Spencer, Rodgers Receive Dairy Science Association Awards
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) — Two of Penn State’s lead
ing dairy scientists received
awards at the 90th Annual Meet
ing of the American Dairy Science
Association, held last month at
Cornell University in Ithaca, New
York.
Steve Spencer, professor of
dairy science, received the Alfa
Laval Agri Dairy Extension
Award, which recognizes indivi
duals who have made noteworthy
contributions to the dairy industry.
Spencer’s work in milking man
agement and systems related to
hygiene, udder health and milk
quality has led to new liner design
for milking equipment, resulting
Dairy Council’s Michael Smith, right, accepts the Berny
from Ron Burke, WCAU-TV.
Dairy Council
Wins Berny Award
SOUTHAMPTON (Bucks Co.)—The Public Relations
Professionals of Southern New Jersey recently presented the
Southampton Dairy Council a Bemy Award for excellence and
outstanding achievement in the practice of public relations. (The
Bemy is named after Edward Bemays, a pioneer in the creative
practice of public relations.) Dairy Council won for their traveling
nutrition exhibits, which teach consumers about proper nutrition.
Dairy Council is a nonprofit nutrition education organization
funded by local dairy farmers.
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He is a widely sought internation
al speaker, consultant, expert wit
ness, and leader of professional
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Gary Rogers, associate profes
sor of dairy and animal science,
was presented with the Young Sci
entist Award of the Northeast Sec
tion of the American Society of
Animal Scicncc/American Dairy
Science Association. The award
honors Rogers for his contribu
tions to the animal sciences in
leaching and research. Rogers is
recognized for his work with the
physical traits of dairy cattle and
their relationship to productive
herdlife. His Expected New Re-
venues (ENRS) index has proven
useful to the breeding industry in
ranking sires. The ENRS concept
incorporates information on the
most important production and
physical traits as well as the asso
ciated costs. Lists of sires ranked
on ENRS are published twice a
year both electronically and in a
leadihg trade publication.
Mid-East
Changes
Name
COLUMBUS, Ohio —The
Mid East United Dairy Industry
Association Board of Trustees
recently voted to change the name
of the corporation to American
Dairy Association and Dairy
Council Mid East.
The new name capitalizes on the
existing equity of the American
Dairy Association in advertising,
retail and foodservice marketing,
and processor relations. Dairy
Council is a highly recognized
name with schools, health profes
sionals and the media.
“American Dairy Association
Mid East and Dairy & Nutrition
Council Mid East, the current divi
sions of Mid East UDIA, have
been doing business for more than
SO years under their respective
names in this region,” said Scott
Higgins, general manager.
“By renaming the corporation to
American Dairy Association &
Dairy Council Mid East, the prom
otion program will have more
immediate recognition with the
dairy industry, the market and
consumers.”
Mid East UDIA is the dairy
producer funded advertising.
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Maryland Exports Ice Cream
ANNAPOLIS. Md.—Maryland
Secretary of Agriculture Lewis R.
Riley has announced that the Lee
Ice Cream company out of Balti
more has received an order to send
a 40-foot container of ice cream to
South Korea.
The order resulted from con
tacts the company made at the
U.S. Food Export Showcase in
Chicago in May and will amount
to some 200,000 cups of ice
cream.
“We are extremely pleased that
more and more Maryland food
companies are selling their out
standing products around the
world. This is good for Maryland
business and Maryland agricul
ture. I congratulate Lee’s Ice
Cream for doing an excellent job
promotion, marketing and nutri
tional education organization serv
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Kentucky and the Pennsylvania
Dairy Promotion Program.
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of promoting their product,” Riley
said.
The sale of Lee’s ice cream to
South Korea, marks the second
major export shipment for the
company. Earlier Lee’s shipped
ice cream to Saudi Arabia.
“What Lee’s is doing is an
example of what many other
Maryland food companies are also
accomplishing. Maryland value
added food products can now be
found in Europe, Asia, South and
Central America and the Middle
East,” Riley said.
The Maryland Department of
Agriculture has an aggressive
international marketing program
designed to promote Maryland
agriculture and food businesses.
For more information on the
department’s international mark
eting efforts contact the Maryland
Department of Agriculture. Mark
eting Services, SO Harry S. Tru
man Parkway, Annapolis, MD,
telephone (410) 841-5770.
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