Purdue Extension's Dairy Digest, a weekly podcast that covers the dairy industry, is now available in Spanish. Created by Purdue Extension Dairy Specialists Tamilee Nennich and Mike Schutz, the two-minute digital recordings focus on general dairy practices, updates and animal welfare issues. Nennich said her team wants to use podcasts as a way to get information to producers more quickly. "This gives producers a chance to get up-to-date on hot topics without having to sit down in their offices," she said. "They can listen while they are working."

Select Sires’ board of directors and team of employees have made a commitment to helping their customer-owners succeed through research, customized programs and products. These programs and products coupled with the outstanding service of Select Sires’ personnel led to record sales in 2010.

The National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) Scholarship Committee selected 24 high school seniors and college students as recipients of $750 scholarships. Judges evaluated applicants on scholastic achievements, leadership in school and community activities, and responses to DHI- and career-related questions. To be eligible for a National DHIA scholarship, applicants must be a family member or employee of a herd on DHI test, a family member of a DHI employee, or an employee of a DHI affiliate. The DHI affiliate for the herd or affiliate employee must be a National DHIA member.

Foremost Farms USA has issued cash payments totaling $31.8 million during 2009 and 2010 to dairy producers who are current and former members of the cooperative.

A Minnesota company will take over two dairies in Veblen, South Dakota. Riverview LLP will assume management immediately after a bankruptcy judge approved a purchase agreement late last week, according to the company and court documents. The two dairies, known as Veblen East and Veblen West, will be renamed Marshall Dairy.

Louisiana's agriculture department says a vaccine developed by scientists at the LSU AgCenter is showing results in preventing a disease that costs U.S. cattle and dairy producers an estimated $300 million a year. The disease is "anaplasmosis," which is spread by ticks and destroys red blood cells in cattle.

Today, Governor Tom Corbett announced George Greig of Linesville, as Pennsylvania's Secretary of Agriculture. Acting Secretary Greig, a former dairy farmer andcurrent crop farmer,owns and operates a650acre farm in partnership with his brother in Crawford County.

 In an off-farm capacity, Acting Secretary Greig has served on the USDA Farm Service Agency PA State Committee,Crawford County Conservation District, Conneaut Township Supervisor and Great Lakes Regional Water Board. Healso currently serves as a State Board Member of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau.

Pfizer Animal Health announces the return of the FFA and American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) Foundation Support Program, which has resulted in more than $2.38 million in contributions to local FFA chapters and veterinary student scholarships since its inception in 2008.

Applications are being accepted for 20 college scholarships that are awarded by America’s dairy producers, through the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB). NDB funds, in part, Dairy Management Inc., which manages the national dairy checkoff program.

The Professional Dairy Producers Foundation is awarding grants to two organizations for educational programming for dairy producers and their communities.