Liz Doornink Baldwin, Wisconsin Business Development Stewart-Peterson, Inc.

Merck’s animal health division, formerly known as Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, announced that effective June 29 it has begun using the new name, Merck Animal Health. It will be known as MSD Animal Health outside the U.S. and Canada.

BinMaster Level Controls has teamed up with Sprint on its BinView machine-to-machine (M2M) cloud-computing inventory management solution that allows businesses to monitor inventory in their bins, tanks and silos over the Internet. This web-based inventory management system provides bin level information on demand, combining BinMaster SmartBob level sensors and the Sprint wireless networks to make the data easily available via the Internet.

Merck’s animal health division, formerly known as Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, announced that effective June 29 it has begun using the new name, Merck Animal Health. It will be known as MSD Animal Health outside the U.S. and Canada.

Holstein Association USA recently held its 126th Annual Business Meeting in conjunction with the 2011 National Holstein Convention in Richmond, Virginia, June 24 and 25. President Larry A. Tande presided over the meeting.

David E. Parkinson, Sahuarita, Arizona, received the AJCA-NAJ Award for Meritorious Service on June 24 during the annual meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc. in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. At the same time, Dan K. Bansen, Dayton, Oregon, was named the 68th recipient of the Master Breeder Award of the American Jersey Cattle Association.

The third session of a three part webinar series titled “Dairy Business Management Success Today and Beyond” will be held on Monday, July 11, from noon to 1 p.m. CDT. Registration for the webinar, hosted by the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW), is required by July 6.

BinMaster Level Controls has teamed up with Sprint on its BinView machine-to-machine (M2M) cloud-computing inventory management solution that allows businesses to monitor inventory in their bins, tanks and silos over the Internet. This web-based inventory management system provides bin level information on demand, combining BinMaster SmartBob level sensors and the Sprint wireless networks to make the data easily available via the Internet.

Shadycrest Holsteins (Scott and Michelle Herber), 18811 County Rd 33, Altura, Minnesota, is hosting the field day that runs from 9 a.m.–noon. No cost and no pre-registration necessary.