Do you know a farm mom who amazes you every day with her contributions to her family, farm, community and agriculture? Nominate her for the 2013 Farm Mom of the Year award! Tell us in 300 words or fewer how the farm mom you are nominating contributes to her family, farm, community and agriculture. Entries will be accepted beginning on … Read More
Gilmer One of Four Faces of Farming
Four farmers have been chosen as the “Faces of Farming & Ranching,” including dairy farmer Will Gilmer from Alabama. The Faces of Farming & Ranching program, sponsored by the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA®), cast a nationwide search in summer 2012 to help put real faces on the American agriculture industry. More than 100 applications were submitted from passionate, … Read More
Northeast Dairy Challenge Results
University of Maine hosted the 10th annual Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge which drew 105 students from nine northeast colleges and two Canadian universities to Waterville, Maine, on November 1-3, 2012. The Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge is an innovative, three-day educational competition designed to prepare students for dairy careers. Working in mixed-university teams of four or five students, participants assessed all … Read More
University of Minnesota Takes Top Honors
Congratulations to the University of Minnesota for earning the top honor at the 19th Annual Accelerated Genetics Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest. The team was coached by Dr. Les Hansen, Scott Ellinghuysen and Alicia Thurk. Team members Jon Schmitt, Doug Petzel, Tyler Otte, and Laura Rosenhammer. Placing second overall was the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, coached by Cory Weigel and Ryan … Read More
Holstein Dairy Bowl & Jeopardy Results
Congratulations to the many competitors and the winners of the Holstein National Dairy Bowl and Dairy Jeopardy contests! Dairy Jeopardy had nearly 70 contestants in three age divisions; Junior, ages 9-13, Intermediate, ages 14-17, and Senior, ages 18-21. The quick response competition is based on the popular television game show, but focuses on a vast array of dairy knowledge. In … Read More
DFA Products Win Awards
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) products and brands recently earned 14 awards at the World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest. This comprehensive national contest includes a broad spectrum of dairy products, making it the only judging contest of its kind in North America. The Dairy Product Contest is held in conjunction with the World Dairy Expo. Winning companies are … Read More
Hood and Mihalik Awarded Scholarships
Congratulations to Deidre Mihalik and Nicole Hoood, who have been awarded scholarships from the Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program. Mihalik was awarded the 2012 Food Marketing Scholarship and Hood was awarded the Dairy Science Scholarship. The two new $1,500 scholarships are funded by Pennsylvania’s dairy farmers through their dairy checkoff. The Dairy Science scholarship was offered to full-time undergraduate students enrolled … Read More
Results from Dairy Challenge
More than 120 students, from 32 colleges, participated in the 11th annual Dairy Challenge®, hosted by Virginia Tech and North Carolina State University. This innovative educational program – North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge® (NAIDC) – has helped prepare 3500 students for careers in the dairy industry, dairy production and veterinary medicine. At Dairy Challenge, each team of four students puts … Read More
National DHIA Announces Scholarship Winners
Congratulations to the 21 high school seniors and college students who received the National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) scholarships. This year’s National DHIA scholarship winners are: Hannah Renea Bachman, Ulysses, Pa.; Abigail Andrew Copenhaver, Corfu, N.Y.; Nathan Daninger, Forest Lake, Minn.; Elizabeth Fullerton, Argyle, N.Y.;Rebecca Groos, Howard Lake, Minn.; Thomas Harren, Eagle Bend, Minn.; Chelsey Johnson, Heron Lake, Minn.;Stephanie … Read More
Nominate Your Mom for Farm Mom of the Year!
Monsanto is once again seeking America’s farm moms to recognize with the 2012 Farm Mom of the Year program. Nominate your mom today and she could win $10,000! Entries are due by April 23, 2012! Tell us in 300 words or fewer how the farm mom you are nominating contributes to her family, farm, community and agriculture. American Agri-Women will … Read More