What else does a husband of 34 years, a father of four grown children, and a grandfather of three have to accomplish? Just one more thing — hitting the million-unit mark. Ken Rowley accomplished that goal earlier this year, just under 26 years from the time he purchased his first unit of semen from All-West Select Sires. The order totaled $815 and included some large quantities of 7H1005 (Leprechaun Sioux), 7H1295 (Applenotch Instep) and 7H2897 (Volkert Comanche).

All future dairy veterinarians are born and raised on an American dairy farm, right? Not so.

“Mooofins,” a dairy-based, high-protein breakfast food was announced as the winner in the annual New Product Competition at the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) annual meeting in July. The contest was hosted by the Dairy Research Institute, which primarily is funded through the national dairy checkoff program. Open to undergraduate and graduate students in the U.S. and Canada, this year’s competition challenged student teams to develop a new dairy-based product for morning meals.