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Mission StatementTo promote a profitable, positive, professional image of
dairy producers while providing educational opportunities
for interchange of ideas and to speak as a proactive voice
for Indiana dairy producers.
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Indiana Professional Dairy Producers
E-Update
Greetings!
Welcome to this issue of the IPDP Electronic Newsletter. We encourage you to attend one of 5 regional dairy meetings held throughout Indiana. Relevant dairy information, presented by Purdue University Extension Specialists, industry experts, and IPDP Executive Board members will keep you current on the dairy industry.
We had a large crowd at the IPDP annual meeting, which was held during the Indiana Livestock Forage and Grain Forum. If you invested time by attending the day's events, we think you will agree that it was well worth it.
A few weeks ago, Butch Mercer terminated his contract as IPDP executive director. However, a very engaged board of directors, excellent industry support, and improving milk prices gives us great optimism for the future of IPDP.
We are especially thankful for your support of Indiana Professional Dairy Producers. Dues renewal notices were mailed recently, and your 2011 renewal is really appreciated. If you are not currently an IPDP member, we would be delighted if you would download a membership form and send in your $20 individual membership dues. Thank you sincerely.
LuAnn Troxel,
President
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Which IPDP Regional
Dairy Meeting Will You Attend?
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2011 Meeting Dates and Locations 9 AM - 2:30 PM
Includes Lunch
Times are EST except for Warrenton, which is CST
� Goshen-February 22
Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds
� Decatur-February 23
Back 40 Junction Restaurant
� Warrenton-March 1
The Log Inn
� Columbus-March 2
Bartholomew County 4-H Fairgrounds
� Rockville-March 3
Parke County Fairgrounds
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Each paid IPDP membership includes one free meeting registration, including lunch.We appreciate our sponsors in helping defray the meeting expenses, including Diamond V and Dairy Farmers of America.
For meeting brochure, agenda, location addresses and registration information, click here.
Questions or to RSVP, email
Dr. Mike Schutz.
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IPDP Board Members Elected at Annual Meeting
The IPDP Annual Meeting was held on January 28th, and the room was packed with IPDP members and forum attendees interested in Indiana's dairy industry. At that meeting, new board members were elected. Brian Huber is a dairy farmer from St. Paul, Indiana and he was elected to replace Garry Arnholt. Steve Obert is a dairy farmer from Fort Branch, Indiana and he was elected to replace Mark Rauscher. Both Garry and Mark have served 2 consecutive 3-year terms on the board. Also, Henk Sevenhuysen and LuAnn Troxel were re-elected to serve a second term. We would like to sincerely thank Garry and Mark for their volunteer service to Indiana Professional Dairy Producers.
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Brian Rexing, Gibson County Dairy Producer, is the 2011 Outstanding Dairy Producer of the Year
IPDP chooses an outstanding dairy producer each year based on nominations requested from its membership and industry supporters. The nominations are then reviewed by Purdue University Extension specialists and the industry advisers of the organization. It is a goal of IPDP to recognize excellence in dairy farming and highlight this achievement to the community. Brian was awarded a plaque at the IPDP annual meeting held in conjunction with the Livestock, Forage and Grain Forum in Indianapolis on January 28, 2011.
Read the full article here.
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2011 Outstanding Dairy Producer of the Year
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IPDP 2011 Young Dairy Producers of the Year: Kerry and Christiana Estes of Fountaintown
This award seeks to recognize dairy excellence in producers that are early in their career, generally under 35 years of age. This year, IPDP was pleased to receive a number of very qualified nominations. It is an encouragement to have energetic early career dairy farmers who truly seek to produce excellent quality, nutritious, affordable dairy products. Read more about the Estes family here.
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2011 Young Dairy Producers of the Year
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REMINDER, all farms holding a CAFO permit during calendar year 2010 are required to submit an annual report to IDEM by February 15th
Link to a PDF version of the form is below. If you would like a Word version which you can fill in, please send your request to IPDP Information and it will be sent to you promptly. CAFO Form 52510Top |
| 2011 IDEM Self Inspection Sheets
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2011 Indiana Milk Quality Conference Registration
The 2011 Indiana Milk Quality Conference will be held April 12 and 13, 2011 at Don Hall's Guesthouse in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Dairy producers are encouraged to attend this event.
View the conference agenda
View the Milk Quality Conference Registration
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Scholarship Corner  IPDP Silver Sponsor, Farm Credit Services of Mid-America, will be awarding scholarships to Farm Credit customers, Customer's spouse or children who are college students enrolled in agriculture and business programs. Individual awards will range from $1,000 to $1,500. More information and a scholarship application is available here or call Farm Credit Services of Mid-America at 800-444-FARM. The application must be postmarked by Monday, February 28, 2011.IPDP Silver Sponsor, Fore most Farms USA, is offering $2000 scholarships to member-owners and children of member-owners who are pursuing a degree in agriculture. Scholarship information is available here or call 800-362-9196 ext. 8798. The Foremost Scholarship deadline is February 25, 2011. 
Cargill is offering scholarships to high school seniors who are living in communities near Cargill operations. They will be awarding 350 $1000 scholarships to selected and motivated students who fill out an application. But there's not much time. These applications must be submitted by February 15, 2011. More information is available here. |
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Mysterious Cow Deaths Explained by Potatoes
You may have heard about 200 steers in Wisconsin that were found dead in a pasture in January. This event caused much concern by people who wondered if this could be linked to reports of unexplained fish kills in Maryland and Arkansas and bird deaths in Louisiana. Some initial reports also suspected Bovine IBR disease.The Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Lab was able to determine the cause of death recently, and linked it to mycotoxins in sweet potatoes that were fed to the steers. Read more...
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New York Times Discusses Antibiotics in Milk; NMPF Counters Antibiotics are a hot topic and we will see changes in antibiotic usage in the dairy industry, most experts believe. A recent article appeared in the New York Times that could cause some confusion. The FDA considered an antibiotic residue testing program which is currently being postponed. One thing we do know for sure, the scrutiny on antibiotic usage in food producing animals is only going to increase. Implementing strong record systems on our individual farms is imperative. Perhaps this is an excellent time to ask your veterinarian to review your current antibiotic protocols and record keeping. Click
here to read about the article.
IPDP Membership
Did you know that your IPDP membership provides you with:
- Opportunities to network with other professional dairy producers from around the state.
- Encourage open exchange of ideas and learn new approaches to the most challenging dairy farm management decisions.
- Allow you to get on the "ground floor" in determining relevant
 topics facing dairy managers and securing appropriate speakers to tackle those topics at educational meetings - Notify you through IPDP newletters of upcoming events and educational opportunities that will help you to be a better dairy producer.
- Be a sounding board to solving key problems that face Indiana dairy producers.
Your IPDP membership is your connection to:
- Indiana Creamery License Division
- Indiana Board of Animal Health
- Indiana Department of Environmental Management
- Indiana State Department of Agriculture
- Indiana Beef Cattle Association
- Milk Promotion Services of Indiana
- Growing Indiana Ag (GINA)
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Upcoming Events
2011
February 16 Regular IPDP Board Meeting at MPSI office, 10 - 2 PM.
February 17, Annie's Project, Session 6 of 6, Risk management workshops for farm women. Contact: Kelly Heckaman (574-372-2340) February 22, IPDP Regional Meeting, Goshen, Educational program on topics of current interest in dairy production. Special emphasis on managing feed costs, forage utilization, and calf management. Contact: County Extension offices, Mike Schutz (765-494-9478) or Tamilee Nennich (765-494-4823) February 23, IPDP Regional Meeting, Decatur, INFebruary 24-25, Midwest Women in Ag Conference, Hilton Indianapolis North, Indianapolis, IN; Contact: Kelly Heckaman (574-372-2340). February 24-25, USDA 2011 Ag Outlook Forum, Arlington, VA MARCHMarch 1, DAIReXNET Webinar: Environmental Nitrogen IssuesMarch 1, IPDP Regional Meeting, Warrenton, INMarch 2, IPDP Regional Meeting, Columbus, INMarch 3, IPDP Regional Meeting, Rockville, INMarch 9-11, Western Dairy Management Conference, John Ascuagas's Nugget, Reno, Nevada APRILApril 4, DAIReXNET Webinar: Air QualityApril 12-13, Indiana Milk Quality Conference, Fort Wayne, IN; Contact: Mike Schutz (765-494-9478). April 19-20, Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference, Grand Wayne Center, Fort Wayne, IN April 30, Purdue Dairy Club Spring Calf Sale, Animal Sciences Research and Education Center; Calf and heifer sale.Contact: Steve Hendress (765-583-2526). MAYMay 21, Indiana State 4-H and FFA Dairy Judging Contest, Purdue University. Contact: Carl Broady (765-494-8435). JUNEJune 8-10, Purdue 4-H Animal Sciences Workshop for Youth, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; Hands-on workshop for 4-H dairy project members featuring basic dairy management skills and up-to-date technology. Contact: Colleen Brady (765-494-8433) or Mike Schutz (765-494-9478). AUGUSTAugust 2-3, Kentuckiana Dairy Exchange, Northeastern, IN;Event designed to bring dairy producers and industry professionals together to learn more about the many facets of the dairy industry. Contact: Tamilee Nennich (765-494-4823) or Mike Schutz (765-494-9478). August 5-22, Indiana State Fair, Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, IN August 13, Indiana 4-H Young Dairy Producer Contest and 4-H Junior Dairy Skillathon Top
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Contacting Your Indiana Legislator 
With the Indiana Legislature now in session, you can find out information on who your representatives are at the following website: http://www.in.gov/legislativeTop
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2011 IPDP Board
of Directors
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IPDP Executive Board
President
LuAnn Troxel
Hanna
219-508-3433
Vice President
Ron Fuhrmann
Hoagland
260-438-4940
Secretary
Kelly Heckaman
Kosciusko
574-527-3445
Treasurer
Mike Schutz
765- 494-9478
Dave Forgey
Logansport
574-652-2461
Click on a name above to email an Executive Board Member
Board Members
Joe Hibshman
Syracuse
Sarah Wagler
Morgantown
Ben Rothert
Seymour
Henk Sevenhuysen
Goodland
Steve Obert Fort Branch Brian Huber St. Paul Industry
J.J. Degan
Cargill Animal Nutrition
Dr. Ken McGuffey
McGuffey Dairy Consulting
Tamilee Nennich Ph.D.
Purdue University
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