Dean Foods will be closing its Pet Dairy plant in Hickory, N.C. on November 21. The plant produces ice cream and employs 120 people. A Dean Foods spokesman said the plant is being closed in an effort to optimize the company’s supply chain in an increasingly competitive environment. Production will shift to other Dean Foods plants. Dean Foods said affected … Read More
Conversations Initiated
The American Farm Bureau Federation has launched a new initiative aimed at consumer concerns. The Conversations on Animal Care initiative will help consumers understand the care farmers and ranchers take of their animals during the production of meat, milk and eggs. Conversations on Animal Care is a comprehensive effort that helps livestock producers share positive and personal insights on the … Read More
Wis. Milk Production Up
According to a study released recently called the Wisconsin Cheese Plant Capacity and Future Milk Production report, increases in the state’s milk production may exceed the state’s ability to process it by 2012. For years, milk production has lagged behind the statewide capacity of dairy processing plants, creating a deficit that was fulfilled by trucking in various forms of milk … Read More
Weekly CWT Update
Cooperatives Working Together (cwt) has announced its updated export bids. The sole bid was from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO, for the export of 18 metric tons (39,683 lbs.) of anhydrous milkfat to Panama. CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidder, only when delivery of the product is verified by the submission of the required … Read More
Dairy Council Teams Up with NFL
The National Dairy Council and the National Football League (NFL) are teaming up to promote healthy eating and exercise in schools across the country. A huge touchdown for America’s dairy farmers! A marketing pact between the two groups will be announced next week, and its goal will be to tackle childhood obesity by educating kids about exercise and good nutrition. … Read More
Nestle USA Chief Resigns
Swiss food and drinks giant Nestle SA Americas chief Paul Polman has resigned. Polman is leaving to become chief executive of rival company Unilever PLC, the Netherlands-based company said in a separate statement. The 52-year-old Dutchman was tapped as a possible successor to Nestle CEO Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, but lost out to Paul Bulcke last year. Nestle said its Europe chief … Read More
Straight Talk or Whirl of Change?
Baskin-Robbins is joining in on the 2008 presidential election with two new flavors you can vote on! Straight Talk Crunch or Whirl of Change – which is your “flavorite”? Vote today! Baskin-Robbins said in a press release: “Beginning Sept. 3, Americans can vote for their “flavorite” candidate in any Baskin-Robbins store nationwide or online. Flavor polls will close midnight, Oct. … Read More
Dairyline Markets In Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review The cash dairy markets gained ground the first week of September. Block cheese closed Friday morning at $1.7850 per pound, up 8 1/4-cents on the week, but 35 1/2-cents below that week a year ago. Barrel closed Friday at $1.7750, up 14 1/4-cents on the week but 29 1/2-cents below a year ago. Seven cars … Read More
AgNite Got Cheese
AgNite at the RNC was all about showcasing American food and agriculture. One of the most interesting displays included 3 large blocks of cheese. These were donated by Associated Milk Producers Incorporated. They’re not something you’d have room in your refrigerator for since each block weighs 690 pounds! The people working the display got a serious workout slicing off the … Read More
National Dairy Council Guides Parents
The National Dairy Council has released recommendations to help parents decipher the new American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) “Lipid Screening and Cardiovascular Health in Childhood,” in particular, the guidelines on the correct milk choice. One change the report recommends is to consider the use of reduced-fat dairy foods, such as reduced-fat (2%) milk, for children between 12 months and 2 … Read More