Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative and the Dairy Business Association announced a pair of promotions to their member services team. Lauren Laubscher has been promoted to member services manager, and Reschke was promoted to member services compliance and regulatory representative. Both previously served as member services representatives covering different areas of the organizations.
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) is seeking nominations for four top awards presented annually to leaders in the dairy industry. Nominations will close on Friday, Oct. 27. Winners will be announced and recognized at Dairy Forum 2024 in Phoenix, Ariz. Nominations are now open for the following awards: The IDFA Laureate Award, the 2024 Innovative Dairy Farmer of the Year Award, the IDFA Food Safety Leadership Award, and the IDFA Workplace of the Year Award.
World Dairy Expo will host a Dairy Symposium featuring the Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives from across the country on Tuesday, October 3, 2023 from 8:00 – 11:30 a.m. Registration is now open for this historic event.
The dairy checkoff marked its 13th year of impact through Fuel Up to Play 60 – a school wellness program in partnership with the NFL – while preparing an evolved strategy that will bring more partners together to support dairy’s role in youth wellness and improve education of the contributions of America’s dairy farmers. Beginning this school year, the checkoff will shift to the “Fuel Up” platform with a goal of bringing new and diverse partners together to expand opportunities to increase access to dairy with other nutritious foods and engage youth around healthy eating and food production. With this change, Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) is transitioning from a partnership with the NFL to a no-cost collaboration, which paves the way to co-create programs that support youth wellness.
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association announces the promotion of Matt Spencer to vice president, HR & safety programs, and Kris Early to director, communications.
The 2024 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) is less than six months away and has already booked 93 percent of the trade show floor. The 2024 IPPE has surpassed 570,000 square feet of exhibit space and secured more than 1,070 exhibitors. As the only annual exposition highlighting the best of the poultry and egg, meat and animal food industries, the 2024 IPPE will offer timely and important information and an efficient way for producers and processors to find solutions to enhance their operations.
Shopper concern over prices continues to change behavior with 93 percent of shoppers reporting they are worried about food cost inflation. Additionally, 46 percent of shoppers are buying less fresh meat and fresh produce to avoid food waste, according to new research presented at Chicken Marketing Summit. The 2023 edition of the executive conference was hosted by WATT Global Media on July 31-August 2 at the Hotel Effie Sandestin in Miramar Beach, Florida. The agenda included an exclusive presentation revealing the results of the 2023 Chicken Consumption Survey, which focused on current and anticipated US consumer behavior, specifically, consumption of chicken during an inflationary time.
One of the next climate change solutions might be found at your local dairy farm. A team of Michigan State University researchers are studying ways to generate renewable energy from dairy farm waste to charge electric vehicles. Wei Liao, a professor in MSU’s Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering and the director of MSU’s Anaerobic Digestion Research and Education Center, led a demonstration workshop July 19 showcasing the novel research linking dairy operations to the auto industry. He was joined by MSU animal science professor Barry Bradford, BAE professor Ajit Srivastava, dairy farm manager Jim Good and BAE research specialist and ADREC manager Sibel Uludag-Demirer.
Among the many critical issues slated for discussion at the 24th annual R-CALF USA Convention and Trade Show, to be held Aug. 17-18 in Rapid City, South Dakota, is the ongoing globalization effort to control the food supply and those who produce it. To emphasize the importance of this issue, the ranch group has invited Dutch farmers’ advocate and internationally renowned political commentator, Eva Vlaardingerbroek of Amsterdam, Netherlands, to give the keynote address. Vlaardingerbroek is well-known worldwide as one of the key voices advocating for farmers and fighting against globalization and the eradication of freedom.
