One of the important lessons the students learned during the 2nd annual “Science: A Foundation for Dynamic Careers” days at Novus International’s suburban St. Louis headquarters and rural Missouri research farm was that Novus is more than just an animal agriculture company. It’s a sustainability company. Experts say the world’s population will be 9 billion by 2050 … but maybe … Read More
Novus Sponsors Science Student Tour
About a dozen students along with some of their advisors toured the Novus International headquarters in the St. Louis suburb of St. Charles and the company’s research farm last week as part of Novus’ 2nd annual “Science: A Foundation for Dynamic Careers” days, where students who have received Missouri Colleges Fund scholarships (funded, in part, by Novus) get to see … Read More
Milking Parlor: Meet Big Al Your Beverage Pal
The Milking Parlor podcast is sponsored by: He’s best known as “Big Al, your beverage pal,” but Alex Conti, Senior Director, U-S Menu Management for McDonald’s has been more than just a friend for the dairy industry … his innovations to expand the amount of dairy the food giant uses has made him a major benefactor for dairy farmers throughout … Read More
Milking Parlor: Domino's Builds Demand for Cheese
The Milking Parlor podcast is sponsored by: They’ve recently begun running a campaign that talks about how bad their pizza used to be. But now Domino’s Pizza is starting to see some payoff to its self-deprecating ads … which is also paying off for the dairy industry. In this edition of the Milking Parlor, we hear from the man behind … Read More
Milking Parlor: Chair of FB's YF&R Sings Praises of Poo
The Milking Parlor podcast is sponsored by: He’s the man behind the YouTube hit, “Water and Poo,” and now he’s also the new chairman of the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee. In this episode of the Milking Parlor, we meet Will Gilmer, a third-generation dairy farmer from Alabama, whose operation milks about 230 holsteins. And when … Read More
Milking Parlor Podcast: New Rules for Organic Pastures
The USDA has issued the final rule on organic access to pasture. This rule amends the National Organic Program (NOP) regulations to clarify the use of pasture in raising organic ruminants. USDA officials say the final rule provides certainty to consumers that organic livestock production is a pasture based system in which animals are actively grazing pasture during the grazing … Read More
Podcast from Cattle Industry Conference
Dairy farmers are also beef producers and their representation on the Cattlemen’s Beef Board which administers the $1 per head beef checkoff was at the very top level this past year in chairperson Lucinda Williams, a dairy producer from Massachusetts. Despite keeping up a hectic schedule of meetings this past year, Lucinda still managed to find time to make checkoff-themed … Read More
Novus to Acquire Albion
Novus International has announced plans to acquire the Animal Nutrition Division of Albion Laboratories in Clearfield, Utah. Products from the acquisition will align with Novus’s MINTREX® chelated trace mineral products and further expand its mineral technology. When complete, this acquisition will enable Novus to offer its customers and the animal agriculture market an expanded chelated trace mineral product portfolio to … Read More
Alpharma Helps Producers Protect Investment
2009 World Dairy Expo coverage sponsored by: World Dairy Expo Photo Album With today’s economic situation in the dairy industry, it is very wise for producers to do all they can to protect the investment they have made in their animals. At World Dairy Expo, I talked with Lance Fox of Alpharma about maximizing disease protection in the first critical … Read More
Professional Dairy Producers at World Dairy Expo
2009 World Dairy Expo coverage sponsored by: World Dairy Expo Photo Album Providing education and information for dairy producers is the goal of the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW), which kept them busy at the 2009 World Dairy Expo last week. While Wisconsin is in the name of the organization, Executive Director Shelly Mayer says they actually have grown … Read More