Events

World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest announces winners
08/24/2011 1:28:49 PM
Babcock Hall Dairy Plant, Madison, WI was selected as the Cheese and Butter Grand Champion and Gifford’s Dairy, Skowhegan, ME was selected as the Grade A & Ice Cream Grand Champion of the World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest. FULL STORY »

Workshops aimed at helping Wisconsin dairy producers
08/23/2011 9:15:11 AM
The Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin is sponsoring a pair of workshops to help dairy farmers keep their cows healthy. One so-called Cow-Management Workshop will be Sept. 13 in Marshfield. The other will be the following day in Arlington. FULL STORY »

Foundation for the Future, immigration reform focus of Dairy Policy Forum
08/04/2011 11:26:19 AM
Dairy producers along the I-29 corridor are invited to a Forum on National Dairy Policy and Immigration Reform to learn more about dairy pricing policy proposals and immigration issues that may impact their operations. FULL STORY »

NMPF Summer Foundation for the Future meetings scheduled
06/01/2011 11:05:11 AM
The Summer Grassroots Tour, hosted by the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), kicks off July 12 in Olympia, Washington. The meetings run through August and will bring together dairy producers and other key industry representatives to discuss dairy policy reform programs proposed in NMPF’s Foundation for the Future. FULL STORY »

Expo seminars showcase latest research
05/04/2011 1:11:16 PM
Industry experts with a vast array of expertise will converge at World Dairy Expo to help increase dairy operations profitability and efficiency as part of the 2011 Expo Seminars. FULL STORY »

May 2 workshop tackles ammonia, nitrogen
04/14/2011 3:20:41 PM
This year's Ohio State University agricultural air quality workshop will focus on the challenges and opportunities facing livestock and poultry producers when it comes to ammonia emissions and their connection with nitrogen fertilizer. It will take place Monday, May 2 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center in Columbus, Ohio. FULL STORY »

Social Listening 101
03/18/2011 3:23:59 PM
Dairy Management Inc. will be hosting a Webinar on March 23. This myDairy Webinar is called Social Listening 101: Three easy ways to track dairy conversations and news. FULL STORY »

New Horizons for Conservation Cropping in California Conferences set for March 9-11
03/02/2011 7:51:27 PM
California’s Conservation Tillage and Cropping Systems Workgroup will present educational tours and programs at three locations in California March 9-11 to convey information on innovative conservation tillage crop production systems that are being developed in irrigated regions of South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado and Washington. FULL STORY »

AgStar Conference slated for May
02/28/2011 6:08:48 PM
Registration is now open for the Sixth AgSTAR National Conference taking place in Boise, Idaho May 11-12, 2011. The conference will include technical presentations on a variety of topics related to anaerobic digestion, expanded networking events, and an exhibit hall. Also planned is a tour of local anaerobic digestion systems that will take place on Tuesday, May 10th. FULL STORY »

Global food expert to lead "Mastering the Dairy Business" call next week
02/25/2011 11:09:42 AM
Dan Basse, president of AgResource Company, a domestic and international agricultural research firm in Chicago, will present a "Global Outlook for Dairy in 2011 and Beyond" on Wednesday, March 2, from 12 NOON to 1:15 p.m. FULL STORY »

March workshops to give producers an edge in buying and selling
02/23/2011 2:39:01 PM
New York State Acting Agriculture Commissioner Darrel J. Aubertine today announced a continuation of workshops designed to help dairy farmers maintain profitability in an uncertain market environment. Managing the Margin workshops teach dairy producers effective risk management strategies they can use to anticipate and manage price risks for both milk and feed. Seven workshops will be offered throughout the State in the month of March. FULL STORY »