How many businesses can say the president of the U.S. has sang the praises of their product? Paul Manning, the owner of Manning’s Ice Cream & Milk in Dalton, Pa. can. During a recent campaign stop, President George W. Bush and Rep. Don Sherwood visited the Manning’s fourth generation dairy farm. “This man knows how to make good ice cream,” … Read More
Ready, Set, Milk
He’s Tommy Irvin and he’s running for re-election as Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture. He’s also going to be battling other southeast ag commissioners for the title of Supreme Sunbelt Cow-Milking Champion. This would be at Sunbelt Ag Expo going on now in Moultrie, GA.
Dairy Represented on AAQTF
I just realized that there are a couple of dairy people appointed to the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force which Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns just renewed.
In the list of newly appointed members are Kevin Abernathy, California Dairy Campaign and Paul Martin, Western United Dairymen.
New Dairy Promotion Board Members
There are some new members of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. Our Secretary of Agriculture, Mike Johanns, made the announcement today.
NMPF Emergency Request
The National Milk Producers Federation has announced an emergency request of USDA on pricing.
Milk Price Forecast Up
According to a story out from USDA today milk production is now forecast higher than first estimated for 2006. You can listen to the report by USDA’s Brenda Curtis, featuring the Chair of USDA´s World Outlook Board, Gerald Bange: Milk Price Forecast Story (1 min MP3) Bange also provided his thoughts on why the production forecast has been moved higher: … 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
IDFA Backs USDA Decision
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
Large Animal Veterinarians in Iraq
I have received an audio report from Iraq that you might find interesting. The email I received says it’s from Paul McKellips who’s on assignment with the Department of State at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. The report: focuses on a US military team of large animal veterinarians who are training their Iraqi counterparts to improve and enhance livestock health in Iraq. Iraqi vets have already had a successful battle against H5N1 (avian influenza) and are making great strides against the country’s other serious diseases, including foot and mouth disease (FMD). American expertise and taxpayer dollars are having a positive impact on Iraq’s agricultural future.
Indiana Mandates Premise Registration
The state of Indiana is mandating premises identification and registration. It started yesterday, September 1st.