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A special seminar for Spanish-speaking farm employees involved in the milking process will be held during the upcoming NMC Regional Meeting, August 12-13 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

The seminar, “Milking is a Specialist’s Job”, scheduled for Wednesday, August 13 from 9:30 am – 12:30 pm, will be taught entirely in Spanish. Subjects discussed will be related to milk production basics, its harvest and efficiency, and cow management in the parlor. Participants will gain an understanding of the factors that affect parlor throughput and quality of milk harvested. [Read more here.]

Nominations for the National Dairy Quality Awards are currently being accepted. Now in its 15th year, the program is designed to honor dairy producers from across the United States who produce milk of the highest quality. The deadline for nominations is September 10, 2008. [Read more.]