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World Dairy Expo’s Board of Directors elected eight individuals to the Executive Committee at its annual meeting, held recently at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin.
Officers include:
President: Mike Holschbach, Heatherstone Enterprises, Inc., Baraboo, Wisconsin
1st Vice President: Debbie Crave, Crave Brothers Farm, LLC, Waterloo, Wisconsin
2nd Vice President: Dean Hermsdorf, Vita Plus Corporation, Cottage Grove, Wisconsin
Secretary/Treasurer: Bill Barlass, Barlass Jerseys, Janesville, Wisconsin
With the vast snows of the winter still mostly on the ground and more precipitation expected, some livestock producers might have concerns about the capacity of their manure storage systems.
That’s according to South Dakota Cooperative Extension Environmental Quality Engineer/Specialist Erin Cortus, who said the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has put together a fact sheet on manure management-system practices for wet weather conditions.
Organic Valley announced it has distributed a bonus 13th check – traditionally, a cash distribution paid out when annual profits exceed sales goals – to its farmer-owners.
Twelve of the nation’s premier agriculture students were recently selected for the 2011 International Collegiate Agricultural Leadership (I-CAL) Program. These students were required to complete an application and answer numerous essay questions regarding their understanding and thoughts on international trade and marketing. They will travel to Panama and Columbia May 15–27 to study international grain marketing and trade and global agriculture.
The Agriculture Council of America (ACA) announced the 2011 National Ag Day written essay and video essay contest winners, Nora Faris and Kyle Trevino, respectively.
Twenty-eight members of the Select Sires Inc. sales and service team from throughout North America have been named Super Achievers. This prestigious Select Sires achievement award is given to employees that demonstrate sales growth and provide exemplary service to their customers with a high level of passion for their customers’ success.
Fifty-three enthusiastic, young dairy industry advocates from across the nation completed the first phase of the Holstein Foundation's renowned Young Dairy Leaders Institute (YDLI), in Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 2-5. Throughout the four-day program, class members had a schedule full of workshops aimed at improving their leadership, communication and advocacy skills. YDLI Phase II takes place over the next 12 months in participants' home communities, and the class will come together again for Phase III in New Mexico, Feb. 29-March 3, 2012.
At the recent MMPA State Annual Delegate Meeting, members and guests recognized Velmar Green, dairy farmer from Elsie, Michigan, for his 42 years of service on the MMPA board of directors. His legacy on the board has shaped MMPA into the successful milk marketing cooperative it is today.
Founded in 2007 by Wout Vander Goot and Eric Danzeisen, Sierra Desert Breeders (SDB) is based in Tulare County, California. “When we started, we knew things were going to be tough but we had a firm belief in our breeding philosophy,” says Vander Goot. “We wanted to get back to the basics and give dairymen what they really wanted. Our focus has been to offer our customers top genetics from proven and genomic bulls coming from deep cow families. That means bulls that will produce nice looking daughters that breed back quick and have high production.”
For the sixth year, and with more than 5,000 applicants to its 2011 season, global animal nutrition company Alltech has focused on bringing together the world’s brightest scientific thinkers from colleges and universities across the globe through its Alltech Young Scientist Competition.
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