A maker of livestock feed supplements says it will halt comparative advertising claims at the recommendation of the National Advertising Division (NAD). The division recommended that Novus International stop advertising the claims following a challenge by Micronutrients. Both challenger and advertiser produce copper trace mineral supplements that are mixed with livestock feed.

Robert Joyce Commercial Business Consultant Milwaukee, Wisconsin Stewart-Peterson

This article is the first in a series of online exclusive columns from Lori Lennard, the founder of AgProvise Consulting. Check back monthly for dairy employee management advice, leadership training and farm/family business strategies. Do you ever feel you are the only one thinking on your team? The rest of the group is simply going through the motions without providing extra effort? I hear this complaint on farms all the time. I often get the question, “How can I get my team to care about the business and act like an owner?"

Attendance was at an all-time high at the 4-State Dairy Nutrition & Management Conference in Dubuque, Iowa, June 12-13, where more than 500 nutritionists and dairy industry professionals gathered to learn about the latest research. The program planning committee consisted of dairy extension faculty from Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin, and the intention of the conference was to provide timely research information for dairy industry professionals.

Minnesota state health and agriculture officials reported yesterday that routine disease surveillance has detected at least six illnesses linked to consumption of raw dairy products from the Dennis Jaloszyski dairy farm, near Cambridge, Minnesota.

Gail Street Newark, Delaware VP of Marketing Communications Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association

Susan Hintz, 17-year-old daughter of Bob and Debbie Hintz, was crowned North Dakota’s 67th State Dairy Princess on June 10 in Bismarck. She hails from Flasher. The runner-up was Moriah Karey, 19, of Manning. She is the daughter of Tom and Marietta Karey.

Alltech, a global animal health and nutrition company, has launched a program to recognize the hard work of dairy farmers.