Congratulations to Chad R. Taylor, the new General Counsel and Government Affairs Director for the Dairy Business Association (DBA). “DBA is excited to bring on Chad in light of his depth of legal, regulatory and business knowledge. Chad’s broad range of experience and expertise working in government, practicing law, lobbying and most recently working in-house for a family-owned company in … Read More
Jersey Judges Announced for All American
The judges have been selected for the 60th All American Jersey Shows, held November 3, 4 and 5, 2012 and sponsored by the American Jersey Cattle Association of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Kevin Lutz, Lincolnton, N.C., will officiate in The All American Jersey Show. This will be his third time in the open show ring, having previously served as judge in 2003 … Read More
New Office in N.C. for Chobani
Chobani Greek Yogurt is planning to open offices in Charlotte, N.C. that will be home to their North American Sales Headquarters. “Not only is Charlotte my favorite city, it’s a great fit for Chobani,” said Kyle O’Brien, Executive Vice President of Sales, Chobani Global Holdings, Inc. “It’s home to talented people as well as amazing networking opportunities and cultural amenities. … Read More
DeLaval Introduces Three New Liners
DeLaval has announced three new high performing liners to its LS-01 “low slip” liner line. The new liners are engineered to slip less offering important benefits to producers such as improved milk flow and speed, fewer parlor routine disruptions, and better mastitis prevention and somatic cell counts. The DeLaval LS-01 SR (soft reinforcement) liner was introduced to the North American … Read More
CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 13 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Darigold, Foremost Farms, Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative and United Dairymen of Arizona to sell a total of 393 metric tons (866,417 pounds) of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese and 712 metric tons (1.570 million pounds) of butter to customers in Africa, Asia, … Read More
Farmers Optimistic About 2012
Our first BASF Production Poll is in the can and it was no surprise to find that growers are overwhelmingly optimistic about the 2012 growing season. According to the poll: 65% of farmers think things are looking up this year. 29% say it’s about the same Just 6% think this year will be worse and that winter did their fields … Read More
Labor Department Drops Child Farm Labor Rule
The U.S. Labor Department has officially withdrawn proposed rules that would have prevented many young people from working on farms and ranches. “The Obama administration is firmly committed to promoting family farmers and respecting the rural way of life, especially the role that parents and other family members play in passing those traditions down through the generations,” said the department … Read More
House Subcommittee Reviews Dairy Programs
Congressman Tom Rooney (R-FL), Chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry, held a hearing this week to review dairy programs as part of drafting the 2012 Farm Bill process. “At our dairy audit hearing last fall, we got a sense for the inadequacy of some of our current dairy programs,” Rooney said. “While consensus is building … Read More
DBMMC Opposes Dairy Policy
The Dairy Business Milk Marketing Cooperative (DBMMC) Board of Directors has voted to oppose the dairy policy included in the draft 2012 Farm Bill recently released by the Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow and Ranking Member Pat Roberts. DBMMC has gone on record as opposing all government run efforts to limit milk production which will harm the future of the … Read More
New Holstein Ideal Cow and Bull Commissioned
Holstein Association USA has announced that updated images of the Ideal U.S. Registered Holstein® cow and bull have been commissioned and are currently in progress. Renowned dairy artist Bonnie Mohr will be painting the images, which will be unveiled at the 2012 National Holstein Convention in Springfield, Mo., at the end of June. When completed, the originals will hang at … Read More