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Mike Schutz Ph.D
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Dave Forgey
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Kelly Heckaman
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Greetings!
County fair time is here again! Let me know when your dairy show is and I will try to get to some if I can fit them into my schedule. It's always good to see young people working with their animals and with each other.
I have had the opportunity to work closely with BOAH and the dairy farm inspection team. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can assist you. Often it is just a misunderstanding , or sometimes a clarification might be needed. We appreciate the working relationship we have with BOAH, but I can't help you if I don't hear from you.
There are lots of opportunities coming up! You need to get your reservations in for the Kentuckiana Dairy Exchange to be held July 30-31. We will be providing transportation from the motel both days for the farm tours. We continue to get more producers participating in our events. Ccome and see what we are all about. I am confident you will meet a new friend and take an idea back home that can help you improve your operation.
If you would like to help serve in the dairy bar or rib-eye stand at the state fair, let me know. We still have some slots to fill. We will be serving in the dairy bar on three Fridays, Aug. 2nd, 9th, and 16th from 7-11 p.m. We will also be doing two shifts in the rib-eye stand on Aug. 17th, 1-5:30 p.m. and 5:30-10:30p.m. These are enjoyable opportunities to work together and I've never heard anyone say they were sorry they helped!
We'd like to welcome our newest Bronze sponsor, MarginSmart, a company that wants to get the concept of margin and profitability management out to our members! You can visit their website here and see all of our Bronze level sponsors here.
You can contact me to sign up for any of these events or with any dairy need at dougleman@indianadairy.org or call me at 317-695-8228. Hope to see you soon, take care and God bless!
Doug Leman
Executive Director
Indiana Dairy Producers
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Kentuckiana Dairy Exchange in Plymouth/LaPorte Indiana July 30-31!
Make plans to join IDP in Northwest Indiana in Plymouth and LaPorte for the 2013 Kentuckiana Dairy Exchange on July 30-31. We are anticipating a nice group of dairy farmers to join us from Kentucky, and we sure hope many of you can be with us as well. On Tuesday, July 30, we will visit Mike Heckaman's dairy in Argos, Homestead Dairy in Plymouth, and Nor-Bert's robotic dairy in Bremen. Then we will return to LaPorte's Best Western Plus for overnight and the evening banquet. On Wednesday, we will visit Hesters' organic dairy in Walkerton, Yoned Dairy in Union Mills and Minich Dairy Farm in LaPorte! Bus accommodations are available and included in the $40 registration fee for IDP member farms. Also included is the banquet on Tuesday evening, where the University of Kentucky will have a program, "Precision Technology for Improving Dairy Management." Lunch at Minich Dairy Farm on Wednesday is also included. Please make your own hotel reservations. We have a block of rooms at Best Western Plus in LaPorte for $89/night. To get this rate, make your reservation by July 16. You can call Best Western Plus at 219-362-4585. There are also sponsorship opportunities available. Please contact Doug Leman for more information on obtaining a booth at the banquet in LaPorte on Tuesday evening, July 30, or for being a tour sponsor. A brochure with tour details can be downloaded by clicking here.
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 So make your plans to attend the Kentuckiana Dairy Exchange today! Registration for this two day event includes bus transportation both days to 6 well-managed dairy farms, a banquet on Tuesday evening, and lunch on Wednesday afternoon. Make your hotel reservation by July 16, and send a check for $40/person to reserve you spot today. Please call Doug Leman with any questions: 317-695-8228. More details. |
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Top 7 Violations at Recent Farm Sanitation Inspections
 We asked Doug Metcalf, BOAH Dairy Division Director, to give us an idea of common sanitation inspection violations. He agreed. Following are the top 7 most common violations on recent inspections. 1. Storage of utensils & equipment (2 points). Items need to be stored off the floor, items like buckets and bottles need to be able to drain. 2. Floors in milk house and parlor (1 point). Aggregate cannot be showing, one-piece mats that are impossible to pull up for cleaning will be marked. 3. Protection from contamination (3 points). Milk contact surfaces must be capped, closed, etc. 4. Milk house openings (2 points). Doors must close, screens must be in place. 5. Water Supply (2 points). No submerged inlets. 6. Construction utensils & equipment (4 points). Good repair of rubber items, inflations, vacuum/milk hoses and agitator caps. 7. Drugs, drug equipment, cleaners, sanitizers (minor violations, 2 points), correct labeling and storage. Doug Metcalf said the rubber agitator cap on the bulk tank is in the "item of the month club." There is no such club in reality, but this item has been marked several times on farms recently. Please check the condition of your agitator cap! |
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Agency Updates from 6-28 IDP Board Meeting
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At each regular board meeting, the IDP Board of Directors gets an agency update from key organizations that affect the dairy industry such as the Board of Animal Health, IDEM, State Dept. of Ag and more. You can read a summary of these updates here.
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Dairy Policy Update: Farm Bill Collapse
People are still shaking their heads over the failure of Congress to pass the Farm Bill. Although the House voted to remove supply management from the dairy portion of the farm bill when it overwhelmingly passed the Goodlatte/Scott amendment, it didn't really matter in the end when the entire bill failed. Click here to read an article out of Capital Press, "Milk Supply Management Remains Center of Farm Bill Debate." Also, you may want to watch a video of University of Wisconsin's Mark Stephensen and Cornell's Andrew Novakovic as they discuss the situation. Stephensen Novakovic Video |
Weighted average price: Know your numbers Scott Stewart, from In health and fitness circles, people are often encouraged to "know your numbers." Key statistics like height, weight, body mass index, cholesterol and blood pressure numbers are often used as basic measurements - or at least benchmarks for embarking on a fitness program.
Likewise, when a dairy producer is describing his or her farming operation, a few key statistics are often recited: Number of cows, rolling herd average, butterfat percentage, somatic cell count, number of employees and so on. Not only do these numbers describe our businesses, they are a way to measure the quality of our work.
How do you measure the quality of your marketing decisions? So often, the management of price risks and opportunities takes a back seat to production management, and many producers do not have a systematic method for measuring the quality of their marketing decisions.
As dairies continue to become more sophisticated in their management processes, it is important to develop the right perspective on the markets and marketing decisions.
Just as a dairy's rolling herd average is determined by the average of all cows in the herd, the price received for selling that production must be viewed in the big picture.
Producers can logically and unemotionally assess their marketing success by knowing their weighted-average price for their entire production over time.
What is weighted-average price? Weighted-average price is the net average price received over time for all of your milk production (or paid out for feedstuffs).
It is simply calculated by averaging the value of priced milk per hundredweight (cwt), the value of unpriced production assigned the current market value and the value of any milk with hedge positions.
Averaging these values is important because the price you receive for your production at any given point in time might be higher or lower than the current market price.
It should be your goal to make strategic and incremental sales (or feed purchases) that build the best possible weighted-average price for all your production long term.
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DHIA Scholarship Opportunity
National Dairy Herd Information Association (NDHIA) is offering $750 scholarships to full-time incoming and continuing students at technical and two-year and four-year colleges/universities. To be eligible for a National DHIA scholarship, the applicant must be a family member or employee of a herd on DHI test, a family member of a DHI employee, or an employee of a DHI affiliate. To apply for a National DHIA scholarship, log on to: www.dhia.org and download and complete the electronic application form. For more information, contact Barb Roth, National DHIA scholarship committee chair, at roth250@ix.netcom.com
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The Cows are Coming to Downtown Indy!
 After years of planning, the National Holstein Convention is just about here as the first activities begin on July 7! You can read about all the events for the Holstein Convention and the Junior Holstein activities at the official convention website here. Some of the most beautiful cows in the world will be visiting the big city! On July 10 from 7-11 p.m., the National Convention Sale will be held at the Indianapolis Convention Center. To read more about the cows in the sale or to watch the auction online in real time, click here.
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IDP Corporate Sponsors
 There is a growing list of companies that recognize IDP's value to Indiana's dairy industry. Please visit our list of companies that have become Corporate Sponsors for only $100. If you know of a company that may have an interest in supporting IDP at some level, please download a brochure here.
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Individual membership in the Indiana Dairy Producers is $50. Encourage your dairy farming friends to join IDP! Also, any individual who is not a dairy producer but would still like to support IDP can join as an associate member. Download a membership/associate brochure here.
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Indiana Dairy Picture Gallery
 Over the years we have organized many tours and events, and we have tried to take pictures at all of them. We frequently invite you to watch a picture slideshow, but if you want to see our albums on our flickr page, click here.
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Upcoming 2013 Events
JULY
July is Fair Season! Click here for Indiana county fair dates and info.
July 7-11 National Holstein Convention, Indianapolis, Convention Info
July 8-12 American Dairy Science Assoc. Annual Meeting, Indianapolis.
July 30-31 Kentuckiana Dairy Exchange, Plymouth and LaPorte, Indiana. Details.
AUGUST
August 2-18 Indiana State Fair
August 2, 9, 16 Work an IDP shift at dairy bar! Call Doug at 317-695-8228 to schedule! (7-11PM EDT)
August 9 IDP Dairy Bar shift at state fair, 7-11 PM.
August 10 Dairy Skillathon, Indiana State Fair
August 11 4-H Dairy Show, State Fair
August 13 Open Class Dairy Show, State Fair
August 16 IDP Board Meeting 12-3PM, Indiana State Fairgrounds, (abbreviated, no agency reports), IDP dairy bar shift from 7-11 PM.
August 17 Work an IDP shift at the IBCA Beef tent at Indiana State Fair. Call Dave Forgey 574-652-2461. Shift times are from 1-5:30 PM and 5:30-10:30 PM.
August 27-29 Farm Progress Show, Decatur, IL
OCTOBER
Oct. 1-5 World Dairy Expo, Seminar & Virtual Tour Info, Dane County Expo Center, Madison, WI
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