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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.
World Dairy Expo is pleased to announce the 2011 official judges. The individuals who will be responsible for placing more than 2,500 head of dairy cattle during the five-day show are:
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.
NRCS is currently revising the National 590 Nutrient Management Standard. The proposed new national 590 Nutrient Management technical standard was posted on Jan. 11, 2011, on the Federal Register.
The Maryland/Delaware Ayrshire Association is gearing up to host the National Ayrshire Convention June 28–July 2 in Hagerstown, Maryland, at the Clarion Antietam. Several tours are planned to the Washington D.C. and Baltimore areas, to include the Inner Harbor and Antietam Battlefield.
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Summary: Since genomics testing officially began in January of 2009, it has developed a wider application in the dairy industry. During a producer roundtable discussion, held by Alta Genetics in January 2011, Nate Zwald explained how genomics testing their herds can ultimately improve the genetic progress of their operations.
Because this article was so popular, we asked Zwald a follow-up question:
Q: What factors make it profitable for a herd to genomic test their females?
A: Genomic testing females can be a profitable part of a complete genetic plan, but the investment cost needs to be weighed against the benefit. Here are some points to consider:
1. You have to take action on the results of a genomic test. Without different decisions than you would do otherwise, you have no opportunity to benefit from this testing. Too often I have heard about "introductory testing" which is done, and results received, but nothing was done with them.
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.
Horizon announced it now works with nearly 600 certified organic family farmers nationwide to supply organic milk to consumers.
In addition to the 531 certified organic family farmers currently providing organic milk to Horizon, there are 61 additional farms under contract with the company that will begin supplying milk during the next several months after all transition steps have been met.
ASABE, the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers recently announced that GEA Houle has won two AE50 awards. GEA Houle developed the XPress, Cascading Roller Press and the XPulse, Twin Piston Pump, deemed two of the year’s most innovative designs in engineering products or systems for the food and agriculture industries.
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