Dairy Markets Week in Review Cash cheese prices reversed gears the first full week of July, National Ice Cream month. Cheese started the week with some losses but reversed direction. The cash block price closed Friday at $1.9325 per pound, up a penny on the week but 2 3/4-cents below that week a year ago. Barrel finished at $1.92, up … Read More
NMPF Announces 2008 Scholarship Winners
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) recently awarded $11,000 in scholarships to four Ph.D. level students as part of the 2008 NMPF National Dairy Leadership Scholarship Program. The four scholarship recipients are all conducting research in areas that will benefit dairy cooperatives and producers. Each year the NMPF Scholarship Committee awards scholarships to graduate and Ph.D. level students pursuing research … Read More
North Dakota to Crown New Royalty
Do you live in North Dakota and want to see royalty? Then order your tickets today the 62nd annual North Dakota dairy princesses pageant. Held at the North Dakota All Seasons Arena at the fairgrounds in Minot, N.D. on July 23 at 7 p.m., the coronation is open to the public. The $15 tickets can be reserved by calling Char … Read More
WMMB Elects Leadership
The leadership at the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) has been re-organized. Jay Stauffacher, a dairy producer from Darlington, was re-elected chairman of the group. Stauffacher’s term is for the 2009 Fiscal Year which began July 1, 2008 and concludes June 30, 2009. Connie Seefeldt, Coleman, was re-elected vice chairperson, and Ed Jasurda, Phillips, was elected Secretary. Romona Averbeck, Fond … Read More
That's One Big Cheese!
The sights in Times Square in New York City can be unique, unusual or interesting. This Fourth of July weekend one sight was all three – a one ton block of cheddar cheese sculpted into a depiction of the Declaration of Independence. The sculpture was sponsored by Cheez-It as a way to celebrate the Fourth. “It’s very patriotic, using the … Read More
Dairy Industry Distributes Animal Handling Guidelines
Expect a valuable addition to your barn wall in your mailbox soon. The “Top 10 Considerations for Culling and Transporting Dairy Animals to a Packing or Processing Facility” is being mailed to the nation’s dairy producers as a common industry guideline. Produced by the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), along with Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) and the American Association of … Read More
McDonalds to Serve Fancy Milk-Based Coffees
A burger, fries, and a….latte? That will soon be a reality at McDonald’s stores country-wide, as early as next year. Called McCafé, the coffee-bar style “buildouts” will include a menu of cappuccinos, lattes, mochas and baked foods. And, do you know what’s in all those lattes and cappuccinos and mochas? Milk! Isn’t that McCool? A spokeswoman for the chain’s Southwest … Read More
Using Infrared Technology for Bunker Management
With increased feed costs, producers are looking to refine management techniques for optimum feeding. Pioneer recently invested in an infrared camera that shows heat in the silage face. This technology shows several qualities about the silage in the bunker. With this camera, Pioneer professionals can show producers if silage was packed properly, if the method for feeding silage from the … Read More
2008 Championship Dairy Product Contest
Calling all dairy plants in the U.S. and Canada – did you receive your entry forms for the World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest? Be sure to enter your company’s products in this unique and competitive contest! Entries are due by August 8, 2008. This year’s contest promises to be even bigger and better since it will be expanding … Read More
Fonterra has New Corporate Headquarters
The New Zealand based dairy ingredients supplier company, Fonterra, recently opened their new North American corporate headquarters and laboratory in Chicago. The laboratory — an application and sensory technical and development centre — will be used to work more closely with North American customers developing products using NZ technology and ingredients. Fonterra’s US operations produce revenues of about $NZ2.67 ($NZ3.57) … Read More