|
Diamond
Sponsors
Click on any logo to reach company website
|
|
Platinum
Sponsors
Click on any logo to reach company website
|
RESOURCE CENTER
Click on each picture or logo to learn more
"WORKING TOGETHER FROM FARM TO FRIDGE"
 | | Indiana Grazing & Forages NRCS Website |
|
 | | Calf Notes and Links |
|
 | | LGM Dairy Education Info |
|
 | Innovation Center for U.S.
Dairy |
|
"WORKING TOGETHER FORM FARM TO FRIDGE"
New 2013 Manual!
NMPF Resource Manual
also Animal Care Training Videos
and Johnes Assessment Info
Check out the resources available to you on the Purdue University Dairy Extension site. Topics on nutrition, business management, animal health and many more topics related to our dairy industry and animal care. 
Click to read the
August 2013 Dairy Market Report Projected MILC Payments |
2013 Indiana Dairy Producers
Board of Directors
Tamilee Nennich, Secretary
|
|
Silver Sponsors
Click on the logo to visit sponsor's
website
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
|
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.
|
Click
on the Archive button to access previous issues of our E-Updates and important information for your dairy operation, industry issues and trends.
|
|
Greetings! Special thanks to all who joined us last Friday for the annual Partners in Success Luncheon in Indianapolis. The room was filled with many of our tremendous supporters and sponsors who make it possible for IDP to continue to make a difference for all dairy producers in Indiana. After enjoying a great meal, those in attendance had an opportunity to hear about what IDP has been involved in the past year and what we see as some exciting things ahead. We thank Chris McGrath for telling us about the Green Express and the exciting opportunities that it holds for the Indiana dairy industry. Indiana Soybean Alliance and Indiana Corn Marketing Council were wonderful hosts of this event. We are pleased to welcome two new Silver Sponsors to our growing list- Central Life Sciences and Orion Energy Ag Division. We are confident you can take care of any of your farm's needs through our tremendous sponsors. Let me know if I can assist you in contacting any of them. I had the opportunity to spend two days in Washington D.C. this week as part of a group from Indiana Farm Bureau to discuss labor and the broken immigration system in the US. We were able to sit down individually with seven of our Indiana Representatives and openly discuss the need for change. Please call me if you want to know more about our discussions or any other dairy need at 317-695-8228 or email dougleman@indianadairy.org. Please continue to keep safety on your minds as the harvest season moves on. Take care and God bless! Doug Leman
Executive Director Indiana Dairy Producers |
|
 | Chris McGrath
|
All aboard...
'Food train' poised to be 'game changer' for Indiana
By Sherry Bunting
INDIANAPOLIS - A new mode of transportation is poised to be a 'game changer' for Indiana, providing the ability to move fresh food products to the southeast and beyond; to engage resort buyers in the Caribbean, and Central and South America, as well as tapping the growth markets for dairy protein in the Pacific Rim.
In March 2014, a new "food train" will begin transporting refrigerated and frozen food products from Tampa, Florida to Northwest Indiana... and back again. Add to this the anticipated renovations to the Panama Canal enabling cargo to sail from eastern U.S. and Gulf ports to destinations in the Pacific, and the net result is a whole new world of marketing opportunities.
Indiana dairy farmers are well positioned for the future via the Green Express -- a new mile-long dedicated, high speed, non-stop, food train capable of transporting refrigerated and frozen dairy products direct from Kingsbury to Tampa. The new route stems from the 800-acre INland Logistics Port at Kingsbury, LaPorte County, connecting the Kingsbury Industrial Park to the CSX rail line just south of Chicago.
This is what the Indiana Department of Agriculture views as a potential "food campus" to be anchored by the new food train traveling nonstop to and from Tampa, with the Tampa destination positioned within 500 yards of port.
This trip takes 52 hours by truck and 56 hours by train; however, both Chicago and Tampa are "international trade zones," so, once the food is on the non-stop Green Express, it is deemed exported and can be offloaded upon arrival without waiting the many days of administrative time and additional fees required for inspections.
"We're connecting the pieces and combining the parts to help get their stuff up here and our stuff down there." said Chris McGrath, a partner in the Chicago-based Providence Logistics, the owner and developer of the logistics park that will operate the Green Express. "We're optimizing the supply chain to get product distributed faster and fresher, with less waste and less spoilage, while realizing savings in fuel costs as well as other downstream benefits."
McGrath spoke during the Indiana Dairy Producers (IDP) annual Partners in Success Luncheon in the Farm Bureau building at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Friday, October 25 in Indianapolis. Read more
|
|
Orion Energy is Silver Level Sponsor
IDP is delighted to introduce Orion Energy as a new Silver Sponsor. Orion Energy's Agricultural Division has been revolutionizing the agricultural industry with proprietary technology guaranteed to reduce energy consumption and related energy costs while improving operations. By combining energy-efficient lighting systems and direct renewable technology, Orion Ag has quickly established itself as the leader in energy efficiency.
Orion Ag combines both proven products, along with extensive field experience, to find the best most cost-effective ways for you to save energy and increase your profits. Most farms find their highest costs are attributed to milk cooling, lighting, ventilation, and pump systems.
Orion will find ways to conserve your current electrical load through energy-efficient fluorescent and LED lighting. By implementing a VFD system, controlling air flow and ventilation is another way to reduce costs significantly. You will have control over a range of features to make sure fans are only operating when they need to be. Orion Ag also has an extremely successful direct renewable line that will allow you to create your own electricity using solar and wind energy to help you get even closer to energy neutrality. Using Orion Ag's Conserve, Control and Create approach to fight soaring energy costs, your farming operations will be set for years to come. Get started on saving energy and money today. Call Orion Ag at 1-855-836-2577 or visit Orion's website.
|
|
Partners in Success Luncheon: IDP covered a lot of ground this year!
 By Sherry Bunting
See our Partners Photo Gallery here.
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Dairy Producers (IDP) Partners in Success luncheon Oct. 25 at the state fairgrounds in Indianapolis was a time to review the past year's activities and look ahead to the future of the organization, which serves as the voice, advocate and partner for Hoosier dairy farmers, with membership accounting for about 70% of the state's dairy cows.
IDP executive director Doug Leman thanked the approximately 80 sponsors ranging from corporate sponsors to bronze, silver, gold, platinum and diamond level sponsors.
"Without our sponsors we would not be able to do what we are doing for our producers," said Leman, giving special recognition to the support of the Indiana Soybean Alliance and Indiana Corn Marketing Council hosting the fourth annual IDP Partners in Success luncheon. In addition to ISA / ICMC, other diamond-level sponsors are Milk Promotion Services of Indiana and Stewart-Peterson.
IDP president LuAnn Troxel reviewed the organization's many events during the year and reminded the group of the organization's purpose supported by allied industry sponsorships and producer membership dues.
Troxel gave the example of the survey members filled out on dairy policy. "There's nothing else in the nation like this showing how farmers answered fundamental questions about the dairy policies being considered in the Farm Bill. Our farmers responded and that information is being used by lawmakers," Troxel explained.
From hosting the Kentuckiana Dairy Exchange and organizing a bus tour to Wisconsin as well as six regional winter educational meetings to partnering with Stewart-Peterson on marketing field trips to the CME, planning the annual meeting in conjunction with the Indiana Livestock, Forage and Grain Forum, and offering young farmer discussion groups and tours... 2013 has been another busy year for IDP in providing value to producers who want to continually improve their dairy management skills.
"I love working with an engaged board of dairy producers," said Troxel as she presented a slide show of 2013 events that offered networking opportunities for producers to learn from each other and exchange ideas. Read more
|
|
Central Life Sciences Joins IDP as Silver Sponsor
IDP gives a hearty welcome to Central Life Sciences, a new Silver level sponsor!
Central Life Sciences is dedicated to creating healthier environments and making life better for people, plants and animals around the world. As inventors of insect growth regulator technology more than 35 years ago, the founders of Central Life Sciences pioneered biorational pest control using the insect's chemistry as a means to reduce pest populations.
Central Life Sciences produces a full range of products for use in professional agricultural settings, including ClariFly Larvicide. ClariFly Larvicide is a feed supplement that prevents adult house flies, stable flies, face flies, and horn flies from developing in and emerging from the manure of treated cattle. Unlike conventional insecticides that attack the nervous system of insects, ClariFly Larvicide works by interrupting the fly's life cycle, rather than through direct toxicity.
To learn more about ClariFly Larvicide, click here or connect on Twitter and Facebook or call 800-248-7763.
|
|
Farm Bill Update
 October 30th brought the first official meeting of the Farm Bill conference committee with a general meeting to accommodate opening statements. The four principal conferees - Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Ranking Member Thad Cochran (R-MS), House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-MN) - are expected to meet in the coming weeks to determine if a general agreement can be reached on the major differences between the House and Senate bills. To see a list of all House and Senate Conference members, click here.
To read Bruce Knight's Inside the Conference commentary via Agri-Pulse, click here.
To watch a 15 minute podcast with dairy policy experts Mark Stephenson and Marin Bozik, click here.
|
Colts Mascot Coming to a School Near You, and You're Invited!
 This fall and winter, Colts mascot Blue will be traveling to schools to teach kids about the importance of good nutrition and exercise, including drinking milk and eating dairy products. Blue, with help from Coach Pagano, Colts players and Colts cheerleaders, gets kids excited about eating healthy foods like milk, cheese, yogurt, fruits and vegetables.Don't miss out on the excitement! If you or anyone from your farm would like to attend a Blue's show, please call Jackie at 317-842-3060. The shows are fun, dynamic and demonstrate how Fuel Up to Play 60 is helping to protect dairy's place in schools. The Colts like to recognize farmers who attend the shows. Click here for a schedule of appearances and dates.
|
|
|
Visit Our Bronze Sponsors
|  | |
Click on above button!
|
|
Upcoming 2013 Events
NOVEMBER Nov. 6-8 Dairy Practices Council 44th Annual Conference, Harrisburg, PA, now featuring a Food Safety Workshop for Artisan Cheesemakers and on-farm and small-scale dairy processors. DECEMBER Dec. 13-14 Indiana Farm Bureau State Convention, Grand Wayne Center, Fort Wayne Agenda and registration info |
|
Support IDP
|  |
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.
We appreciate our industry supporters. They make it possible for IDP to support the dairy industry in many ways. If your company is interested in finding ways to join IDP, download an information sheet here. |
 Indiana Dairy Picture GalleryOver 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.
|
|
|
