I’m sorry to say but my email program didn’t receive the updates from Elizabeth LeBrun from the National Dairy Calf and Heifer Conference. But I finally did and without further ado here they are. This one is her wrapup of Thursday:
Cornucopia Institute Releases Study on Organic Milk
I was not familiar with the Cornucopia Institute until today when they announced a new study titled, “Maintaining the Integrity of Organic Milk.” I visited their website and was quite happy to see that they’re blogging. They even use the same software as World Dairy Diary. So here’s what their new study is all about:
Here’s your personal invitation to attent an annual event. I’ve never been to Twin Falls but the dates don’t work for me. I hope they do for you. You can find the schedule of events Are Your Kids Getting Enough Calcium?
Chances are they’re not. The good news, however, is that you can change that. The American Academy of Pediatrics reports that while parents are a key influencer in children’s consumption of calcium, and a new study indicates that most children and adolescents are at risk forbone fractures and osteoporosis later in life because of low calcium intake.
Does Your School Have Healthy Student Bodies?
The MilkPEP people want children to be healthier and milk can be part of the plan to make it happen. So, they’re looking for some healthy student bodies (schools that is).
Monsanto and UC Promise to Play Nice
On the very day the patent infringement trial was to begin, Monsanto Company announced they had reached a licensing agreement with the University of California resolving a dispute over bovine somatotropin or BST.
Move Over Gatorade, Chocolate Milk is the Athletic Drink of Choice
Belive it or not, the next time you go out for a run or hope on the treadmill, you may want to take along a bottle of ice cold chocolate milk. Sure, you love the flavor of chocolate milk, but leading researchers now say it may be a better athletic drink than what you typically see sports stars chugging on television.
Learn About Goat/Sheep Business In Italy
Got sheep? Maybe some goats? Want to know more about how to milk them for an income? Plan to attend the 5th International Symposium on the Challenge to Sheep and Goats Milk Sectors, April118-20, 2007, Alghero/Sardinia, Italy. You can’t plan ahead too soon.
Low Quality Silage May Turn Your Cow's Stomachs
From Mr. Buckeye Ag Radio Network himself, Andy Vance.
Let's Have a Mom-alogue
3 A Day from the American Dairy Association has a new feature. The e-publication now has a new feature in “Mom’s Corner.” It’s called the “Mom-alogue” and is edited by Jennifer Levine.