Elsie the Cow is having the best week ever! As you read in the above post, Elsie visited the New York Historical Society to help honor Gail Borden. And, other select Borden-related items will be featured in collections relating to the 1939 World’s Fair as well as advertising history at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. I don’t know … Read More
Your Generosity Can Help
Ranching families in Southwest Kansas affected by recent tornadoes still need your help! Dairy producers and those in the dairy industry are among the most generous in our society – let that generosity to extend to those in our extented agricultural community. The relief effort initiated by the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) has benefited from many individual cattlemen, as well … Read More
Starch Digestibility: Concentrate on the Controllable
While ruminant starch digestibility (STRD) is a complex subject, producers’ control can be simplified by addressing basic critical factors: harvest moisture, particle size and length of time in fermentation. Dr. Bill Mahanna, Pioneer Global Nutritional Sciences Manager, offers details, particularly on the influence of moisture and the extent of fermentation in high moisture corn. This is the first in a … Read More
Scholarships Announced
Accelerated Genetics announces their 2007 scholarships to students pursuing a degree in an agricultural field. Applicants were evaluated on their leadership, scholarship and involvement in agriculture. Congrats to these well deserving winners! Four $500.00 scholarships are awarded to youth just graduating from high school and beginning college. Megan Herberg, St. Peter, Minnesota, plans to attain two degrees while in college, … Read More
Are You a Product Judge?
The fifth annual World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product contest will once again be held at World Dairy Expo in October. The contest, sponsored by the Wisconsin Dairy Products Association, will now include categories for drinkable yogurts, whey based energy drinks, lime sherbet and cream cheese. Due to the new categories, the contest is looking for judges – could you … Read More
Community Pitches in to Help Dairy
Country people have a reputation for being neighborly, and the community of Portales, New Mexico is no exception. When a tornado ripped through Grande Vida Dairy, more than 50 volunteers pitched in to remove the debris and help the partners who own the dairy get ready for rebuilding. What a wonderful story! Twisted steel and scrap are jumbled everywhere you … Read More
Butter Goes Western
Well folks, you learn something new everyday. I had no idea that the western part of our country prefer their butter sticks to be short and squat! Land O’Lakes is meeting this demand with their new “stubby” butter! The new Western-sized butter from Land O’Lakes, which this week is finally changing the shape of its butter sticks – but only … Read More
DFA Chairman of the Board
Dairy Farmers of America held its annual meeting in Kansas City this week with about 1,000 members in attendance. The theme of the meeting this year was “Members: Our Foundation, Our Focus” and the group had a chance to hear from entertaining futurist Dr. Lowell Catlett and US Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns. In an interview, DFA Chairman of the … Read More
CWT Export Assistance Bids
Here’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together: Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it accepted nine export assistance bids last week for the sale of cheese and butter. Five bids were accepted from Land O’Lakes of Arden Hills, MN: 237 metric tons (521,400 pounds) of butter to the United Arab Emirates; 6 tons (13,200 lbs.) of retail-packaged cheese to … Read More
A McCafe and a McMuffin, Please
You may soon be able to order a fancy latte with your Egg McMuffin, depending on the results of a test period in Michigan McDonald’s. Next week, the company will debut the McCafé, a line of cappuccinos, lattes and mochas, in over 500 Michigan stores. The drinks, already in many metro Detroit stores, include plain, vanilla and caramel cappuccinos, hot … Read More