Pennsylvania Ag Secretary, Dennis Wolff announced that there will be one new member appointed to the Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program. He re-appointed six current members.
Madison Morning
By the dawn’s early light … over World Dairy Expo is the Wisconsin Capitol building on Saturday morning. This photo sent to us by Lisa Perrin with the Holstein Association.
Dairy Farmer on Vacation
Coming to us again from Ned Arthur.
Ned says “This is what dairy farmers do on vacation.”
I guess that would be wander around the World’s Forage Analysis Super Bowl at World Dairy Expo.
Hood Blimp Crash Lands
Hood Dairy got a bit more publicity than planned Tuesday when a promotional blimp that regularly flies above Boston’s Fenway Park crashed into a wooded area. The 90-foot-long blimp became stuck atop trees near an elementary school in Manchester-By-The-Sea about 25 miles north of Boston. It took two hours to rescue the pilot who was not injured. The story has … Read More
European Milk Quotas May Be Phased Out
Europe’s system of milk production quotas may be phased out to help the dairy industry prepare for their planned abolition in 2014, EU Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel said on Sunday. Created in the mid-1980s to deal with the European Union’s notorious milk surpluses. “I think the milk quota system will be inadequate when we put constraints on the sector … Read More
Manure Roundtable
Manure may not be the most popular dinner table conversation, but it will be the subject of a roundtable discussion at this year’s World Dairy Expo. Pro-Act Microbial is actually sponsoring a series of Manure Management Roundtables during the Expo, giving dairy farmers an opportunity to share experiences and to learn what is working for others. On Wednesday, October 4th … Read More
House Hearing
The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Dairy, Nutrition, and Forestry held a hearing in Fresno, California on Saturday to review the state’s dairy industry. The Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Gil Gutknecht (R-MN), heard from a variety of dairy producers and processors representing California’s dairy industry. “California’s dairy producers and processors are among the industry’s leaders, and their testimony … Read More
July Heat Wave Rocks California Dairy Industry
Western United Dairymen officials say that dairy producers in California are still assessing the damage the triple-digit heat wave that lingered in the state during the month of July. More than 20,000 dairy cows were lost in the severe weather. Federal agencies plan to make low-interest emergency loans available to farmers. The estimated value for total livestock losses is $52 … Read More
New Chief at Prairie Farms
Edward L. Mullins is the new Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. Mr. Mullins’ appointment follows Roger D. Capps, who served as CEO of the dairy cooperative from October 2000 until his death on July 15, 2006. Ed joined Prairie Farms Dairy in 1980, working in retail dairy sales. Since September 2003, Ed had … Read More
Snaplage Makes Sense for High-Moisture Harvest
While harvesting snaplage is not a new practice, it is becoming more appealing, says Dr. Bill Mahanna, coordinator of global nutritional services for Pioneer Hi-Bred. A leading reason is the advent of new, large silage choppers utilizing snapper heads with kernel processors. Primary benefits are improved tonnage with very good digestible fiber and high kernel starch. Pioneer has recently completed … Read More