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The Penn State Dairy Science Club’s annual Holiday Cheesebox sale is a tradition that is looked forward to every year. The 31st annual cheesebox sale was held this year and the fundraiser continues to grow.
An estimated 140,000 visitors, including 24,000 international visitors, attended EuroTier 2010, an international trade show held in Hannover, Germany, November 16-19. EuroTier is recognized as the world’s “top event for animal production”. This event is sponsored and organized by the Frankfurt-based German Agricultural Society (DLG).
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The Southern Regional Dairy Challenge was held November 18-20 at Mississippi State University in Tupelo, Mississippi. The host farms were Graham Dairy in Thaxton and Heritage Dairy Farm in Holly Springs. Jeremy Graham (pictured at right) of Graham Dairy and Grandy Ladner of Heritage Dairy Farm shared their thoughts on the event.
Q. What suggestion from the students are you most likely to implement on your operation?
GRAHAM: The students recommended altering the transition diet for our dry cows. We are primarily a grass-based dairy, and we have used corn silage as a supplement for only the milking herd. So it's an abrupt change, especially for the first calf heifers, to go from a diet with no corn silage to one with it. We're also looking at ways to improve our somatic cell count.
Members of the Dairy Business Association (DBA) gathered in Madison last week for their 11th Annual Business Conference for educational and networking opportunities, as well as to elect members to their Board of Directors. Two members were re-elected and one is new to the board.
The Plymouth Common Council approved a $750,000 forgivable loan agreement Tuesday night with the Dairy Farmers of America that will help the milk cooperative finance a planned $13.4 million upgrade at its 375,000-square-foot cheese processing plant on the city’s south side.
The city’s loan will be forgiven if the plant continues to employ more than 300 full-time equivalent employees over the next five years. The plant currently employs 357 people.
Work on the project should begin in the second quarter of 2011 and would wrap up by the end of the year.
During the month of November, the Michigan State University Dairy Club prepared for and held their annual holiday cheese sale. Students take the lead in managing the annual sale from start to finish. The day-to-day running of the sale is a hands-on process, and students find that the duties they’re charged with performing translate into a portfolio of practical career-building and life skills that will prepare them for life after graduation.
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