DairyBusiness

Eastern DairyBusiness and Western DairyBusiness feature an outstanding line-up of columnists covering a wide range of dairy production, labor and financial management topics. Individual contact information is listed below. For the latest columns, and archives of past columns, click on “Columnists” in the category list on the right.

ACCOUNTING FOR PROFITS
Bob Matlick, CPA
Moore Stephens Wurth Frazer and Trobert, LLP

Phone 559-732-7140
E-mail: bmatlick@mswft.com
Web site: www.mswft.com/company_ahi.htm

 

CALF CONNECTION
Sam Leadley 
Dairy Replacement Consultant
Attica Veterinary Associates, Attica, N.Y. 

E-mail: sleadley@rochester.rr.com
Phone: 585-591-2660
Web site: http://atticavet.entrexp.com

 

DAIRY CHECKOFF AT WORK
Tom Gallagher
CEO

Dairy Management Inc.
Web site: www.dairycheckoff.com

 

DAIRY FINANCIAL TIMES
Gary Genske
Genske, Mulder & Co., LLP

Phone: (949) 650-9580
E-mail: garyg@genskemulder.com
Web site: www.genskemulder.com

 

DCC PERSPECTIVE
Peggy Biltz
CEO
Dairy Council of California

Phone: 877-324-7901
E-mail: info@dairycouncil ofca.org.
Web: www.dairycouncilofca.org

 

GUEST COLUMNISTS

Milk Quality
Keith Engel
Sales Consultant – hygiene & supplies 
GEA Farm Technologies/WestfaliaSurge

E-mail: Keith.engel@geagroup.com

 

IT’S YOUR MONEY
Verlyn De Wit

Phone: 888-468-1728
E-mail: vdewit@sammonsrep.com

 

MARKETING

Matt Mattke

Stewart-Peterson

Market360® Adviser

E-mail: mmattke@stewart-peterson.com
Phone: 800-334-9779 
Web site: www.stewart-peterson.com.

 

MILK MATTERS
Joseph O’Donnell
Executive Director
California Dairy Research Foundation

Phone: 530-753-0681
Web site: www.cdrf.org
E-mail: odonnell@cdrf.org

 

HUMAN RESOURCES

Felix Soriano

Labor management and human resource consultant

APN Consulting LLC, Warrington, Pa.

Phone: 215-738-9130

E-mail:  apnconsulting@verizon.net  or felix@apndairy.com

Web site: www.apndairy.com/Services_Labor.html

 

ON THE EDGE OF COMMON SENSE

Baxter Black
Cowboy poet and humorist

Phone: 800-654-2550
Web: www.baxterblack.com
E-mail: headcowboy@baxterblack.com

 

PEOPLE POWER
Robert Milligan 
Senior consultant,
Dairy Strategies LLC

E-mail: rmilligan@trsmith.com
Phone: 888-249-3244, ext. 255
Web site: www.dairystrategies.com.

 

PROMOTION

Dairy Management Inc. 

Web site: www.dairyinfo.com

 

TALKING POINTS
Julie Berry
Agriculture Outreach Coordinator
NewYork Animal Agriculture Coalition

Phone: 315-232-2485
E-mail: jrb@cornell.edu

 

SUCCESS STRATEGIES
John Ellsworth
Financial and strategic consultant
Success Strategies

Phone 209-988-8960
E-mail: je4success@msn.com

 

 

STAFF

 

COME TO THINK OF IT
Susan Harlow
Editor, Eastern DairyBusiness
Assistant Editor, Dairy Profit Weekly

Phone: 603-756-9624
E-mail: sharlow@dairybusiness.com

 

OPINIONS AND SACRED COWS
Ron Goble
Editor, Western DairyBusiness

Phone: 800-934-7872
E-mail: rgoble@dairybusiness.com

 

EDITOR’S UPDATE
Dave Natzke
Editorial Director
Editor, Dairy Profit Weekly

Phone: 715-712-0201
E-mail: dnatzke@dairybusiness.com