Progressive Dairyman has been selected as the official dairy publication of World Ag Expo 2012. Not only will the magazine be distributed at World Ag Expo, but dairy producers from across the country will begin receiving producer focused information in November to help them plan their visit to World Ag Expo.

For more than a decade Commodity & Ingredient Hedging, LLC (CIH) has been providing its unique seminars. In “Margin Management for Lenders” participants will be introduced to the mechanics of the futures and options markets and the terminology related to the futures industry. Attendees will also learn how to utilize risk management strategies to manage commodity price risk. Expert instructors will present the fundamental background of the futures market and cover position structure and management at the seminar scheduled for Sept. 19-20 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It will be held at the Holiday Inn, 9000 West Airport Drive, Visalia, California.

Beef and dairy producers supported returning veterans in a big way through purchases of Cydectin Pour-On this spring. Through the Cydectin Buck-a-Liter campaign, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. donated nearly $200,000 this summer to Wounded Warrior Project.

Babcock Hall Dairy Plant, Madison, Wisconsin, was selected as the Cheese and Butter Grand Champion and Gifford’s Dairy, Skowhegan, Maine, was selected as the Grade A & Ice Cream Grand Champion of the World Dairy Expo (WDE) Championship Dairy Product Contest. This year’s contest, sponsored by the Wisconsin Dairy Products Assn. (WDPA), received a record number of 705 entries for cheese, butter, fluid milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, ice cream, sour cream, sherbet, cultured milk, sour cream dips, whipping cream, dried whey and creative/innovative products from throughout the U.S.

Pfizer Animal Health has felt the effects of the summer’s flooding – most directly in Mandan, North Dakota, from flood victim Donny Wald, territory manager, Pfizer Animal Health. With no escape from the flooding in Mandan and surrounding communities, residents had to stay and battle the rising flood waters. Both the Salvation Army and the Red Cross were there to support the efforts. As a result, Wald and Pfizer Animal Health split the donation equally between the Salvation Army Bismarck/Mandan Service Center and American Red Cross West Dakota Chapter.

Land O’Lakes Purina Feed supported Jersey youth during the 2011 National Jersey Convention in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. A cash giveaway was presented to Amanda Killian of Blair, Wisconsin, at the 54th National Heifer Sale on June 25 to be put towards the Jersey Youth Academy.

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has honored the latest winners of its annual student engineering and mechanization awards during the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers' (ASABE) annual international meeting, held Aug. 7-10 in Louisville, Kentucky. The AEM "Student Trophy Competition" awards recognize outstanding achievement in ASABE university student branches, which provide agricultural engineering-related undergraduates with insights into their chosen profession. AEM is a longtime supporter of ASABE and its mission to advance engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems. AEM initiated the awards in 1935 as part of its commitment to excellence in agricultural engineering education.