News & Events

Dairylea knows that nothing replaces the value of one-on-one communications. We’ve designed meetings that foster personal relationships between our directors and our farmers, creating lasting cooperation:

Region Annual Meetings: Typically held once throughout the fall. These meetings are organized by Directors and held at various locations to provide members with more detailed information on Cooperative activities as well as the opportunity to provide feedback. Each year, Dairylea recognizes a number of members for producing quality milk and taking an active role in the dairy industry. Looking for a region meeting near you? Call Karen Webber at 1-800-654-8838, ext, 5584.

Annual Meeting: Dairylea’s annual meeting is held in October of each year. This is an opportunity to hear an update on cooperative and financial highlights, hear from an impressive lineup of guest speakers throughout the industry and recognize members for accomplishments. Members can receive the elite Pride of Dairylea Awards, any number of Milk Quality Awards, as well as recognition for 50 plus years of membership at the conference. You can read about the 2010 Annual Meeting here.

Also, as a service to our members, Dairylea routinely sends out the following publications:

Friday Facts: Sent out every Friday to members and agri-business professionals with important legislative information, monthly report recaps and industry news. All members of Dairylea are invited to receive the Friday Facts, either by email or fax. To submit your information, please email Jessica Kneaskern or call her at 1-800-654-8838, ext. 5771.

Check Letter: Our monthly newsletter with the most recent milk price information and the CEO perspective from the desk of Greg Wickham. This newsletter arrives monthly with your milk check but is also available by email if you prefer. Please email Jennifer Huson to be added to the list.

At Your Service Newsletter: A quarterly publication with seasonal information regarding our farm services. The four-page newsletter will arrive with your milkcheck.

For more information on any of these publications or the Cooperative, please contact: Jennifer Huson, director of communications, at 1-800-654-8838, ext. 5598 or via e-mail at jennifer.huson@dairylea.com

Crop Congress
The 2012 North Country Crop Congress is set for February 21 and 22. Organized by Cornell Cooperative Extension and the W.H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute, the 2012 North Country Crop Congress will cover everything from controlling weeds to climate impact to cost with presentations from Dr. Paul Peterson, University of Minnesota Extension Forage Specialist and Dr. Russ Hahn of Cornell University.

The Crop Congress will run from 9:30am to 3:00pm. Lunch and materials will be provided. The North Country Crop Congresses will be held in the following locations:

February 21: Moe's Bar and Grill, Malone, 518-483-7403
February 22: W.H. Miner Center Auditorium, Chazy, N.Y.
Contact your local site for registration details.

Webinar Series: Understanding Team Dynamics
This webinar

provides useful information about popular topics related to successful team operation. Join team members from across the United States in a one-hour format featuring interactive presentations from experienced team facilitators followed by questions and discussion among your fellow team leaders from various states. For more inforamtion, click here.

Best Milking Practices Workshop

This workshop will reinforce best milking practices, including proper stimulation and the essentials of milk let-down. Graphing equipment will be used to demonstrate impact of prepping on milk let-down. Click here for more information regarding the event as well as dates, times and locations of workshop.

Heifer Management Workshop
Your future herd is only as good as today's heifers, so manage them well. This workshop, developed for dairy producers and their employees, explores all factors you need to consider to effectively and efficiently manage a successful heifer program. Click here for workshop dates and locations.

Penn State Dairy Data Analysis Tools: Doing More with Test Day Records
This webinar series is for dairy producers, herd managers, and their consultants. The Penn State Dairy Data Analysis Tools are four separate analysis trainings designed to utilize customized online spreadsheets to assess monthly dairy test day records in the following categories:

Culling
Somatic Cell Count
Fat-to-Protein Ratio
Milk Yield

Click here for for more information on the webinar.

Managing Your Milk Margin to Improve Your Dairy's Cash Flow
Penn State’s risk management team has developed a one-day workshop where producers will complete their annual cash flow and determine their income over feed cost/milk margin breakeven. Click here for more information.

Got Manure? Enhancing Environmental and Economic Sustainability national conference
Registration is now open for the Got Manure? Enhancing Environmental and Economic Sustainability national conference hosted by PRO-DAIRY, AgSTAR, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Some of this year’s topics include:

Integrated manure management system planning;
Primary, secondary and tertiary manure treatment options;
Anaerobic digestion system performance;
Enhancing biogas quality, quantity, and utilization;
Co-digestion;
Economics and policies related to anaerobic digestion systems;
Experiences with anaerobic digestion and other systems