The EU has agreed to raise milk quotas by two-percent in April to help mitigate the rising cost of milk prices. Milk quotas were introduced across most of the bloc in the 1980s because of the so-called milk-lakes which developed when farmers were producing more than Europe could consume or export.nNow the European Commission estimates that between 2007 and 2014, … Read More
Albaugh Wins Stout Award
Congratulations to Katie M. Albaugh of Walkersville, Md. for being named the 2008 recipient of the Fred Stout Experience Award. The award, given by the American Jersey Cattle Association, was created in 2000 in memory of Fred J. Stout Jr., Mt. Carmel, Ill., a lifelong Jersey breeder and member of the Jersey Marketing Service staff from 1978 to 1997. Stout … Read More
Elf and Witch Characters Promote Milk
The California Milk Marketing Board has announced its 2008 Spanish-language TV campaign entitled ‘Leyendas’ (Legends). The ads will feature an elf and witch character that communicate the benefits of drinking milk. “Our research indicates that Latino families connect to these characters,” says CMPB Executive Director Steve James. “The new spots are told just like a fairy tale with lessons in … Read More
DFA Celebrates a Decade
More than 1200 members and industry guests are in Kansas City this week for the 10th annual Dairy Farmers of America annual meeting. With the theme, “Ten Years and Building,” the two-day event features a line-up of dynamic speakers, as well as the annual delegate meeting, election of board members, member recognition and trade show. Kicking off the meeting was … Read More
Dairy Producer Vice Chairs Beef Board
The Cattlemen’s Beef Board unanimously elected dairywoman Lucinda Williams to serve as vice chairman of the Board for 2008. Williams is a 12th-generation dairy producer and farmer from Hatfield, Mass., who was appointed to the Beef Board by the Secretary of Agriculture in 2004. Find out more about Lucinda by listening to this “Milking Parlor” podcast: [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://zimmcomm.biz/wdd/milking-parlor-29.mp3] To subscribe to … Read More
Colby-Jack Takes the Prize
Congratulations are in order for Alto Dairy – there Colby-Jack cheese, entered by Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker, Gregg Palubicki, from Alto Dairy’s Black Creek plant, won its class at the 2008 World Championship Cheese and Butter Contest in Madison, Wis. The block of Colby-Jack earned a score of 97.75 out of 100 possible points. Alto’s Colby-Jack was also named World Champion … Read More
MilkPEP Promotes Chocolate Milk
There’s been a lot of news lately about low-fat chocolate milk being a great choice for athletes post work-out. The nutritious drink has been shown to re-hydrate and re-fuel the body. The US Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP) has drawn on a number of studies to show that the unique mix of key nutrients in chocolate low fat milk make … Read More
Build-A-Bear Rocks with Milk
Build-A Bear Workshop is teaming up with Milk Rocks, a division of Milk Media, to feature its virtual world, on 120 million milk cartons in 95,000 elementary schools. In addition to the milk cartons, messaging on 12,500 posters and 15,000 book covers will help promote the campaign. The campaign is designed to be a fun way to promote health and … Read More
S.D. Cheese Plant Renovation to be Completed
Davisco Foods, headquartered in Le Sueur, Minn. has announced that a multi-phase, $8.22 million improvement project to the Lake Norden Cheese Co., S.D. is on track to complete in May 2008. When completed, Lake Norden will increase its whey processing capacity by 60 percent. The company is adding a new whey pasteurizer, additions to its whey processing infrastructure and upgrades … Read More
Dairyline Markets In Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review Weakness continued in the cash cheese market the second week of March. Block cheese ended the week at $1.81 per pound, down 5 1/2-cents, but 45 3/4-cents above that week a year ago. Barrel closed Friday at $1.74, down 12 3/4-cents on the week, but 38 1/4-cents above a year ago. Seventeen cars of block … Read More