The Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) is pleased to announce the addition of four new officers and two new board members for 2010-2011. The new DCHA Board of Directors met in Lexington, Ky., at the 2010 Dairy Calf & Heifer Conference, March 24-27. New officers include President Bob Patrick, First Vice President Eugene Myatt, Second Vice President (nominee) Darin … Read More
Cal the Calf Comes Home
Hooded figures, mysterious notes and intrigue – all surrounding the Cornell University Dairy Bar mascots – two fiberglass bovines named Cornellia and Cal. Back in 2006, both were stolen from the Dairy Bar. In December of that same year, Cornellia reappeared, but Cal remained missing until just a few weeks ago. Cal and its mother, Cornellia, the Dairy Bar’s mascots, … Read More
Grants Offered for Young Beef and Dairy Vets
In collaboration with the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) and the National Dairy Shrine, AgriLabs has introduced two new awards for young veterinarians actively working with beef and dairy operations. “The increasing gap between the number of veterinarians available to serve dairy and beef producers, and the actual need is a much-discussed trend,” says Steve Schram, president and chief … Read More
Call for Obie Snider Applications
The All-American Dairy Show is accepting nominations for the 2010 Obie Snider Award through May 31. The award was established to honor a dairy leader who follows in the footsteps of Snider’s character, ethics, service, leadership and professionalism. The award will be presented at the 47th All-American Dairy Show, Sept. 18-23, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center … Read More
Mooney Named Chairman of DFA Board
Congratulations to Randy Mooney, Mo. for being named the new chairman of Dairy Farmers of America’s (DFA) board of directors. Mooney takes the position formerly held by Tom Camerlo, who passed away in December. Also at the election meeting, the Board named Wayne Palla first vice chair. Mooney, of Rogersville, Mo., most recently served as first vice chair of the … Read More
National DHIA Outstanding Service Award Winners
Congratulations to Leigh Walton and Lillian Bacheller, Beltsville, Md., and Mary and Al Nichol, Deckerville, Mich. for receiving the National Dairy Herd Information Association’s (DHIA) Outstanding Service Award and the H. Victor Joachim Distinguished Leadership Award, respectively. The awards were given March 11, in St. Pete Beach, Fla., in conjunction with the association’s annual meeting. Leigh Walton and Lillian Bacheller … Read More
Upgrades to Arm & Hammer Website
Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition had made several upgrades to their website! In addition to the upgrades, AHDairy.com currently allows producers and nutritionists access to important nutrition information in an easily accessible form. The Web site includes contact information for regional Arm & Hammer representatives, distributors or feed mills, as well as producer testimonials sharing their success stories with Arm … Read More
Milk a Cow Online
Ready for some fun? Try out this milking contest from the Arla Keso Cottage Cheese company. Milk a cow online against the timer! Source: Arla Keso Cottage Cheese
Howard New Bio-Vet Representative
Congratulations to Steve Howard, the new Regional Representative for Bio-Vet, Inc., a company that researches, manufactures and markets direct fed microbial and nutritional products for dairy and beef cattle, small ruminants and horses. In this position, Steve will be responsible for selling Bio-Vet products in northeast, central and southern Wisconsin, northern Illinois and eastern Iowa. His previous work experience includes … Read More
Defending Biotech Alfalfa
The Supreme Court will soon make a decision on whether or not farmers can grow biotech alfalfa – and it could ultimately impact other genetically modified crops. That’s why the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and several other agricultural organizations have filed an amicus curiae brief with the court in the case of “Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms” regarding … Read More