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Another year of setting records!
Your Cooperative hit a new milestone in 2007 for consolidated sales revenues, reaching $17.9 million. Revenues at this level also helped NorthStar achieve our second highest Income from Operations with $608,619. Click to learn more about your Cooperative’s accomplishments in 2007.
2007 Progressive Dairy Producer Announced
With a dollar value increase of $1,131 over the past five years, Randy, Carol and Adam Erickson of Bear Creek, Wisconsin have won NorthStar Cooperative’s Progressive Dairy Producer Award for 2007. Special attention to nutrition, harvesting, dry cow management, and cow comfort have all played a role in the 198-cow herd’s progress. Click to learn more about Spring Brook Dairy, the first Wisconsin herd to win this award.
DairyMetrics: A powerful benchmarking tool
Your DHI records have a lot of valuable data about your herd. You can make that information even more valuable by using the DairyMetrics benchmarking system. Learn more from Bruce Clark, DVM, on how to use DairyMetrics and the value it brings to your management program.
Wayside Dairy: Good people important to success
“NorthStar offers really good people, not just good products. The people on farm are very helpful and professional. They care about our success,” said Dan and Jeremy Natzke of Wayside Dairy, LLC. Because of that, the Natzkes have trusted NorthStar Cooperative for many aspects of their 1,230–cow Greenleaf, Wisconsin dairy since 1970. Along with using the Select Mating Service (SMS) and Program for Genetic Advancement (PGA) for many years, the farm started using large herd technician service in 2001. Click to learn more about the reproduction services NorthStar provides.
District meetings set and director candidates announced
At the upcoming district meetings, stockowners will have the responsibility to help decide who will establish the future direction of NorthStar Cooperative, Inc. Click to review the candidate biographies for your district and to see the details of the meeting in your area.
Johne’s Milk ELISA closer to inclusion in USDA Johne’s program
The AntelBio Johne’s Milk ELISA earned official recognition at the U.S. Animal Health Association meetings this fall in Reno, Nevada. After review by the Scientific Advisory Committee of the National Johne’s Working Group, the Johne’s Committee submitted two Resolutions to allow Johne’s testing on DHI milk samples into state and national Johne’s disease control programs. Read on about this exciting new development.
DHI Lab Quality Certification now includes Johne’s testing
The National DHIA board of directors recently accepted standard guidelines and procedures for ELISA testing in DHI laboratories. This action makes ELISA testing part of the Quality Certification Services audit that all DHI laboratories participate in annually. Click to learn more.
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