The Battle For Milkquarious

Chuck Zimmerman

The Got Milk folks and milk loving rock star White Gold are about to introduce “The Battle for Milkquarious” which debuts on October 5. Here’s a YouTube video which features “White Gold and Strawberry Summers make some sweet, sweet music… until the milk runs out.”

Ag Groups, Dairy, Video

Charleston Orwig is Legendary in the Dairy Business

Cindy Zimmerman

Charleston Orwig must have more dairy industry related clients than any other communications agency in the country, which makes sense since they are located literally in the heartland of the state synonymous with dairy production – Hartland, Wisconsin. At World Dairy Expo this year they are working with a number of clients – including Alpharma, Arm and Hammer animal nutrition, …

Agencies, Audio, Dairy, World Dairy Expo

Novus Helps Producers Balance Dairy Nutrition

Chuck Zimmerman

The first presenter this morning at the Novus International Media Day was good friend, Stephanie Gable, Marketing Manager, Ruminants. Stephanie gave us the lowdown on how Novus is helping dairy producers achieve “oxidative balance” in their herd. They’ve found that just like with human beings, when dairy cows come under stress from oxidation they become less productive. So to prevent …

Animal Health, Audio, Dairy, Novus International

Ice Cream Burger

Cindy Zimmerman

Turnabout is fair play, as they say. Some of you may remember the Steak Sundae post here on Agwired about three years ago that generated lots of comments from anti-meat eaters who thought it was disgusting. So, how about this? Ice Cream Hamburger Treats, a recipe from Blue Bunny. These are “cool” – in more ways than one. The burger …

Dairy, Food

Credibility & Reputation Challenges Abound Online

Joanna Schroeder

Like many, when I look for information I go online first. With so much information out there, I often wonder if it is accurate. According to a new study conducted by v-Fluence Interactive, the information consumers search for regarding the production practices that put meat and dairy products on their kitchen tables, they are most likely to see the kind …

Agribusiness, Beef, Dairy, Research

Get Your Dairy “Cowlendar”

Melissa Sandfort

ANIMART, Inc. has released its annual, uniquely-themed customer appreciation “cowlendar” — “Cows and Kids”. This year, the ANIMART calendar features photos with dairy cattle and adorable kids. These images serve as a reminder of the family connection within the dairy business by displaying colorful photos of customer’s children conducting farm chores from milking cows to feeding animals or showing cattle. …

Dairy

Dairy and NFL Helping Kids Get Fit

Chuck Zimmerman

I’m still in World Dairy Expo mode and thought you might be interested in this program. Grant Kohler is a dairy farmer from Utah where he milks 300 cows with a family operation. He was attending World Dairy Expo to talk about the Childhood Nutrition Fitness Initiative that’s a joint project of the National Dairy Council and the National Football …

Ag Groups, Audio, Dairy, World Dairy Expo

Dairy Expo Talk

Chuck Zimmerman

This week’s ZimmCast is being sponsored by DTN and The Progressive Farmer. “DTN and The Progressive Farmer deliver the right content to the right audience across multiple media platforms—it all adds up to you moving the needle with producers now.” Last week’s World Dairy Expo provided another opportunity to see a lot of my friends in the agricultural marketing world. …

Audio, Dairy, Media, ZimmCast