ISDA scholarship applications are due Thursday, July 1. Remember to submit your application for one of the six ISDA college scholarships ($500 each). The scholarships are available to any child or grandchild of a current ISDA member. They are offered to level student, incoming freshmen through seniors, pursuing a degree in any field. Candidates must complete the ISDA scholarship application and attach a one-page essay. The ISDA scholarship application can be downloaded from the ISDA Web site (www.iowadairy.org) or contact Jessica Bloomberg, ISDA industry relations manager, to request an application at (515) 971-3620 or jessicab@iowadairy.org.
Return completed application and essay via email to jessicab@iowadairy.org, fax to 515-964-5498 (attention: Jessica Bloomberg), or mailed to: Iowa State Dairy Association, Scholarship Application, 101 NE Trilein Dr., Ankeny, IA 50021.
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6.28.2010
6.09.2010
Dairy Survey
HEY DAIRY PRODUCERS and those in the industry!
We want your input - please take about 3 minutes and fill out the Dairy Foundation Program Committee survey. This will help us to create programs you want to attend!
Please pass this on to other dairy producers in Northeast Iowa.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JP3WBCD
Thank you from the Northeast Iowa Dairy Foundation Program Committee
We want your input - please take about 3 minutes and fill out the Dairy Foundation Program Committee survey. This will help us to create programs you want to attend!
Please pass this on to other dairy producers in Northeast Iowa.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JP3WBCD
Thank you from the Northeast Iowa Dairy Foundation Program Committee
June is National Dairy Month!
Warm weather is finally here and so is Dairy Month! “June Dairy Month is the perfect time to enjoy lots of cool refreshing dairy treats and also to reflect all the hard work that goes into making those delicious dairy products,” says Wayne Dykshorn, President of the Iowa State Dairy Association (ISDA).
“Being a dairy farmer is demanding work,” continues Dykshorn. “Cows must be milked every day at least twice a day, and many farms milk three times daily. Dairy farmers are dedicated to producing high-quality milk which means that they are committed to having healthy cows and clean facilities, which also takes time and dedication. This is not a career you pursue for any reason except that you love it.”
Dairy farming is an important industry in Iowa. “Iowa is home to 1,802 dairy farms and about 215,000 dairy cows,” says Jessica Bloomberg, Industry Relations Manager for the ISDA. “Those cows produced 4.38 billion pounds of milk in 2009 making Iowa the 12th largest milk producing state.” Iowa also has 211 dairy goat farms and even a dairy sheep farm. It is estimated that more than 26,000 jobs are provided by dairy industry – including jobs on dairy farms, by dairy processors and other services that benefit and aid the dairy industry—resulting in more than $1.5 billion contributed annually to Iowa’s economy.
Not only is the dairy industry important to the State of Iowa but it’s also a necessary part of a healthy diet. Milk naturally has nine essential nutrients making dairy products not only delicious but also good for you. Recent studies have shown that consuming dairy products as part of a balanced diet has many health benefits including helping maintain a healthy body weight, assisting in controlling high blood pressure and limiting risk of osteoporosis. Studies also show that drinking low-fat or fat-free milk or chocolate milk after an endurance or resistance workout is a great alternative to sports drinks because the protein in milk helps build and refuel muscles, the carbohydrates replenish energy, and fluid and electrolytes replace what is lost in sweat to rehydrate the body.
So while you are enjoying a glass of cold chocolate milk after a tough workout or having ice cream on a warm summer night, remember all the hard work that went into making those treats, and maybe thank a dairy farmer for his or her dedication.
“Being a dairy farmer is demanding work,” continues Dykshorn. “Cows must be milked every day at least twice a day, and many farms milk three times daily. Dairy farmers are dedicated to producing high-quality milk which means that they are committed to having healthy cows and clean facilities, which also takes time and dedication. This is not a career you pursue for any reason except that you love it.”
Dairy farming is an important industry in Iowa. “Iowa is home to 1,802 dairy farms and about 215,000 dairy cows,” says Jessica Bloomberg, Industry Relations Manager for the ISDA. “Those cows produced 4.38 billion pounds of milk in 2009 making Iowa the 12th largest milk producing state.” Iowa also has 211 dairy goat farms and even a dairy sheep farm. It is estimated that more than 26,000 jobs are provided by dairy industry – including jobs on dairy farms, by dairy processors and other services that benefit and aid the dairy industry—resulting in more than $1.5 billion contributed annually to Iowa’s economy.
Not only is the dairy industry important to the State of Iowa but it’s also a necessary part of a healthy diet. Milk naturally has nine essential nutrients making dairy products not only delicious but also good for you. Recent studies have shown that consuming dairy products as part of a balanced diet has many health benefits including helping maintain a healthy body weight, assisting in controlling high blood pressure and limiting risk of osteoporosis. Studies also show that drinking low-fat or fat-free milk or chocolate milk after an endurance or resistance workout is a great alternative to sports drinks because the protein in milk helps build and refuel muscles, the carbohydrates replenish energy, and fluid and electrolytes replace what is lost in sweat to rehydrate the body.
So while you are enjoying a glass of cold chocolate milk after a tough workout or having ice cream on a warm summer night, remember all the hard work that went into making those treats, and maybe thank a dairy farmer for his or her dedication.
6.01.2010
June is Dairy Month!
June is Dairy Month and it's the perfect time to thank a dairy farmer for the delicious and nutritious dairy products that he or she produces and also to thank him or her for all the hard work that goes into dairy farming.
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