National DHIA, a trade association for the dairy records industry, and its division, Quality Certification Services Inc. (QCS), recently held a meter technician training Sept. 14-18, in Hanford, Calif. “The QCS Meter Technician Training School helped technicians learn important skills, troubleshoot a variety of scenarios and boost networking opportunities,” stated Steven Sievert of QCS. “With the completion of this training, … Read More
National DHIA Announces Award Winners
Congratulations to Donald Shaw and Edward Fiez, both recognized by the National Dairy Herd Information Association’s (NDHIA) for the work they’ve done. Donald Shaw, Southeast DHIA meter and training coordinator, received the Martin A. Wilson Memorial Award, which honors a person who has been dedicated to improving DHIA and employed in a DHIA management position for at least five years. … Read More
National DHIA Hosts Annual Meeting
With a theme of “Sustainability through data-driven decisions,” National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) held its 44th annual meeting March 4-5, in Boise, Idaho. Session topics included milk recording, management and analysis, animal identification systems, genomics, dairy beef quality assurance, worldwide dairy update and new economic realities. “National DHIA is not talking sustainability; we are continuing on long-standing actions toward … Read More