Hoard’s Dairyman has published its annual list of the top 50 dairy cooperatives in the country. In 2010 just under 79 percent of the nation’s 192.8 billion pounds of milk was marketed through those 50 cooperatives, down from 79.6 percent in 2009 and the lowest market share those co-ops have had since 2007. Dairy Farmers of America continues to be … Read More
Hoard's Birthday Celebrated
Happy birthday to W.D. Hoard, who would have been 175 years old on Monday. Residents of Fort Atkinson, Wis. gathered this weekend to celebrate his birthday and remember the dairying legacy the late governor left behind. The Hoard Historical Museum in Fort Atkinson hosted a program in conjunction with Governor William Dempster Hoard Day, which was being observed as an … Read More
Pastor and Youth Honored for Ice Cream Product
The founder of an inner-city food science lab received special recognition in the World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest during the awards reception and auction Tuesday evening. Pastor Clinton Bush, founder of City Kidz Ice Cream Cafe in Jacksonville, FL was presented a special award for his organization’s Philly Vanilla ice cream entry in the contest, which won second … Read More
Checkoff Annual Report Available
The 2010 Dairy Management Inc.™ annual report – featuring highlights of how the dairy checkoff helped impact sales of more than 6 billion additional pounds of milk is now available online. The annual report provides an update of various dairy checkoff programs, including strategic partnerships with globally recognized companies such as McDonald’s® and Domino’s® Pizza. The report also includes examples … Read More
Nominations Sought for Sustainability Awards
The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy®, in affiliation with the Dairy Research Institute™, has announced the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards, a new program that recognizes dairy farms, businesses and collaborative partnerships for efforts in delivering outstanding economic, environmental and/or social benefit, thus helping to advance sustainability of the dairy industry. The awards are divided into three categories: dairy farm, dairy … Read More
MTSU Unveils New Dairy
Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU)’s School of Agribusiness and Agriscience has unveiled their new $4.3 million dairy. The dairy’s features include a double-eight parallel milking parlor with rapid-exit gates that can milk 16 cows at a time and a computer-controlled milking system with individual cow-ID and cow-activity measurements, along with real-time milk weights and milk-quality measurements. The milking system includes … Read More
USDA Pledges Aid for Dairies Damaged by Irene
With three of the nation’s top ten dairy states being impacted by major flooding resulting from the Hurricane Irene last week, the USDA is pledging support for affected producers. “We continue to closely coordinate with many partners to meet the immediate and plan for the long-term needs of those affected by Hurricane Irene,” said Agriculture Secretary Tim Vilsack. “Our thoughts … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Offered at Expo
World Dairy Expo is offering continuing education credits for the fifteen Expo Seminars and the Dairy Forage Tool Box Seminars to members of the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS) and the American Association of Veterinary State Boards’ (AASVB) Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE). All fifteen of the seminars are qualified for one continuing education credit for ARPAS … Read More
Happy Labor Day
To all of our American farmers and allied industry workers, World Dairy Diary wishes you a Happy Labor Day! Labor Day, always the first Monday in September, is a yearly, national acknowledgement of the contributions American workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. This holiday was first celebrated in 1882 in New York City as … Read More
KCCI Reporter Gets 'Surprise' In Dairy Barn
Dairy farmers, and dairy lovers, will get a kick out of this video. A intrepid reporter is surprised when nature takes it’s course on live camera! After the laughter, a great message about dairy farming is still communicated. KCCI Reporter Gets ‘Surprise’ In Dairy Barn – Video – KCCI Des Moines. Source: KCCI Des Moines