Ok – pop quiz. What do the people in New England call soft ice cream? Creemees – which I think is a fantastic word. It completely describes the creamy, wonderful texture of soft ice cream. I bring all this up to tell you about this story – the Vermont Milk Company distrubuting a machine that produces a soft ice cream … Read More
Penn State Creamery
One of the highlights to studying on an agricultural campus is the ice cream that is made on-site. Cornell University, LSU and Wisconsin-Madison to name just a few. One of the more well known is the Creamery at Penn State University. This story highlights the career of Tom Palchak, an important key to the Creamery’s success. In 1986, when Tom … Read More
Dessert Expo is Heaven
If I could choose one expo to attend, none would appeal to me more than the fifth annual Great American Dessert Expo and Coffeefest. My two favorite things, dessert and coffe in one place! This year’s expo was held in Atlanta, Ga. on June 1-3 and is the nation’s first trade show dedicated exclusively to the huge dessert industry. Part … Read More
Pa. Dairy Vending
More checkoff news! The Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association has helped Solanco High School in Pennsylvania install two healthy vending machines for the students. Students at Solanco High School now have easy, day-long access to healthy, delicious and nutritous dairy products, including Turkey Hill whole and lowfat milk, water, juice, cheese, yogurt, and Nutri Grain bars. They are available in two new … Read More
Hoosiers Donate Cheese
The Milk Promotion Services of Indiana choose a unique way to celebrate June Dairy Month, by also recognizing Hunger Awareness Day. The group, in partnership with Fair Oaks Farms, donated 4,000 pounds of Indiana cheese to five food banks across the state. Each food bank will receive 800 pounds of handcrafted Fair Oaks Farms Muenster cheese, a creamy, mild cheese … Read More
Wisconsin Implements Tax Credit
Wisconsin has recommitted to the state’s agribusinesses through the implementation of the Dairy Manufacturing Facility Tax Investment Credit. “When the Dairy Manufacturing Facility Investment Tax Credit is implemented, alongside the existing investment tax credits for dairy farm and livestock operations, Wisconsin agribusiness will be in a better position to compete in the increasingly competitive international dairy product markets,”said Dairy Business … Read More
CWT Export Assistance Bids
Here’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together: Cooperatives Working Together accepted seven export assistance bids last week for the sale of butter. The first bid was accepted from O-AT-KA of Batavia, New York – the first time CWT has accepted a bid from that organization. That bid was for 200 metric tons (440,000 pounds) of butter to Nicaragua. Two … Read More
Dairyline Markets In Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review It happened after all, for the second time in history. The little train that couldn’t did…even as the market anticipated Monday’s May Milk Production report. Cash block cheese hit $2.00 per pound on June 13, after closing the previous week on a down note, and held there the rest of the week. That’s up 2 … Read More
Get a Virtual Dairy Tour
Here’s a report from the Dairy Checkoff. Research suggests that today’s consumers are interested more than ever before about where their food comes from. In an effort to show the public how high-quality dairy products get from the farm to consumers’ tables, a producer-funded Web site, takes visitors on a virtual tour of a dairy farm. Brian Baxter has more … Read More
A Guide to America’s Cheese
If you love cheese, then you will love this new book “The Atlas of American Artisan Cheese”. Author Jeffrey P. Roberts has compiled the stories of over 350 cheesemakers and paired them with photos. Mr. Roberts, a founder of the Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheese at the University of Vermont, has ferreted out stories of about 350 of the 400 … Read More