Congratulations to Butch Mercer for being named the first executive director of the Indiana Professional Dairy Producers (IPDP). Raised on a dairy farm, Butch has 30 years of executive experience in management and life sciences industries, and IPDP is confident that having Butch on the IPDP executive team will be a very positive move for the organization. Source: Indiana Professional … Read More
Stauffacher Re-Elected WMMB Chairman
Congratulations to Jay Stauffacher for being re-elected to a sixth term as chairman of the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB). Stauffacher’s term is for the 2011 Fiscal Year which began July 1, 2010 and concludes June 30, 2011. Connie Seefeldt, Coleman, was re-elected vice chairperson, and Ed Jasurda, Phillips, was re-elected Secretary. Stacy Eberle, Monroe, was elected Treasurer. Also serving … Read More
Hartwig Midwest Intern
Congratulations to Ashlee Hartwig of Swanville, Minnesota, for being named the summer intern with the industry relations team at Midwest Dairy Association’s St. Paul, Minnesota, office. She returns to the association after having served in its Ankeny, Iowa, office in 2009, and leads a team of four interns. Hartwig’s duties include writing and distributing media materials, assisting with coordinating special … Read More
LOL Honored for International Work
Congratulations to Land O’Lakes for being recognized by the Philippines government. The company’s International Development’s long-term program have developed the country’s dairy industry and improved nutrition among its children. Beginning in 2002, funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture enabled Land O’Lakes to lead school nutrition programs that provided more than 168,000 children across 447 schools in areas with severe … Read More
DFA Earns Community Award
Congratulations to Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA) for being named the 2010 Corporate Spark of Hope award winner by the Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas. John Stephens, chief operating officer for consumer brands within DFA’s Global Dairy Products Group, accepted the award at a special event June 24 in Fayetteville, Ark., where the fund’s 2010 scholarship winners … Read More
New Directors on NAIDC
The North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC) board of directors elected three new members on June 21, 2010. They are: Chris Dei, regional sales manager with Diamond V, from Fresno, Calif. He has extensive dairy sales experience in California, having worked with 21st Century Genetics, Holstein Association USA, US Genes and Monsanto Dairy Business. Dei was fundraising chair for the … Read More
DFA Opens New Regional Office in Calif.
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) has opened a new regional office in Ripon, Calif. “Now we’re centrally located (in dairy country),” said Glenn Wallace, DFA area chief operating officer. “Ripon is a great community. We’re happy to be here.” Wallace was joined by DFA members and staff and City of Ripon dignitaries. “Ripon was founded on farming,” Mayor Chuck Winn … Read More
Select Sires Opens New Facility
Select Sires Inc. has completed a new global production facility located in Plain City, Ohio. In late November 2009, construction began for the development of two state-of-the-art production facilities across from the international headquarters location that will enable Select Sires to continue to grow and invest in the future of its customer-owners. “This expansion will comfortably and safely house some … Read More
Pagel New Board Member
Congratulations to Erica Pagel, Director of Raw Materials Management for Foremost Farms USA in Baraboo, Wis., for being named to a three-year term of service on the Professional Dairy Producers Foundation board. At Foremost Farms, Pagel is responsible for purchase and sale of raw milk and related products and supply planning. She is formerly a senior buyer for Kraft Foods, … Read More
'Get Up and Mooove!' with Cabot Creamery
Cabot® Creamery Cooperative invites all cheese-lovers to “Get Up and Moooove!” “Get Up and Mooove” is a social game that challenges you and your friends to small acts of movement — “micro-fitness” — that can be easily done at any time, in any place. Examples include short spurts of walking, pushups, and even grating Cabot cheese for 15 minutes. It’s … Read More