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• Clinton County youth Jessica Nash and Carmen Hicks were recognized as the highest point-getters in the junior division of this year’s Michigan Youth Dairy Days, an annual dairy youth activity held in conjunction with Michigan Dairy Expo.
Age: 56
Location: Hagerstown, Maryland
My dairy’s history: My family has always been farming. My grandparents purchased the farm we are on now in 1952. It passed to our parents, Ralph and Patricia Shank, in 1963 and then to my brother, Ralph Shank Jr., and myself in 1999.
Age: 51
Location: Ankeny, Iowa
My dairy’s history: I grew up on a registered Jersey farm in Maryland, where I was active in 4-H and FFA. While we don’t run a dairy operation today, I own Jerseys in Maryland and Iowa, and Holsteins in Wisconsin.
AgraTronix’s new moisture tester
AgraTronix, a manufacturer of handheld moisture testers, has released the Ag-Macgrain moisture tester with test weight.
Dear Editor,
In the July 17, 2013 issue of Progressive Dairyman there was an article titled “Getting more ration value from commodity, byproduct feeds” by Dr. John Goeser.
In searching for a cause to explain the increase in “hay fever” incidence in humans, some scientists have postulated that it might be the increase in the burning of coal, oil and other fossil fuels. Humm?
Cheese charm hits the market Cow Art and More (MC 62) has come up with a new sterling silver cheese charm, made from an original wax model and reproduced in precious metals by hand in small batches.
