Accelerated Genetics announces new members to their Young Producer Committee. Newly elected to serve on the committee was Tom & Katie Grady of Oregon, Wis. Re-elected was Joe and Donna Parrell of Cross Plains, Wis. Retiring from the Young Producer Committee was Mark Keller of Mt. Horeb, Wis. The Young Producer Committee helps organize and coordinate the program’s yearly activities. … Read More
Producers Sought for WMMB Director Seats
Do you live in Wisconsin and want to help “Shape the Future of Dairy” in your state? Then the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) wants you! A WMMB director spends about 200 hours each year on WMMB business and attends an average of two committee meetings and five board meetings annually. Board terms are three years and must be filled … Read More
Alto Dairy to Sell Following Membership Approval
The board of directors of Alto Dairy have unanimously approved the sale of the company’s assets to Saputo Cheese USA Inc. The final approval will come from the cooperative’s members at a special meeting to be held on Wednesday, February 28, 2008 in Fond du Lac, Wis. Alto Dairy announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell … Read More
Caught In The Act
Accelerated Genetics announces their 2008 photo contest theme: ‘Caught in the Act.’ Deadline for entries is September 1, 2008 – plenty of time for you to get a contest winning photo! Visit the Accelerated Genetics website for all the official rules. Accelerated Genetics wants photos of producers, employees or their families caught in the act of farm work. Whether they … Read More
Consortium Seeks Applicants
A new group, the Southern Great Plains Dairy Consortium (SGPDC) will offer their first Advanced Large Herd Management Program, an opportunity for 25 to 30 students to receive unique educational experiences and employment opportunities. Hurry! Applications for the 2008 summer program are due on February 1, 2008! Courses are taught in the middle of the third largest milk shed in … Read More
Schafer Becomes Agriculture Sec'y Amid Farm Bill Fight
Ed Schafer has been named the new U.S. Agriculture Secretary, succeeding Mike Johanns. The 61 year-old former Republican governor of North Dakota will begin his new position during a particularly difficult time – the White House continues to threaten a veto of the Farm Bill. As secretary, Schafer will be in charge of deadlocked negotiations with Congress over the five-year … Read More
Innovative Dairy Farmer of the Year
The Innovative Dairy Farmer of the Year was named by the International Dairy Foods Association and Dairy Today Magazine. Pictured are (l-r) The Fletcher family (Tyler, Melissa, Mikala and Charles) accept congratulations from IDFA Secretary Mike Reidy and Dairy Today Editor Jim Dickrell. KBC Farms in Purdy, Mo., a member of Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA), was named the … Read More
New Scoring System to Debut
A new label may soon be appearing on your food at the grocery store, a label called the Overall Nutritional Quality Index, or ONQI, score. The index was developed by a panel of nutrition experts and assigns a score of 1-100 to over 20,000 foods. The rating system is based on a complex algorithm that analyzes the nutritional makeup of … Read More
CWT Export Assistance Bids and News
Here’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together: In the next herd retirement round conducted by Cooperatives Working Together, dairy producers submitting bids to retire their herds of milk cows also will have the option of selling all their bred heifers, CWT officials announced today. A flat rate per bred heifer will be established by CWT to be paid to … Read More
Dairyline Markets in Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review Block cheese closed the Martin Luther King holiday-shortened-week at $1.65 per pound, unchanged on the week, but still 30 1/4-cents above a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.75, down 5 1/4-cents on the week, but 38 1/2-cents above a year ago. Only two cars of barrel were traded on the week. The NASS-surveyed U.S. average … Read More