There’s so much CowParading going on all over the world it’s hard to keep up with it all. Thanks to Adrants I got a heads up on the Lisbon, Portugal event.
There's a New Cheddar In Town
Cheese choices just got harder now that there’s a new cheddar on the market.
Got Milk Is Super
It’s not often you get a news release that just shows you a picture but as they say, “A picture is worth . . .”
Energy From "The Bull"
World Dairy Diary sponsor Accelerated Genetics recently sponsored a bus tour to Green Bay, WI to visit ‘El Toro’, a Biomass Conversion Unit that converts animal waste into valuable and renewable energy products. A select group of Wisconsin dairy customers, Cashton Area Development Corporation (CADC) members and Accelerated Genetics management were given a demonstration of a working prototype of ‘El Toro’ – pictured here. Renewable energy isn’t just about corn and soybean you know.
The Dairyline Dairy Markets In Review
A regular new feature we will be bringing you here on World Dairy Diary is a weekly price recap from our friends at Dairyline. Hopefully you’ve heard them on the air over your local radio station. You can also listen to their reports on their website. To give you a peek at what we’ll bring you each Friday, here’s last week’s report:
Let The Kids Drink Whole Milk If They Want
I just don’t get why anyone would think that serving kids whole milk causes obesity. How about soda or a sedentary lifestyle in front of a tv set or video game console? The IDFA released a statement today in support of New York City Councilman Bill de Blasio who has introduced a resolution that asks the school board why they’ve limited the milk choices kids and schools have.
Total Milk Output Up in 2005
Final figures are in for 2005 and it was a whopper. Total milk production jumped 3.5% last year to 177 billion pounds. That translates into 19,576 pounds per cow, a gain of 609 pounds per cow on a total herd of 9.04 million head. Those cow numbers were 29,000 above 2004 as well. Here’s the kicker – total cash receipts … Read More