The winners of the Third Annual American Artisanal Treasure Awards, presented by the Cheese Store of Beverly Hills, have been announced. This star studded event was created by Norbert Wabnig, the proprietor of the store, which has been in operation since 1967 and hosted numerous Hollywood A-listers. “The American Artisanal Treasure Awards is my way of saying thank you to … Read More
CWT Export Assistance Bids
Here’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together: CWT announced today it accepted three export assistance bids last week for the sale of cheese. All of the bids were from Land O’Lakes, and all were destined for South Korea. The first bid was for the shipment of 111 MT (244,200 lbs) of Monterey Jack cheese; the second bid was for … Read More
AI Program in Iraq
We sure don’t hear much good news from Iraq in our mainstream media these days so I’m glad someone is making the effort to do so. It’s at best unfortunate what we’re seeing and hearing from traditional media and many of our politicians today. One guy who is still trying to get out the good news is Paul McKellips, US … Read More
Princess Kay to be Crowned
It’s Princess Kay time again! The new Princess Kay of the Milky Way title will be awarded at durning the conclusion of the two-day event, May 18-20. This will be Minnesota’s 54th crowning of the young dairy spokesperson. Twelve county dairy princesses will be chosen as finalists for Minnesota’s 54th Princess Kay of the Milky Way title during an event … Read More
Jersey Convention Features Metzger
The American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc. Annual Meetings are scheduled for June 27-July 1, 2007 in Sioux Falls, S. D. The convention seminar will feature Lloyd E. Metzger, director of The Midwest Dairy Foods Research Center, discussing milk proteins. The seminar will begin at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 27. In the first of two presentations, Metzger … Read More
Dairyline Markets in Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review Block cheese closed Friday, May 4th, at $1.7025 per pound, up 15 1/4-cents on the week, 54 1/4-cents above a year ago, and the highest it’s been since January 2005. Block had gained 27 3/4-cents over the last 14 consecutive trading sessions. Barrel gave up three-quarters of a cent on Friday but closed at $1.6350, … Read More
Rumensin Free Claim Appears on Milk Label
This is new – a milk label claiming that the product is “All Natural, Farm Fresh. Free of Antibiotics, Rumensin, rBST.” The claim is being made by Sno-Fresh Dairy in Washington, and is the first time rumensin has been listed as part of a label claim. The company that makes rumensin, Elanco Animal Health, is keeping a close eye on … Read More
Tenth Case of BSE in Canada
Canada has confirmed their tenth case of BSE since 2003. The mature dairy cow was found in the providence of British Columbia and was 66 months old. The cow was born and died on a farm in the western part of the province’s Fraser River valley. The case is the tenth found in Canadian cattle since 2003, and the second … Read More
Mayfield Announces Priobiotic Milk
Mayfield Dairy Farms has announced the launch of Nurture by Mayfield, a 1% Lowfat milk and a 2% Reduced Fat milk containing probiotic cultures clinically proven to boost the body’s immune system. Be sure to check out the blog that Mayfield hosts too! Mayfield pioneered the addition of probiotics to milk more than 20 years ago with NuTrish, the first … Read More
Adams Retires from NMPF
A long-time National Milk Producers Federation employee, John Adams, has announced his retirement, effective July 1st. John has served the NMPF membership since 1970, and has been active in supporting dairy producer and cooperative goals in a variety of areas, including, most recently, as Director of Animal Health and Farm Services. John’s experience and expertise will be sorely missed at … Read More