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After a nationwide vote, a new cartoon character helping to build awareness of the advantages of real dairy foods has a name: DairyUS, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) announced today at its annual meeting in Phoenix.
The animated character, modeled after the iconic REAL Seal logo, will help a new generation of consumers distinguish between genuine U.S. dairy products and a growing list of imitations.
NMPF designed the cartoon character after assuming management of the seal last year.
I drove through western South Dakota during a recent weekend, nearly a month after “The Blizzard of the Century” (Atlas) hit our state, Wyoming and Nebraska, killing an estimated 30,000 cows, thousands of sheep and hundreds of horses.
Aurora Organic Dairy, a U.S. provider of quality retailer brand organic milk and butter, has issued its first Corporate Citizenship Report. The report establishes a 2012 baseline on sustainability metrics and provides a comprehensive look at the dairy’s unique vertically integrated business model, as well as its standards for sustainability and social responsibility.
Elanco, the animal health division of Eli Lilly and Company, says it will purchase the Titanium and Master Guard brands from AgriLabs (AL). These cattle vaccine brands will complement the company’s growing vaccine portfolio, including the recently approved Viralign 6, which, according to the company, is the only modified-live combination vaccine to protect against bovine viral diarrhea virus 1b.
What is the advantage to priming a centrifugal pump? Energy efficiency. Over the lifetime of a pump, this can equal very significant savings.
A common misconception is that pumps lift liquid when they are primed and must work harder to do so, but centrifugal pumps do not lift liquid. Priming a pump utilizes the power of atmospheric pressure to do the work of a feeder pump for free.
RhinoGator (RG) has a new shallow tread version of its popular no-flat pivot tire. The shallow tread option was developed especially for use in light soils and features a lower tread profile.
Avery Davidson, from This Week in Louisiana Agriculture TV, gives viewers details of how the blizzard that hit South Dakota and surrounding states the first weekend of October impacted cattle farmers. This includes Monty Williams and Jimmie & Riley Kammerer, who were just days from selling their herds.
** Warning: Some images in this video may be disturbing.
