We at World Dairy Diary were very saddened to hear about the death of a dairy industry leader. Doug Maddox, of Ruann Dairy,will be deeply missed. Hoard’s Dairyman shares more about his amazing life. One of the dairy industry’s best-known personalities, Doug Maddox, passed away this morning in his office after a massive heart attack. A vibrant person until his … Read More
2012 Ag Events Calendar
ZimmComm New Media is proud to announce the very first (that we know of) Ag Events Calendar. This slick 10×15 wall calendar includes dates for all the major ag-related events in 2012, along with photos each month from the 2011 events that we covered. There’s photos from the American Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting, Commodity Classic, World Dairy Expo and … Read More
Checkoff Update
The dairy checkoff’s strategy of working with food and dairy industry partners is helping to “navigate a new course” for dairy producers by directly contributing to more than 7 billion additional pounds of milk sales since January 2010. The dairy checkoff provides producers a strong presence to help sell more dairy, according to Ryan Anglin, Arkansas dairy producer and NDB … Read More
DCHA Conference
The Dairy Calf & Heifer Association Conference Committee has scheduled another great lineup of speakers and presenters, for the 2012 Dairy Calf & Heifer Conference, March 20-21, in Visalia, Calif. Online registration will open Jan. 9, 2012. Presenters include Gary Sipiorski, Dairy Development Manager, VITA PLUS Corp., Kerry Scott, H2A Program Manager, Mid-Atlantic Solutions Inc., and Gary Conklin, Conklin Farms. … Read More
Grants Available for Athletes
Do you give it your all in your sport and then reach for lowfat chocolate milk to help you rehydrate, replenish and rebuild your muscles? You can apply to become part of Team Refuel and have the got milk? Campaign’s Team Refuel sponsor you! The elite athletes, coaches and trainers of Team Refuel know lowfat chocolate milk is nature’s recovery … Read More
Winfield Solutions Offers Scholarships
Winfield Solutions, LLC is offering 20 scholarships worth $1,000 each. The scholarships will be awarded to 10 high school seniors and 10 first or second-year college students who demonstrate scholastic achievement, leadership in agriculture and a perceived ability to contribute to agriculture in the future. The Careers in Agriculture Scholarship Program is available to high school graduating seniors and first … Read More
New Pasteurizer Unit Available
A new low impact pasteurizer (LIP) is now available from Bob-White Systems The LIP is an advanced and affordable system specifically designed to give small-scale dairies the option of offering pasteurized farm fresh milk directly to their customers. The Low Impact Pasteurizer was designed from the ground up to give small-scale dairies maximum benefits. The LIP system completely automates most … Read More
Halloween Appetizer is 'Head Cheese'
Having a Halloween party? Want to serve cheese, and also love zombies? Here’s the perfect appetizer for you! Zombie Head Cheese, created by Megan on the blog “not martha.” Click here for the recipe and full post. Source: “not martha.”
Vote for Your Favorite Collegiate Video
HolsteinWorld’s Collegiate Video Contest voting is now open! The contest offered colleges around the country the opportunity to showcase what their school and dairy club have to offer. The videos will be judged according to the following criteria: Quality of footage: 1-10 points Following the rules of content: 1-10 points Interest level: 1-10 points Entertainment level: 1-10 points Presentation of … Read More
Select Sires Introduces Mobile App For Select Detect
Select Sires took their Select Detect activity monitoring system to a new level this year when they introduced the mobile optimized version at World Dairy Expo. I spoke with King Smith to learn more about it. In the photo he’s showing the new mobile app on an iPad. This new mobile application allows dairy producers to access cow records from … Read More