Program Will Introduce Processing
Of Specialty Dairy Products
FREDERICK, MD. With
their dense, diverse, and wealthy
populations, Maryland and sur
rounding states offer an excellent
market for a wide variety of pre
mium dairy products. Few of
these products, however, are
made in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Dr. Scott Rankin, Extension
dairy processing specialist with
the University of Maryland Col
lege of Agriculture and Natural
Resources, hopes to change that
situation. To that end, he has or
ganized the second annual Farm
stead Milk Processing technical
program for cow, goat, and sheep
milk producers interested in
manufacturing legal, high-quali
ty dairy foods on the farm. The
program, sponsored by Maryland
Cooperative Extension, will be
held March 24 at the Dutch’s
Daughter Conference Center in
Frederick, Maryland.
“The manufacture of a variety
of dairy foods, such as premium
ice creams and specialty cheeses,
can be an attractive alternative
income opportunity for milk pro
ducers,” says Rankin. “However,
the success of such an enterprise
depends on several critical items,
including regulatory compliance,
marketing, and appropriate pro
cessing techn olog i e s. Our
goal is
to introduce program partici
pants to both the opportunities
and challenges of farmstead milk
processing by providing a realis
tic and practical overview of the
subject.”
Participants will discover what
products are in demand, how
cheeses are bought and sold, and
what technical training is avail
able in the United States. They
will hear about equipment op
tions, potential co-marketing op
portunities, and the personal ex
periences of owners of successful
small-scale operations.
A highlight for many will be a
presentation on the diverse world
of premium cheeses by Jim Path,
who oversees the Specialty
Cheese and Wisconsin Master
Cheesemaker programs at the
University of Wisconsin.
Advance registration is re
quired. The fee for registrations
postmarked by March 16 is $35;
after that, the price increases to
$45. Payment covers tuition,
course materials, continental
breakfast, break refreshments,
hot buffet lunch, and wine-and
cheese tasting. For more inform
ation, contact Dr. Scott Rankin
at (301) 405-4568 or rankin
s@wam.umd.edu. Or check out
the program website at http://
ansc.umd.edu/dairyfoods/
index.html.
Angus Champions Named At
2001 Fort Worth ROY Show
FORT WORTH, Texas
Angus exhibitors paraded 137
entries at the 2001 Southwestern
Exposition and Livestock Show
Roll of Victory (ROV) Angus
Show, Jan. 27 in Forth Worth,
Texas. Dean Janssen, Barton
ville. 111., evaluated the 104 fe
males and 33 bulls before select
ing the champions.
WK Gunsmoke claimed the
grand champion bull title after
first topping the senior division.
Whitestone Krebs and The Gun
smoke Gang, both of Gordon,
Neb., own the February 1998
bull.
Whitestone Krebs and Kami
Krebs, both of Gordon, Neb.,
showed the grand champion fe
male, WK Arkdale Pride 9353.
The February 1999 daughter of
WK Latitude first won junior
champion heifer.
Reserve junior heifer calf
champion. Champion Hill Black
bird 1943, was exhibited by
Champion Hill, Bidwell, OH;
Roth Angus, Freeman, SD; and
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 17,2001-A2l
Champion Hill Peg 1763 captured reserve grand cham
pion female honors at the 2001 Southwestern Exposition
and Livestock Show Roll of Victory (ROV) Angus Show in
Fort Worth, Texas. The September 1999 heifer first won
senior heifer calf champion. Champion Hill, Bidwell, Ohio,
and Fox Cross Farm, Alderson, W. Va., own the winning
female.
Stertzbach Cattle Company, IN; and Bob Hayes, Cumberland,
Louisville, OH. OH.
Reserve senior heifer calf Intermediate champion heifer,
champion; Maple Lane Forever Champion Hill Georgina 1693,
Lady 9104, was exhibited by was exhibited by Mandy Rich-
Maple Lane Angus, Lagrange, ardson, Louisa, VA.