The votes are in, and the “flavorite” candidate of the 2008 Baskin-Robbins presidential ice cream show down is Whirl of Change. The flavor was created to represent Senator Barack Obama. Whirl of Change received 51% of the votes; while the McCain flavor, Straight Talk Crunch, garnered 49%. For Obama, the dessert scientists at the Baskin-Robbins ice-cream skunk works created a … Read More
Stremick's Number 1 Organic
Stremicks Heritage Foods has been named the recipient of the #1 Tasting Organic Milk in America award, bestowed by the prestigious American Masters of Taste. Headquartered in Santa Ana, Calif., the company operates in Santa Ana and Riverside, Calif.; Cedar City, Utah; Joplin, Missouri and Mexicali, Mexico. Judged against other national organic milk products, Heritage Foods Organic Milk was selected … Read More
Free Ice Cream for Voters
Each American needs to head to the voting booth this November; and if you do, you’ll be rewarding with a sweet treat. Participating Ben & Jerry’s will be offering a free scoop of ice cream to voters! Ice cream and voting – a new perfect combination! Come to participating scoop shops on November 4th from 5-8pm, show us you voted … Read More
Weekly CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has announced their updated export bids for the past week. Two bids were accepted from California Dairies Inc. of Artesia, Calif., for the following butter exports: 100 metric tons (220,462 pounds) to Mexico, and 10 metric tons (22,046 lbs.) to China. One bid was accepted from Darigold of Seattle, Wash., for a butter export of 100 … Read More
Klum Newest Milkmaid
Heidi Klum is the newest “Got Milk” celebrity. The ad is set to be debuted this Halloween. Check out a video interview from the set of the photoshoot, where Heidi talks about the importance of milk in a healthy diet. A catwalk queen and mother of three children, Heidi Klum shows some support for healthy life style, reminding people about … Read More
King Named to Foundation Board
Congratulations to Jeff King, Schuylerville, N.Y. for being the named to the Holstein Foundation board of trustees. King takes the place of retiring Trustee Elmo Wendorf, Jr., from Ixonia, Wis. “I feel honored to join the Holstein Foundation Trustees,” said King. “I’m looking forward to working with an organization that has such a strong commitment to the future of the … Read More
Oprah Show Will Motivate You
Most producers have, by now, heard about the Oprah show this week that was entitled “How We Treat the Animals We Eat.” The show featured California ballot initiative Proposition 2. Below is a summary of the airing; followed by editorial comments made by Greg Henderson, Drovers magazine. I normally don’t make editorial comments myself, but I believe this is a … Read More
Crave Brothers are Dairymen of the Year
Congratulations to the Crave Brothers of Waterloo, Wis. for being named the 2008 World Dairy Expo Dairymen of the Year. The four brothers, Charles, George, Tom and Mark accepted the award at the World Dairy Expo. The brothers and their families are partners in Crave Brothers Farm, LLC and Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese, LLC. In the span of 30 years, … Read More
Winter Inventory Strategies
Higher feed prices have put a new twist on developing a strategy for winter feeding for dairy producers. Leo Brown, Livestock Information Manager for Pioneer Hi-Bred, discusses steps livestock producers can take to make the transition to new feedstocks as efficient as possible from an economic and production perspective. “Every year is different,” says Brown. “Because a feed ration worked … Read More
New Vitamin D Guidelines Released
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released new guidelines on vitamin D for infants, children and adolescents at a time when medical conditions attributable to low vitamin D levels such as rickets appear to be on the rise in the U.S. Rickets first became a problem in the U.S. during the 18th century, in part because smoke from factories shielded … Read More