Wins Cornerstone Award
Congratulations to Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA) for been recognized by the National Dairy Shrine with the newly established Cornerstone Award for industry support. National Dairy Shrine — an American dairying group that promotes the dairy industry and records its history in the Dairy Hall of Fame — honored DFA during its annual banquet held in conjunction with World … Read More
New Scholarship Honors Dr. Hutjens
BASF Plant Science has established the “Michael F. Hutjens BASF Graduate Student Travel Awards” scholarship fund with a $2,000 donation to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Animal Sciences. The fund recognizes retiring professor Dr. Michael Hutjens for his contributions to the dairy industry. The “Michael F. Hutjens BASF Graduate Student Travel Awards” fund will grant $500 travel … Read More
Munes to Work for DBMMC
Congratulations to Scott Munes the new Business Development Manager for Dairy Business Milk Marketing Cooperative (DBMMC). DBMMC is a newly formed cooperative which recently received qualification from the USDA that recognizes them as a bargaining (testing) cooperative. In his new position, Scott will direct member recruitment and retention within the cooperative promoting efforts within the state of Wisconsin and nationwide. … Read More