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Writing that volatility is "the new reality for dairy farmers," California Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross is calling for cooperation and strategic reform.
Ross wrote on the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) website, "If we have learned one thing from this crisis, it is that the current regulatory and pricing system needs to change and all sectors of the industry need to collaborate and develop reforms that can bring new markets and new stability to the marketplace.
Planning to attend this year’s World Dairy Expo? Make sure to RSVP on the event page at Proud to Dairy.
Click here or use this link to share with your friends: http://bit.ly/PTD_2012WDE.
If you click the button that says “Will attend,” we’ll send you a coupon for a free Proud to Dairy hat. Bring your coupon to the Progressive Dairyman booth, located in the Arena Building.
The dairy checkoff has launched a new website, www.DairyGood.org, to help tell dairy’s story among consumers and thought leaders.
The site reinforces the U.S. dairy industry’s important role in a safe, affordable and abundant food supply by focusing on:
Two years ago, leaders of Ohio State’s animal science department decided to cut the campus dairy herd, located at the Waterman Dairy Farm, from two breeds to one. The Holsteins were sold to the state prison system, while the Jerseys remained.
The herd, which now consists of about 100 milking cows, served as a real-life example of research conducted by Washington State University’s Jude Capper, which she shared at the recent Ohio Dairy Forum.
Advanced Comfort Technology (ACT), Inc., recently donated DCC Waterbeds for use in the moose holding area of the Minnesota Zoo as part of a zoo-led research study on heat stress.
“Moose are traditionally bedded on rubber mats topped with straw in the zoo holding area,” said Nick McCann, conservation biologist and author of the heat stress study.
“The rubber mats may be insulating the moose – they may not allow heat to be conducted away from their bodies to the ground below.
Penn State’s Extension Dairy Team has developed a mobile app titled DairyCents that offers two features:
calculate income over feed costs (IOFC)
feed price comparisons with the Penn State Feed Price List or other users across the country
Income over feed cost is determined by taking milk income per cow minus feed cost per cow and addresses only the lactating animals. It is a simple calculation but for most producers requires a lot of inputs because of all the different feeds fed and grouping strategies.
The question arose: Would using readily available market information to simplify the calculation result in a realistic number?
Heather Porter Engwall, director of National Product Communications for the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, shares information on the Cheese Cupid Cinema and pairing app with Progressive Dairyman.
This app was developed to aid consumers in pairing cheese and beverages. Whether your drink of choice is a Chardonnay, stout beer or Scotch, you'll find the perfect Wisconsin cheese match. PD
At Ag Media Summit, held August 5-7 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Livestock Publications Council (LPC) awarded the Progressive Dairyman team with first-place honors in its annual contest for top non-association publication. This marks the second consecutive year the magazine has beaten out competition from other livestock and ag publications to win the award.
“Ever since I came to Progressive Dairyman more than six years ago, we've had a fun ride," says Managing Editor Walt Cooley. "We're celebrating the two-peat, but we also continue to strive for to be worthy of a three-peat."
World Dairy Expo has unveiled a new dairy cattle entry system that is now available to exhibitors wishing to make entries to this year’s show.
The new program utilizes the latest online registration technology while maintaining an easy-to-use and exhibitor-friendly system.
Click here to access the online entry system and the 2012 Premium Book and all accompanying forms on the Dairy Cattle Show & Sales page.
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