Congratulations to the winning college teams of the seventh Annual Midwest Dairy Challenge! Held February 9-11, 2011, the contest had 68 students from 16 universities and colleges. The Dairy Challenge is an innovative competition developed by industry and university professionals, which exposes students to opportunities in a vibrant dairy industry. This year is the tenth anniversary of the national contest, … Read More
Farm Financial Forecast Brighter
The latest farm financial forecast is brighter and even the dairy sector is expected to be a little higher this year, despite increased feed costs. According to the USDA report, net farm income is forecast to be $94.7 billion in 2011, up $15.7 billion (19.8 percent) from the 2010 forecast. The 2011 forecast is the second highest inflation-adjusted value for … Read More
Last Survey Winner is Dairy Nutritionist
The final ZimmComm publication survey drawing winner is a World Dairy Diary reader. The winner for January is Rita Ruud, a nutritionist with North Dakota State University and she will be receiving a check in the mail for $250 for taking just about two minutes of her time to fill out our survey and help us do a better job … Read More
Breuch New Dairy Cattle Show Coordinator
Congratulations to Laurie Breuch, the new Dairy Cattle Show Coordinator at World Dairy Expo. Laurie will assist with all aspects of hosting the world’s premier dairy cattle show, including processing entries and organizing eight national and international breed shows. Laurie will also work with World Dairy Expo’s for-profit subsidiary, WDE Management, Inc., which oversees the Dane County Fair and provides … Read More
Wisconsin Dairies Honored for Energy Excellence
Two Wisconsin dairies were recently honored with the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Energy Management that recognizes businesses dedicated to adopting energy-efficient and sustainable practices in Wisconsin. Focus on Energy, a state program partnering with utility companies worked with the dairies to implement energy-saving efforts and continue to investigate new technologies and find more ways to save energy throughout their … Read More
Happy New Year Survey Winner
The new year is starting off a little greener for the latest winner in our ZimmComm publication survey drawing. The winner for December is Michelle Stahlhut, an Agwired reader and crop farmer from Indiana. Michelle actually filled out her survey in November and since we put all the entries back in the pot for the next month, she was the … Read More
Best of 2010 on World Dairy Diary
Compared to 2009, things were looking up for the dairy industry in 2010. World Dairy Diary was on an upswing this year, with traffic increasing 35 percent to over 98,000 unique visitors. Our Twitter feed surpassed 1000 followers a few months ago and continues to grow. As of today, 1114 followers are watching tweets from WDD. Our WDD reporters were … Read More
Oh Santa…How About Some Green For The Holidays?
Oh, the weather outside is frightful, But the fire is so delightful, And since we’ve got no place to go, Fill Out a Survey! Fill Out a Survey! Fill Out a Survey! The snow doesn’t show signs of stopping, And I’ve bought some corn for popping, The lights are turned way down low, Fill Out a Survey! Fill Out a … Read More
Happy Thanksgiving
If you have food on your table today – thank God and thank our nation’s fabulous farmers and ranchers for the affordable, safe and abundant food supply they produce for the world. I found this poem online that gives good reasons to give thanks today for those who produce the food, fuel and fiber that we all enjoy: I’m Just … Read More
Scoop Up An Extra $250 In Holiday Cash
Scoop up some extra cash for the holiday season by filling out the World Dairy Diary Survey. By participating in our fast, easy survey, you could win $250 to spend on yourself or to help spread the joy to your friends and family. Here’s all you need to do. Click on this link to complete the survey that will help … Read More