Dippin’ Dots is offering fans the chance to win a trip to Iceland to help promote the new film, Journey to the Center of the Earth, an action packed adventure film. Opening July 11th, the film takes the audience from an Iceland excursion into a breathtaking and surreal world. “Fans know Dippin’ Dots as the coldest, most exciting ice cream … Read More
Australian Dairy to Export to Asia
Bannister Downs Farm, located in western Australian, will be the first dairy farm in that country to export fresh milk to Asia. The farm milks 1,000 cows and is currently producing almost 3 million litres of milk annually. Director Mat Daubney says 1,000 litres a week will be sent to Hong Kong initally, and the new biodegradable packaging will reduce … Read More
Innovative Dairy Farmer of the Year Sought
Nominations are now being accepted for the title of the Innovative Dairy Farmer of the Year, an annual award co-sponsored by International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and Dairy Today magazine. The deadline for nominations is October 3, 2008, and there is no entry fee. The nominations for active U.S. dairy farms that are improving on-farm efficiency through progressive management practices, … Read More
Midwest Dairy Receives National Award
The Midwest Dairy Association has been honored by the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) for its program, the People Behind the Product. The dairy checkoff funded program won first place in the national “Best of NAMA” awards program. The initiative won the category called “producer-funded, consumer-directed public relations programs.” The contest attracts more than 1,200 entries in all categories. Winners are … Read More
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Arm & Hammer Offers Webinar
Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition will be hosting complimentary Webinars customized for dairy producers, covering new research and focusing on minimizing the effects of heat stress through proper nutrition management. The DCAD balancing and heat stress Webinar is being offered twice: June 23rd at 10:00 a.m. EST and June 26th at 8:00 p.m. EST. Dr. Elliot Block, senior manager of … Read More
Leprino to Open New Cheese Plant
A new cheese plant is being planned for Greeley, Colo. Leprino Foods, the nation’s biggest maker of mozzarella cheese made the announcement last week. Greeley’s former Western Sugar Cooperative site has been in the running for the site of Leprino’s 10th plant for several months, and the City Council in January approved a special taxing district for the location. Privately … Read More
CWT Export Assistance Bids
Here’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together: Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it accepted three export assistance bids last week for the sale of cheese and anhydrous milkfat. All three bids were from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO: one for the export of 209 metric tons (459,800 pounds) of Cheddar cheese to Japan; a second … Read More
Steinhauer Wins 2008 Presidents Award
Congratulations to Gary Steinhauer! He has received the 2008 Wisconsin Dairy Products Association Presidents Award. Steinhauer will be honored at a special awards dinner on Sunday, July 13 at the 2008 Dairy Symposium. The Dairy Symposium will be held July 13-14, 2008 at the House on the Rock Resort in Spring Green, Wis. Steinhauer spent 24 years working for Madison … Read More
CWT to Continue Through 2009
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) the dairy farmer “self-help” program, will now continue through 2009. The program will remain at the assessment level of 10-cents per hundredweight. In a unanimous vote, the committee overseeing the management of CWT endorsed a continuation of the program. Created five years ago, at a time when farm-level prices were at 20 year lows, CWT used … Read More