Holstein ID Tags Sport New Look
BRATTLEBORO, Vt Hol
stein Association USA and AU
flex, the supplier of Holstein
identification! tags, have recently
Holstein Championship
Pa.
Features Futurity
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) The 1*)98 Pennsylvania
Holstein Fall Championship Show
will be held 9 a.m.. Sept. 22, dur
ing the Pennsylvania All-
American Dairy Show at the state
Farm Show Complex in
Harrisburg.
Brian Garrison from Tiffin,
Ohio, is to be judge of the associa
tion's IStfa annual state fall champ
ionship show.
Along with recognizing class
winners and champions in both the
open and youth show, the state
association will also be announc
ing the winners of the 1998 All-
Pennsylvania winners, a contest
that recognizes outstanding show
animal performance, based upon
placings from the state spring
show, the various regional shows,
and the state fall show.
Two additional highlights of the
Fall Show include the selection of
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introduced new features to the ID
tags.
New styles, colors, and printing
options have changed the looks of
the winner of the 1998 Keystone
Futurity.
There are 40 animals eligible for
the contest, which started when the
animals were entered as heifers.
Eligibility continues over the years
as payments are made on time.
The winner of this year’s Futuri
ty is to receive more than $l,lOO.
There are awards for other plac
ings in the special contest of
3-year-olds.
Also to be awarded during the
Fall Show is the George M. Knight
Jr. Total Performance Award. This
award is made based on the combi
nation of dairy production and
show ring placing, and is spon
sored by the Knight family in hon
or of Mr. Knight
All Holstein enthusiasts are
invited to see the finest show cattle
in Pennsylvania along with visit
ing all the activities of the 35th All-
American Dairy Show.
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the tags slightly, but offer signifi
cant advantages.
The greatest advantage is the
ability to provide more flexibility
with the information printed on
the ID tags. Five different “lay
outs" for female tags are available
for pre-ordered tags.
Breeders should notice that the
laser-printed image of the new
tags do not have the black gloss
like finish of the previously heat
stamped tags. However, the long
term advantage is that the laser
printing will be consistent for the
entire life of the tag compared to
the heat stamped tags that fade
slightly over time.
Lighter colored tags in blue,
red, green, and purple provide
greater readability of these tags.
The contrast of the printed image
becomes more distinct and will in
crease the distance the tags can be
read.
Tag colors include red, orange,
yellow, blue, green, purple, white,
and pink.
In addition to the new standard
tag formats, “Write-on” tags are
available.
In both cases, the American ID
number of the animal is printed on
the tag. In cases where breeders
write additional information on
the tag, the American ID number
on the Write-on tags is printed as
small as possible to reserve more
blank space.
A new style of tag, customized
tags, can be formatted to include
herd management number, date of
birth, sire name, dam’s number.
and American ID number. These
tags can include up to two addi
tional lines of information printed
on the tags.
A new tag. the “mini-round" is
being offered to help improve the
permanency of the American ID
being attached to the animal for its
entire life.
The mini-round is a great op
tion for breeders that want to tag
calves immediately at birth or
within the first day or two, but feel
the maxi and large tags are “too
much tag” for newborn calves.
The mini-round also provides a
great back-up identifier when the
visible Holstein ID Tags are lost.
Over time, these tags with the
American ID number may be used
as an option to replace the tradi
tional metal tags with the state ser-
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. After
more than a year under con
struction, Dairy Farmers of
America’s (DFA) new whey prod
ucts plant in New Wilmington,
Pennsylvania, is open for busi
ness in facilities adjacent to
DFA’s Farmers Cheese plant
Farmers Cheese, a compo
nent of DFA’s manufacturing
operations, is one of the nation’s
largest single-site Italian cheese
manufacturers and suppliers of
whey solids.
According to Lonnie
Spurgeon, chief operating officer
for DFA Mozzarella Cheese &
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The expansion of the New Wilmington
facility will nearly double the 36 million
pounds of whey power per year, previously
produced at the plant.
Farmers Cheese currently processes sweet
whey powder marketed through the partner
ship.
The new state-of-the-art dryer includes
new European processing technology that
allows production of a premium product.
Currently, the plant is processing whey prod
ucts, but future plans call for the plant to pro
duce a premium demineralized whey powder
that meets requirements for domestic and
international sales.
“We are installing technology somewhat
differently from any other in the United
States,” said Spurgeon. “This project includes
new technology for electrodialysis (mineral
salt removal), and high concentration and
crystallization of whey, A new spray dryer,
with an 80-foot vertical chamber, has state-of
the-art configuration, designed to maintain
product integrity, consistent drying and qual
ity control.”
The deminieralized whey project capital
izes on experience and resources made possi
ble through the strategic relationship with
DMVUSA. John Lyche, president of DMV
USA said, “Each organization brings unique
qualities to the project. DFA supplies high
quality raw products and facilities, while
DMV brings research and development, as
well as access to worldwide markets.” Lyche
added that the demineralized whey powders
will be marketed domestically and interna
tionally.
Long term, the project establishes another
link to future world markets. “There’s world
wide demand for a high quality supply of
demineralized whey,” Spurgeon said. “But it’s
up to us to make it work. The goal, like every
thing else we do, is to maximize returns to our
member-owners. The project carries plenty of
potential, but no guarantees.”
As resources, markets and milk supplies
tighten worldwide, and demand for value
added dairy ingredients and components
grows, this project represents the opportuni
ties that can evolve when businesses work
together, according to the DFA news release
“Both DMV and DFA understood up front,
that the market opportunities for a quality
whey product supply existed,” said Lyche “We
simply pooled our resources to tackle the chal
lenge together for shared benefits and mutual
ies number.
The style of the male tips is be
ing changed to a closed tip. The
change from an open tip, which al
lowed the pin of the applicator to
make the initial opening in the ear,
to a closed tip is for added protec
tion on the spread of diseases from
one animal to another. The closed
male tip causes the pin to be com
pletely covered, thus blood from
one animal is less likely to become
in contact with the pierced ear of
another animal.
Close to 2,600 herds are cur
rently using a form of the Holstein
Association’s Tag ID progarm.
Other options include Tag N’ Tat
too and Tag N’ Freezebrand. To
leam more about Tag ID, contact
the Holstein Association at
1-800-952-5200.
Butter/Powder Products, the
new facility will convert whey (a
by-product of cheese making)
into high-value ingredients for a
broad range of industrial and
food products.
The project is a joint effort of
the strategic alliance between
DMV USA in La Crosse,
Wisconsin, and Kansas City
based Dairy Farmers of
America. DMV USA is a division
of DMV International of Veghel,
the Netherlands, which is a part
of Campina Melkunie, one of the
largest dairy cooperatives in the
European Community.