Wishing you and your family a joyous and peaceful Christmas holiday! Enjoy your time with family and friends, be safe, have fun, and stop back to World Dairy Diary in a few days for the most up-to-date dairy industry news! Merry Christmas!
4-Hers Lend a Hand – and a Shovel
More than 15 Washington 4-H members and their parents came to the aid of Cindy and Pete Dykstra – helping the family deal with the aftermath of the devastating storms that hit the area earlier this month. That meant shoveling lots and lots of mud! It great to hear such a positive story! Word that the Dykstras had lost all … Read More
Hilmar Internship Available
Here’s a great opportunity for a young person interested in learning more about production management – a dairy internship in Hilmar, Calif. Applications are due Feb. 15, 2008. The Hilmar Dairy Internship program is a management level experience focused on large-scale Jersey dairy operations. The internee will: gain a deeper understanding managing a west coast style dairy, develop important hands-on … Read More
Dairyline Markets in Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review Checking the price front; cheese continues to confound. After losing 26 1/4-cents the previous week, the block price fell another 12 1/2-cents this week to $1.8050, and surprise surprise; reversed gears Friday and shot back up to $1.95 per pound, up 2 cents on the week and 62 1/2-cents above that week a year ago. … Read More
Wells' Dairy to Sell Milk Plant
Wells’ Dairy Inc., Le Mars, Iowa is going to sell its milk plant to Dallas-based Dean Foods Co. By divesting its fresh dairy business, Wells’ CEO Mike Wells said the family-owned company can concentrate solely on the production of its Blue Bunny ice cream and frozen novelties. “Following extensive analysis, we have made a strategic decision to focus all of … Read More
Canadian Confirmed 11th BSE Case
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency reported Tuesday that a 13-year-old beef cow from Alberta has been confirmed with bovine spongiform encephalopathy. The agency said no portion of the carcass entered the human food chain. In May of this year, the World Organization for Animal Health designated Canada as a controlled-risk country for BSE, acknowledging the effectiveness of its controls and … Read More
Wisconsin Could have Banner Year
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle reported that at current pace, Wisconsin farmers will produce 24.1 billion pounds of milk in 2007, the greatest amount since 1990. He also announced his Next Generation Agriculture Plan for the state. The record-setting milk production is in addition to dramatic growth in the state’s dairy exports, a small but steady increase in the number of … Read More
Heifer Meetings Slated
The beef checkoff, through the Dairy Beef Quality Assurance (DBQA) program, is proud to be one of the Platinum Level sponsors of the upcoming Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) profit seminars that highlight the latest industry developments. The seminars bring together managers, producers, owners and leading experts in the dairy calf and heifer industry to present the latest dairy … Read More
Pa. Announces Project: Grow Dairy 2012
The Pennsylvania Center for Dairy Excellence announced a new plan to help grow the state’s dairy industry during the group’s Dairy Task Force meeting held last week. The meeting included members who represent all facets of the industry. “Project: Grow Dairy 2012,” initiated by the task force steering committee, was developed after reviewing current task force programs and shaping a … Read More
Amendment Dropped from Farm Bill
An amendment that would have banned fatty foods and high-calorie beverages from school vending machines was dropped from the Senate version of the Farm Bill. The National School Nutrition Standards Amendment, sponsored by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), would have been the first legislation to update the nutrition standards since 1979, a period in which scientific … Read More