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The Missouri Dairy Hall of Honors Foundation recently recognized the dedication and service of James A. Coats, a Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.’s (DFA) member, and Steve Davis, a manager in DFA’s Southeast Area. The Foundation awarded Coats its Leadership Award and Davis the Meritorious Service Award.
E.I. Medical Imaging (EIMI) rings in 2011 celebrating its 27th year as a world leader in portable veterinary ultrasound. E.I. Medical Imaging is the only U.S. based manufacturer of veterinary ultrasound designed specifically for veterinary use.
One of the world’s largest agricultural corporations will sponsor 14 high-profile National FFA Organization programs in 2011 designed to develop the leadership, agriscience and teamwork skills of FFA members throughout the country.
St. Louis-based Monsanto Company will provide more than $1 million in sponsorships of National FFA Organization programs, awards, events, student scholarships and more this year. Monsanto’s support will help finance the National FFA Organization’s Washington Leadership Conference, National Leadership Conference for State Officers, Agriscience Student of the Year program and 11 other national initiatives.
The Dodge County Holstein Breeders, in coordination with the Wisconsin Holstein Association, hosted the annual Adult Holstein Convention at the Best Western Inn in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, Feb. 18-19. More than 150 Holstein breeders from across the state were in attendance for national and state annual meetings and to recognize outstanding accomplishments for 2010.
Dairy producers in the Central Plains and beyond have the opportunity to come together once again for the 2011 Central Plains Dairy Expo, March 29-31, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
John Michael Montgomery will be headlining the welcome reception* on Tuesday, March 29, while more than 200 exhibitors will fill the Convention Center the next two days.
A nasty ice storm couldn’t keep dairy producers and industry representatives from attending the 2011 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit, held Feb. 2 and 3 at the Lancaster Host Resort and Conference Center.
Hosted by the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania (PDMP) and the Center for Dairy Excellence (CDE), the event featured several speakers, a few of which had to use Skype to present to the group after their flights were cancelled.
Click here to see photos from the 2011 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit.
Editor’s note: The following is reprinted from materials distributed by the National Dairy Producers Organization and outlines the newly formed group’s goals and intentions.
To: U.S. dairy producers
As U.S. dairy producers, business owners and multi-generational farmers in America, as well as members of the board of directors of the National Dairy Producers Organization Inc., we come to every dairy producer in America seeking your support of a national effort to organize the producer sector of the U.S. dairy industry.
A new report analyzing the proposed Dairy Market Stabilization Program is a thorough lesson in dairy economics.
The purpose of the study, as sponsored by the International Dairy Foods Association, was to analyze the regional and farm-level impacts of the potential temporary supply management program if it had been in place from 2000 to 2009.
It also highlights the unknown and unpredictable economic aspects of its implementation.
The EPA on Dec. 29 issued its pollution controls aimed to restore the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.
Calling it a “pollution diet,” EPA established its final total maximum daily load (TMDL).
This action identifies the necessary reductions of nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment from the watershed to clean the Bay and the region’s streams, creeks and rivers by 2025, with 60 percent to be completed by 2017.
The agency said that continued poor water quality, despite 25 years of restoration efforts and federal consent decrees, dating from the late 1990s, prompted the TMDLs.
Select Sires is looking for new, exciting photos of Select-sired offspring and customers to use in promotions such as calendars, posters, brochures, on the website and much more. The photo contest is open to all amateur photographers including Select Sires customers, employees and employee family members. Contestants can enter as many photos as they wish.
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