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California Dairies Inc. (CDI), the nation’s second largest dairy processing cooperative, and its board of directors has announced the appointment of Andrei Mikhalevsky as president and chief executive officer effective Jan. 1. Mikhalevsky will succeed Richard L. Cotta, who will retire on Dec. 31.
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I am responding to your question of whether or not I favor Foundation for the Future (FFTF). I am a seventh-generation dairy farmer owning and operating a closed herd of 60 registered Holsteins in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. (Visit www.ebyfarm.com for more information.)
Many blame co-ops; others blame corporate dairies for the mess we are in. Yes, they are part of the problem, but more importantly they are the result of a much bigger problem.
The National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) honored Earl Horning as the 2011 recipient of the Richard E. Lyng Award for his dedication and distinguished service to dairy promotion. Horning, a dairy producer from Manchester, Michigan, was recognized at the Joint NDB/National Milk Producers Federation/United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA) Annual Meeting in San Diego, California.
On Nov. 2, the Board of Directors of the Animal Agriculture Alliance announced the promotion of Kay Johnson Smith to president and CEO of the non-profit organization. Johnson Smith has served the Alliance since 1994, first as vice president, and later as executive vice president. Previously, Johnson Smith was the executive director of the Alliance’s predecessor association, the Animal Industry Foundation.
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