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Commodity & Ingredient Hedging (CIH) will be hosting a two-day seminar in Chicago May 4-5. The seminar, titled Margin Management for Lenders, will cover a broad range of topics, including the risks associated with lending to agricultural producers looking to protect profit margins in their business.
A three-part webinar series, offered by the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin, will run from May through July. “Dairy Business Management Success Today and Beyond” will be presented by Dr. Mike Boehlje of Purdue University on Mondays from noon to 1 p.m. CDT.
More than 100 dairy producers and industry supporters recently attended the Oregon Dairy Farmers Association's Dairy Day at the Capitol in Salem, Oregon. It was the first time the association has ever sponsored the event.
Kathryn Walker, program director for the state association, says it brought legislators two of the three things they like –constituents and food.
The ability to negotiate can be an extremely advantageous skill for dairy producers, especially when faced with high input costs, challenging labor issues and complex financial transactions.
The Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) board and 2011 leadership class improved their negotiating skills during a half-day leadership program in April held during the DCHA Conference in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
A new dairy farmer will be all ears at a pasture walk scheduled for Wednesday, April 27 at the John Berlage farm near Ridgeway, Iowa.
Berlage started milking in February of 2010 and is currently milking 16 cows in a small parlor with freestalls. The closed herd of registered Holsteins goes back to his initial 4-H project. He started grazing last year with limited success but has made improvements with information learned at various pasture walks. Berlage is eager for suggestions and ideas from the pasture walk attendees.
Supporters of the Cal Poly Dairy in conjunction with the Tulare Sales Yard have teamed up to kick off the 2nd Annual Cull Cow Fundraiser. This fundraiser has been fueled by the passion of Cal Poly alumni and supporters to improve the Cal Poly Dairy Farm and maintain it's financial stability. Proceeds from the fundraiser will go directly toward purchase of current and long-term forage needs for the Cal Poly Dairy.
Registration is now open for the 9th Annual Dairy Business Association Dairy Classic Golf Outing taking place on Thursday, June 23 at Fox Hills Resort in Mishicot, Wisconsin. One of Wisconsin's finest 36-hole golf facilities, Fox Hills Resort offers championship golf at its best.
The annual 2011 Ag Machinery Conference (AMC), a three-day agriculture engineering and education conference, will be held May 2, 3 and 4 at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center in downtown Waterloo, Iowa.
New for 2011, the Ag Machinery Conference will hold its opening ceremony at the Cedar Valley TechWorks on the Monday, May 2. The evening’s events will kick off with comments by 2011 AMC chairman Jim Evans of John Deere, and the mayor of the city of Waterloo, followed by a tour of the National Ag-Based Lubricants Center.
President Larry A. Tande presided at the spring Holstein Association USA, Inc. board of directors meeting held in Brattleboro, Vermont, March 24-25. The Business Plan portion of the meeting included updates on 2011 objectives. The board heard reports from the Audit, Nominating, Genetic Advancement, Legislative Affairs, and Show committees.
Country music recording artist John Michael Montgomery started the 2011 Central Plains Dairy Expo with a bang on March 29. More than 2,600 people were estimated to have attended the three-day event in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with the vast majority being dairy producers.
Other special events included a Prayer Breakfast, where Harvey and Lisa Van Ess, Van Ess Dairy, Sanborn, Iowa, and Mike Wells, president and CEO of Wells Dairy, LeMars, Iowa gave testimonials in faith.
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