Sponsorship Recognition National Mastitis Council 53rd Annual Meeting January 26-28, 2014 Fort Worth, Texas
The generosity of our sponsors helps drive the success of the Annual Meeting and supports NMC and our commitment to improve milk quality worldwide.
Diamond Sponsors Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. Website: www.bi-vetmedica.com Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. believes prevention is a better approach to animal health. Disease and illness are costly to the bottom line. Prevention Works encourages producers and veterinarians to work together for improved overall herd health.
Zoetis Website: www.DairyWellness.com Zoetis is a leading animal health company dedicated to supporting its customers and their businesses. Building on a 60-year history as the animal health business of Pfizer, Zoetis strives to help producers practice Dairy Wellness every day to help keep cows well, drive profitability and ensure a safe, healthy food supply. Milk quality matters more than ever. Zoetis provides mastitis management programs and expertise to help enhance milk quality, increase production and improve profitability.
Diamond Sponsors DeLaval Inc. Website: www.delaval-us.com DeLaval is a leading supplier of solutions that improve the performance of farms for professional food producers. We support our customers in reducing their environmental footprint while improving food production, profitability and the well-being of the people and animals involved. We offer products, systems and services for all steps of milk production. Our solutions are used by millions of dairy farmers around the globe every day. DeLaval was founded more than 125 years ago in Sweden, when the visionary Gustaf de Laval patented the cream separator. Today, DeLaval has 4500 employees and operates in more than 100 markets. DeLaval, alongside Tetra Pak and Sidel, is part of the Tetra Laval Group. GEA Farm Technologies, Inc. Website: www.gea-farmtechnologies.us GEA Farm Technologies, Inc., a worldwide leader in milking equipment technology, is dedicated to saving dairy producers time, labor and money through increased efficiency, management assistance information and leading edge technology. GEA Farm Technologies, Inc. strives to provide a complete line of products and services that meet the needs of dairy producers of all sizes and management styles at a superior cost benefit ratio.
Platinum Sponsors Elanco Animal Health Website: www.elanco.com Elanco is a global animal health company. But ultimately, people benefit from Elanco’s work. That’s reflected in the vision shared by Elanco’s more than 2,500 employees: Food and companionship enriching life. Elanco fulfills this vision through three primary pursuits: 1. Helping deliver a safe, more affordable, more abundant food supply by improving the health and performance of animals 2. Helping pets live longer, healthier, higher-quality lives 3. Improving food safety Improving the health and performance of animals helps to ensure a growing supply of safe, affordable, abundant food for today and in the future. It also contributes to the company’s commitment to worldwide food security.
Ecolab, Inc. Website: www.ecolab.com Ecolab can help optimize every aspect of your dairy operation – from udder hygiene and hoof treatments to milk equipment cleaning to pest elimination. That’s why Ecolab programs deliver measurable improvements in operational efficiency, overall farm sustainability and milk quality. We help dairymen improve cleaning and sanitation processes and provide high-quality udder hygiene and hoof care products needed to produce safe, wholesome milk. The Ecolab dealer network delivers our innovative products and programs to you, backed by our experienced field staff and technical experts. We work as partners to trouble-shoot and solve problems.
Platinum Sponsors IBA, Inc. Website: www.iba-usa.com IBA Inc. is a family owned dairy supply company serving dairy men and women in all of the contiguous United States, as well as, portions of Canada, Mexico and Europe. The primary goal of IBA is to supply dairy producers with top quality teat dips, cleaners, sanitizers, milking inflations and many other udder health related products, along with a commitment to on time farm delivery, certain diagnostic services which are offered at no charge to customers and the transfer of knowledge to milk producers that is unparalleled in the industry. Our corporate philosophy is as true today as it was in 1960, “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”
Land O’Lakes, Inc. Website: www.landolakesinc.com Land O’Lakes, Inc., one of America’s premier agribusiness and food companies, is a member-owned cooperative with industryleading operations that span the spectrum from farm production to consumer foods. With 2012 annual sales of more than $14 billion, Land O’Lakes is one of the nation’s largest cooperatives, ranking in size at #194 on the Fortune 500. Building on a legacy of more than 92 years of operation, Land O’Lakes today operates under some of the most respected brands in agribusiness and food production including LAND O LAKES, Purina and WinField. The company does business in all 50 states and more than 60 countries. Land O’Lakes, Inc. corporate headquarters are located in Arden Hills, Minnesota.
Platinum Sponsors Lauren AgriSystems, Ltd. Website: www.laurenagrisystems.com Dairy farming is more than a job, it is a heritage and a way of life focused on quality and efficiency. Lauren AgriSystems has been with you in the parlor and understands the unique challenges of keeping your herd healthy and comfortable while maintaining production. At LaurenAg, we are committed to improving your profitability by addressing real needs through scientific research and innovative products. We are your milking partner.
Central Life Sciences Website: www.centrallifesciences.com Central Life Sciences products are a part of Central Garden & Pet. Central Life Sciences is dedicated to creating healthier environments and making life better for people, plants and animals around the world. As inventors of insect growth regulator technology more than 35 years ago, the founders of Central Life Sciences pioneered biorational pest control: using the insect’s chemistry as a means to reduce pest populations.
Gold Sponsors A&L Laboratories, Inc. Advanced Animal Diagnostics, Inc. Alltech BouMatic Foremost Farms USA Hypred
Silver Sponsors ABS Global, Inc. Ambic Equipment Limited Dairy Farmers of America Fight Bac / Deep Valley Farm, Inc. Grande Cheese ImmuCell Corporation McLanahan Corporation Merial Ltd. Merck Animal Health Udder Tech, Inc.
Milk Break Sponsor Oak Farms Dairy