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The 400 kWh CHP system will be installed in Lynden, Washington, about 95 miles north of Seattle. It is scheduled to be installed in late 2010. Lynden-based DARITECH Inc. will build the anaerobic digester, and the Van Dyk Dairy Farm owns and operates the biogas plant.
The plant is expected to produce 4706 MW of thermal energy and 3320 MW of electricity per year, with any excess power sold to the grid. The combined heat and power plant uses the 2G agenitor, a thermodynamically optimized MAN cogeneration gas engine coupled with the patented 2G-Drive technology, especially developed for biogas operations. Benefits over conventional MAN, or any other gas engine, include much higher efficiencies, extended life and less maintenance cost.
Helping farmers connect from the heart with the consumer – that is the goal of the Farmer Voices program hosted by American Farmers for the Advancement and Conservation of Technology (AFACT). The first phase of Farmer Voices was held July 20-22, 2010, in Owatonna, Minnesota.
Senior, Washington State University Communications Intern with the Southeast United Dairy Industry Association Based in Atlanta, Georgia
Background Q. In what area are you pursuing a degree? I'm studying agricultural communications and animal science.
Q. What is your agricultural background? My grandparents were dairy farmers and I grew up showing registered Holsteins and Guernseys in 4-H and open shows across Washington State.
Since coming to WSU in 2006, I have been very involved in all of the dairy programs, including Cooperative University Dairy Students, Dairy Challenge and served as Dairy Club president last year.
High temperatures and lots of humidity were the perfect ingredients for severe weather in the Upper Midwest late last week. Heavy rains and storms capable of producing tornados came through Minnesota and Iowa and converged on Wisconsin in the evening hours of Thursday, July 22.
The National Weather Service confirmed three tornadoes touched down in southeast Wisconsin. At first, it was reported there were seven tornadoes spotted that evening. Aside from hundreds of trees, only a couple barns, a pole shed and garage were damaged from the tornados that ranged in strength from an F-Zero to an F-Two.
The U.S. dairy industry is a step closer to making food aid ingredient sales a commercial reality. On July 7, the Office of Food for Peace approved the U.S. Dairy Export Council’s (USDEC’s) application for whey protein concentrate 34 and 80 (WPC34 and WPC80) to be used in programs administered by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Once USAID and USDEC finalize specs and resolve remaining details, both whey protein concentrates will be included in the list of ingredients that implementing partners, such as private voluntary organizations, can purchase using USAID Food for Peace funds.
How would your plan change, if at all, the way milk is priced?
The Rational Milk Pricing plan would change how milk is priced by first using a 60-month moving average to price 90 percent of a dairy’s production base. It creates a price discovery system that will involve all the buyers or processors competing for the milk in all areas of the country for the milk that is produced over the 90-percent production base. The bidding system will be component-based to determine the true value of milk’s components, which is important as milk is fractioned into many different products.
AntelBio’s expertise in developing milk sample diagnostic tests was key in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recent decision to award a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant. The funding will be used to investigate novel Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) detection methods in bulk milk samples. With new clinical bTB cases emerging in cattle in a number of states; and control and eradication programs running in the millions of dollars, identifying new cost effective screening methods would be a tremendous benefit.
Semex is working hard to ensure that the Semex sales force continues to be the industry’s most well-respected and informed staff, committed to delivering profitable solutions to dairymen around the world. This continuous development and commitment to ongoing education is at the foundation of the Semex Learning Centre (SLC).
“Today’s dairy industry is competitive, very competitive,” says Brad Adams, Semex Alliance global training manager. “Semex sales staff have to be the best in the world if they are going to continue to deliver value to dairy producers globally. You can’t do that over night… It’s a long-term strategic commitment Semex is making to both our customers and to our staff.”
In response to the Obama administration’s request to look into antitrust enforcement issues, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Antitrust Division and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are holding a series of joint public workshops to explore competition issues affecting the agricultural sector in the 21st century.
The dairy workshop, held on June 25 in Madison, Wisconsin, was the third of five scheduled workshops. Other topics include agronomy, poultry, livestock and margins.
The following are select comments shared during the open public comment periods at the USDA/U.S. Department of Justice dairy workshop in Madison, Wisconsin, on June 25.
“We’ve always been cooperative members. … It is a relief to hear the change of direction that occurred that the Capper-Volstead Act is not under the gun. My co-op supports our family by finding the best price for our product and a low cost for our inputs. Both those needs are important, as we found out in spades in the last year and a half. As dairy producers we are tremendously good at what we do. We’re not so good at marketing most of the time.
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