Posted: February 2, 2011 at 8:00 am
By Chuck
In our latest ZimmPoll we asked about tillage practices with the question, “Which tillage practice do you employ on most of your farming operation.” It looks like No-Till is the winner with 24%, followed by Conventional at 21%, Other at 9% and Strip-Till at 6%.
Our next ZimmPoll is now live and asks the question, “Will commodity prices be higher or lower a year from now??” Let us know and thank you for participating.
ZimmPoll is sponsored by Rhea+Kaiser, a full-service advertising/public relations agency.
Posted: February 1, 2011 at 4:37 pm
By News Editor
World Dairy Expo is pleased to announce the 2011 official judges. Held annually in Madison, Wis., World Dairy Expo hosts the best dairy cattle from across the United States and Canada. This year’s event will be held October 4-8 featuring the theme “Around the World of Dairy in 5 Days.”
The individuals who will be responsible for placing over 2,500 head of dairy cattle during the five-day show are:
International Junior Holstein Show: Norm Nabholz, West Union, Iowa
International Ayrshire Show: Justin Burdette, Mercersburg, Pa.
Associate Ayrshire: Sean Johnson, Glenville, Pa.
International Milking Shorthorn Show: Paul Trapp, Taylor, Wis.
Associate Milking Shorthorn: Peter Coyne, Spring Valley, Wis.
Central National Jersey Show: Hank Van Exel, Lodi, Calif.
Associate Jersey: Nathan Thomas, Cable, Ohio
International Brown Swiss Show: Chris Lahmers, Marysville, Ohio
Associate Brown Swiss: Jeff Brown, Jackson Center, Ohio
International Guernsey Show: Blaine Crosser, Marysville, Ohio
Associate Guernsey: Chris Lang, Big Prairie, Ohio
Grand International Red & White Show: Adam Liddle, Argyle, N.Y.
Associate Red & White: Adam Hodgins, Kincardine, Ontario, Canada
International Holstein Show: Gerald Coughlin, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Associate Holstein: Joel Phoenix, Cannington, Ontario, Canada
Source: World Dairy Expo
Posted: February 1, 2011 at 4:34 pm
By News Editor
Congratulations to George Greig, Linesville, Pa. for being nominated for Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture! George is a dairy farmer and active in local Farm Bureau.
Governor Tom Corbett announced Tuesday that he intends to nominate George Greig, a farmer and agriculture leader from Linesville, Crawford County, as secretary of agriculture.
“George Greig is an experienced farmer, businessman and leader,” Corbett said. “His record of success and service makes him an ideal choice to lead this important state agency.”
Greig, 59, has held many positions within the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, where he has served as the state board director for the past six years. Before that, he served as Crawford County Farm Bureau president for eight years, Crawford County board member for 12 years and has been local affairs chairman and served on the legislative committee.
Greig also owns and operates a 650-acre dairy farm in partnership with his brother in Crawford County. The Greig brothers also produce soybeans and hay.
Greig currently serves as township supervisor in Conneaut Township. Corbett said that Greig has also served on the USDA Farm Service Agency’s Pennsylvania State Committee, the Crawford County Conservation District and the Great Lakes Regional Water Board.
Greig and his wife, Christine, have been married for 15 years and have six children.
Source: Lancaster Farming
Photo Credit: Pennsylvania Farm Bureau
Posted: February 1, 2011 at 2:34 pm
By Cindy Zimmerman
The final ZimmComm publication survey drawing winner is a World Dairy Diary reader.
The winner for January is Rita Ruud, a nutritionist with North Dakota State University and she will be receiving a check in the mail for $250 for taking just about two minutes of her time to fill out our survey and help us do a better job of serving the folks who read this on-line publication.
This is the third month for the ZimmComm publication survey and we have now received enough responses to make it statistically significant, so we would like to sincerely thank all of you who took the time to help us out.
Here’s some of what we learned from the survey:
First, the largest percentage of our readership are dairy farmers or milk producers – about 14%. Another 11% are nutritionists in the dairy business and about 7% are consultants. Over ten percent of respondents said they were with dairy organizations, media, or in public relations for agribusiness. About two in ten of our visitors are consumers, students, homemakers or retirees – falling into the “other” category. We also have a good number of beef cattle producers, farmers, and input dealers in the other category.
We had responses from 33 different states and three other countries besides the United States. The states with the most responses are among the largest dairy producing states – Wisconsin, California, Florida, Pennsylvania, New York, Kentucky, and Michigan.
Thanks again to everyone who filled out the survey!
