November 13-15, 2018 Sacramento, California Program The three-day event is presented by the International Milk Genomics Consortium (IMGC) under the organization of the California Dairy Research Foundation (CDRF), and the local organizing committee. It brings together international experts in nutrition, genomics, bioinformatics and milk research to discuss and share the outcomes and implications of the latest discoveries in scientific research …

Fourth generation dairy producer Tony Lopes of Gustine and third generation producer Jeremiah Tiemersma of Visalia have been selected to serve as international interns in a new program from the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), the promotional arm of the state’s dairy farmers. The interns, selected from students enrolled in agriculture-related programs at colleges and universities throughout the state, were …

Geoffrey E. Dahl, Professor and Chair in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Florida, Gainesville, assumed the role of president of the American Dairy Science Association® (ADSA®) during the 2018 ADSA Annual Meeting held June 24 to 27 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He will serve as president of the association for one year. Dr. Dahl served as vice …

Monserrat Vazquez of Fresno Selected as District 8 Dairy Princess Monserrat Vazquez of Riverdale was selected as the 2018 Dairy Princess for the California Milk Advisory Board’s (CMAB) District 8. The crowning took place before a crowd of approximately 100 dairy industry members and their families and friends, on Friday, April 27, 2018, at the C.P.D.E.S. Hall in Fresno. Retiring …

College dairy students – 235 in total – from 28 different states and Canadian provinces recently traveled to sunny California for the 17th annual Dairy Challenge.® This was the first time many of the students had visited a Western dairy, which provided extra intrigue and challenge in their task as a consultant team for a local dairy. Visalia, Calif., was …

Dairy Princess Coronation & Salute to Dairy, June 15 The Tulare Country Dairywomen and the Tulare Chamber of Commerce will host  the 33rd Annual Tulare County Dairy Princess Coronation. It is a collaboration between the Tulare County Dairywomen, the California Milk Advisory Board and the Tulare Chamber of Commerce to Salute the Dairy Industry. The evening will start at 6 pm with a social hour, followed by dinner at 7 pm. The new …

Thirty-five students benefit from Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc. scholarships Thirty-five students demonstrating community involvement, academic performance and financial need will each receive a scholarship toward their higher education through Hilmar Cheese Company’s sixteenth annual scholarship program. The scholarship program has three categories: children of employees of Hilmar Cheese Company, children of the dairy farm families who ship milk to Hilmar …