Dairy Crest, the UK’s leading chilled dairy foods company, has announced an exciting new service, that is both a blast from the past and a modern convenience! Called “milk & more,” customers can receive personal delivers of milk by a milkman! But this 21st century modern milkman has gone digital and moved online, transforming a service that originally started in … Read More
Quality Certification Services Provides Training
National DHIA, a trade association for the dairy records industry, and its division, Quality Certification Services Inc. (QCS), recently held a meter technician training Sept. 14-18, in Hanford, Calif. “The QCS Meter Technician Training School helped technicians learn important skills, troubleshoot a variety of scenarios and boost networking opportunities,” stated Steven Sievert of QCS. “With the completion of this training, … Read More
Dairy Producers Help Grow Sales with New Yogurt Smoothie Product
Here’s a new product worth talking about: Yoplait® Yogurt Chips. Did you know that as a dairy producer you helped to launch this new product, which use both yogurt and milk, through your dairy checkoff investment? Dairy Management Inc., in partnership with General Mills, owner of the Yoplait® brand, helped to developed this new line of frozen fruit and yogurt … Read More
Pro-Act Biotech Introduces SandSmart
Do you use sand as bedding material on your dairy farm? If you are reusing the sand, then Pro-Act Biotech has a product just for you! SandSmart™ is a biological product that allows dairy farmers to reuse their sand bedding after a quick, convenient and effective cleaning. The quality and quantity of recycled sand are important factors to consider. SandSmart™ … Read More
Lincoln First Woman to Lead Senate Ag Committee
Congratulation to Senator Blanche Lincoln on becoming the first woman to head the Senate agriculture committee! Lincoln comes to her new position under leadership changes made because of Ted Kennedy’s death. Lincoln, D-Ark., said implementing the new federal farm bill and ending the trade embargo with Cuba are among the top issues facing the Senate panel. ”I’ve always supported opening … Read More
Land O'Lakes Expands International Development
Land O’Lakes International Development Division (IDD) made announcements this week about programs in three different countries. The recent award of a USDA-funded dairy development program in the Republic of the Philippines under the Food for Progress program will expand Land O’Lakes current dairy development activities into six dairy zones across the island of Mindanao. The program is designed to increase … Read More
North Named to DBA Board of Directors
Congratulations to Mike North for being appointed to Dairy Business Association‘s Board of Directors. North will complete the term that became available when Tim Griswold resigned from the Board to accept the business development position with DBA. North has been with First Capitol Ag for over a decade. As Senior Risk Management Advisor, he works with both farmers and agricultural … Read More
Koepke Appointed to Wis. Board on Agriculture
Congratulations to John Koepke, Oconomowoc, Wis. for being appointed by Governor Jim Doyle to serve on the Wisconsin State Board on Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. The Board on Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is a nine-member board that serves as a policy-making body for the Agency. Koepke’s appointment is effective immediately and will continue through May 1, 2015. Koepke … Read More
Missouri Students Receive Scholarships from Midwest Dairy Association
The Ozarks and Kansas City Divisions of Midwest Dairy Association awarded four Missouri students academic student scholarships through its 2009 Educational Program. Jacob O’Quinn, Falcon, Brenda Arnold, Drexel, Nathan Bunse, Savannah, and Alex Peterson, Trenton, each received $500 awards. The program is an initiative that helps dairy farm families with the expense of college. O’Quinn, son of Jan and Dianne … Read More
Lang Chosen for 2009 Ralph Keeling Leadership Award
Congratulations to Craig Lang, Brooklyn, Iowa on being awarded the 2009 Ralph Keeling Leadership Award by the Iowa State Dairy Association. Lang is a dairy farmer and President of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF). “It is a real honor to receive this award,” says Lang. “The dairy industry is very important to Iowa and I enjoy working with Iowa’s … Read More