Wisconsin’s Dairy Business Association is gearing up for the Seventh Annual Dairy Business Association Business Conference coming up November 29 and 30 at the Monona Terrace in Madison, Wisc. On the program for day one is “popular radio broadcaster, well-known advocate for agriculture and friend of the DBA” Trent Loos who will share “the insight he uncovered through a series … Read More
Johanns at NMPF
As promised, here are the comments of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns to the National Milk Producers Federation 90th annual meeting in Las Vegas last week. Just came out today from the USDA – link to remarks. Johanns concentrated much of his remarks on trade and the 2007 farm bill, highlighting his upbringing on a Nebraska dairy farm. Regarding some of … Read More
CWT Export Assistance Bids
Here’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together: Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it accepted ten export assistance bids last week for the sale of cheese and anhydrous milkfat. Four bids are from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO: one for the export of 48 metric tons (105,600 pounds) of anhydrous milkfat to Mexico; a second for … Read More
Holstein Regional Meeting
The Holstein Association USA is getting ready to kick off its regional meetings. The first one coming up is:
New Dairy Promotion Leaders
A number of new officers and leaders have been elected or appointed to dairy promotion groups:
NMPF in Vegas
The National Milk Producers Federation held it’s 90th annual meeting in Las Vegas this week. NMPF Chairman Charles Beckendorf celebrated the organization’s good fortunes this year in his annual address, starting with the 2006 Dairy Producer Conclaves. This past winter, NMPF sponsored three farmer-only listening sessions, in California, Illinois and Virginia, to get input on our industry’s policy priorities for … Read More
Goulda is Gooda
Now doesn’t that look tempting? Here’s some words of wisdom from the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board.
Iowa Dairy Policy Meeting
Here’s another dairy meeting announcement. This time from Iowa.
CWT Export Assistance Bids
Here’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together:
The other four bids are from Land O’Lakes of Arden Hills, MN – three for mixed consumer-packaged cheeses and butter to three destinations: 1.8 metric tons (3,960 lbs.) of cheese and .8 metric tons (1,760 lbs.) of butter to South Korea; 9.2 metric tons (20,240 lbs.) of cheese and .5 metric tons (1,100 lbs.) of butter to China; and 4 metric tons of cheese (8,800 lbs.) and .3 metric tons (660 lbs.) of butter to the Philippines; and a fourth bid for 20 metric tons (44,000 lbs.) of Mozzarella cheese to South Korea. CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidders, once completion of the cheese and butter shipments is verified. These are the first CWT-facilitated exports to China and the Philippines.
Wisconsin Dairy Business Conference
Here’s a dairy business conference that’s coming up in Wisconsin in just a couple weeks.