Overall, 2011 was a pretty upbeat year for the dairy industry. Traffic on World Dairy Diary was up another 4%, surpassing 102,500 unique visitors and we now have almost 2000 followers on Twitter (@animalagnews). We shared about 600 stories here on WDD, including over 65 audio interviews or podcasts. According to page views, the most popular stories of 2011 on … Read More
O'Flahrity Promoted at Accelerated
Congratulations to Barbara O’Flahrity for being promoted to Genetics Programs Manager at Accelerated Genetics. O’Flahrity has been with the company for 22 years, for the past 15 years she has served as the Genetics Coordinator. In her new role, O’Flahrity’s responsibilities will include the direct supervision of the Genetics Assistants, as well as managing Accelerated Genetics’ PACE program and providing … Read More
Jersey Receives Memorial Gifts
Memorial gifts were received from 11 different donors through December 10, 2011 for Jersey Youth Academy. The Jersey Youth Academy was created in 2008 by the Board of Directors of the American Jersey Cattle Association to attract, educate and retain talented young people for careers in the Jersey dairy business. The program is conducted every two years, with all program … Read More
Australia and Canada Get Chobani
Chobani yogurts are now available outside the U.S. Beginning last month, the Norwich, N.Y.-based yogurt maker began exporting to select markets in Australia and Canada. “Our regional launch in the Greater Toronto Area and New South Wales is the first step towards making Chobani available nationwide in both Canada and Australia,” says Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO and founder of Chobani. In … Read More
Holstein to Host Meeting in Phoenix
The Holstein Association USA is holding a special dairy meeting on Wednesday, January 25, 2012, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn and Suites Phoenix Airport, 3220 S 48th St, Phoenix, Ariz. Highlighting the event will be presentations on the practical application of genomic technology by Dr. Roger Shanks, Holstein Association USA dairy genetics consultant, and John … Read More
We Like Beef For The Holidays
It looks like beef wins in our latest ZimmPoll. We asked the question, “What is your Christmas/Holiday dinner entree?” Beef got 34% of the vote followed by Pork – Ham/Other cut at 27%, then Turkey at 24%, then Lobster and Wild game each got 7% and Fish at 1%. I guess you normally only have one at a time but … Read More
All American Jersey Committee Announced
The team of Jersey breeders who will lead The 60th All American Jersey Shows & Sales were announced today by the general chairman for 2012, Mike Fremstad, Westby, Wis. An annual production of the American Jersey Cattle Association, the All American is held in conjunction with the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Ky. More than 100 Jersey breeders … Read More
Yoplait Introduces Lactose Free Yogurt
General Mills has introduced its first lactose-free yogurt under the Yoplait brand in the US. The company said Yoplait Lactose Free contains 50% the daily value of calcium in every cup, is 99% fat free and includes vitamins A and D. “For the millions of Americans who live with lactose intolerance, Yoplait Lactose Free yogurt delivers worry-free consumption with the … Read More
Dairy Checkoff 2011 Review
The dairy checkoff’s strategic partnerships and strategy of working with and through the industry continued to drive sales in 2011, as evidenced by targeted partnerships with industry leaders and the work of the checkoff-led Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy®. The dairy checkoff continued to leverage dairy producer investments in the checkoff with others to grow category sales. In fact, $800 … Read More
Three New Feed Innovations Introduced
This fall, the Livestock Marketing Group launched three innovations for dairy animals: the enhanced calf milk replacers, the AMPLI-Calf® grower feed and the updated MetaPro® Nutrition program for dairy cows. In partnership with Animal Milk Products, a division of Land O’Lakes, Inc., Livestock Marketing introduced a new plant-based ingredient in all Full Potential and Performance milk replacers. When fed in … Read More