Jersey Sires On-Line

Chuck ZimmermanBreeds, General, Jersey Association

Dairy producers seeking young Registered Jersey™ bulls of exceptional genetic merit for A.I. and/or natural service can locate them in two lists published each quarter by the American Jersey Cattle Association on its website, USJersey.com. The first report lists all Registered Jersey™ bulls born after January 1, 2004 and assigned an NAAB stud code. It currently includes 276 bulls and … Read More

Painting For Scholarships

Chuck ZimmermanBreeds, General, Jersey Association, World Dairy Expo

Award-winning artist Denise Rich of El Cajon, California has posted the first stages of her work on an original oil painting commissioned by the American Jersey Cattle Association. The centerpiece of “Wide Load Ahead” is a mature Jersey cow, standing sure of her ground and flanked at some distance by two inquisitive herdmates. It is featured on the artist’s web … Read More

Dairyline Markets In Review

Chuck ZimmermanDairyline, General, Markets

Dairy Markets Week in Review The dairy market relapsed in the shortened Labor Day week. Block cheese closed Friday at $1.30 per pound, down 4 3/4-cents on the week, and 23 cents below that week a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.2650, also down 4 3/4-cents on the week, and 22 1/2-cents below a year ago. Eighteen cars of block … Read More

Suit Dismissed

Chuck ZimmermanGeneral

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has dismissed a lawsuit against various dairy branded manufacturers filed by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. PCRM is an anti-meat, anti-dairy group whose campaigns and views are closely aligned with the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. The court found that PCRM’s request for warning labels … Read More

BuySellCows.com

Chuck ZimmermanGeneral

BuySellCows.comI don’t really have much information on this website. However, they did email me and ask for a link to them on our website. I haven’t really developed a links resource yet but I can do a post.

IDFA Backs USDA Decision

Chuck ZimmermanDairy Group, General, Government

The International Dairy Foods Association supports a U.S. Department of Agriculture decision to speed the review of proposals to amend the Class III and Class IV milk price formula manufacturing allowances for all Federal Milk Marketing Orders. USDA has announced plans to reconvene a national public hearing September 14 in Strongsville, Ohio to receive new manufacturing cost data compiled by … Read More

One Man’s Treasure

Chuck ZimmermanGeneral

Got milk bottles? Old milk bottles are finding new life again in the hands of collectors. All across the country, people with fond memories of the milkman delivering, are scouring basements, attics and antique shops looking for discarded bottles. Here’s an AP story out of Decatur, Ill. about some hard core bottle collectors. The dairy enthusiast group gathers every three … Read More

What to Demand from Data

Chuck ZimmermanAudio, Forage Forum, General, Pioneer Hi-Bred, Podcast

Experts agree on the basics for believability in corn silage plot data. Dr. Bill Mahanna, coordinator of global nutritional services for Pioneer Hi-Bred, details credibility thresholds for confidence in that data. He also clarifies the seven most relevant categories of silage corn data, including which ones he believes are most revealing for comparison of genetics. Supported by university studies, Bill … Read More

Drought Aid Announced

Chuck ZimmermanFeed, General, Government

Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced $780 million in drought assistance for farmers and ranchers in 20 states. This funding includes a new $50 million program for livestock producers impacted by drought, focusing nearly $30 million in unused conservation funds on drought, and accelerating the delivery of an estimated $700 million in counter-cyclical payments. The new $50 million program for … Read More