September 2006 Dave and Pam Bolin Receive Ralph Keeling Award

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WHILE YOU WERE FARMING July 2006 Board Minutes The regular Board of Directors meeting of Swiss Valley Farms, Co. was held July 25, 2006 at the Dubuque Fluid Milk Plant Board Room in Dubuque, IA. President Donald Peterson, Cashton, WI, called the meeting to order at 9:43 a.m. All Board members were present except Jim Oelfke, Hamburg, MN and Dale Humpal, Ridgeway, IA. The Co-CEO Team of J. Gordon Toyne and Donald Boelens also were present. The following business was transacted: • The minutes of the June 27 and 28, 2006 Board of Directors meeting were read and approved as read. • The Board approved to donate $200 to the Farmington Volunteer Fire Department in Mindoro, WI. • The Board approved to donate $100 to the Iowa FFA’s Dairy Career event. • The Board approved to pay 3 rd quarter dues to NMPF. • Toyne addressed communications to the Board. • Directors’ concerns and comments were addressed by Toyne. • The Management and Financial reports were presented by Boelens and approved. • Toyne reported on the comparative milk report. • The Board approved the capital budget through July 25, 2006. • The Executive Session was opened and closed. • Jim Allison, from Emmer and Associates, addressed the board. • Pan Bolin, Clarksville, IA, reported on the Member Relations Committee meeting. • The Board approved to pay NMPF dues next year. • Jim Schmitt, Sherrill, IA, reported on the Finance Committee meeting. • Toyne reported on CMPC. • G. Joe Lyon, Toledo, IA, reported on the MDA Research Center meeting and the Midwest Dairy Association Board meeting. • Loyde Beers, Eastman, WI, and Peterson reported on the WFC/MAC meeting. • Boelens, Toyne and Peterson reported on the WI Dairy Coop meeting. page 10 Upon motion and second, the meeting was adjourned at 2:40 p.m. Respectfully submitted by Pam Bolin TOO MUCH SODA? Report Blames Sugary Drinks For Weight Gain, Urges Americans To Cut Back Source: Wisconsin State Journal A review article in the August issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition concludes that soda consumption increases the risk of diabetes, fractures, weight gain, obesity and cavities. The authors report that drinking one soda a day can lead to a one-year weight gain of 15 pounds. LOW VITAMIN D Linked To Seniors’ Risk Of Falling Source: Reuters Researchers in The Netherlands have found that older people with vitamin D deficiency are more likely to fall multiple times in a year than their peers with adequate vitamin D levels. Vitamin D may be best known for its role, along with calcium, in maintaining bone health. However, vitamin D is also important for muscle mass and strength, and compromised muscle function may explain the fall risk seen in this study, according to the researchers. SWISS VALLEY FARMS DAIRYMAN
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