Eating plenty of dairy foods may help people who are trying to maintain their weight to burn more fat and eat more calories without putting on excess pounds, according to new research published in the journal Nutrition & Metabolism. The study, funded by the National Dairy Council, didn’t find that eating the recommended three servings of dairy food each day … Read More
Weekly CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has announced their updated export bids for the past week. Two of the bids accepted were from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, Mo., for the export of anhydrous milkfat to Mexico in the following amounts: 369 metric tons (813,506 lbs.), and an additional 36 metric tons (79,366 lbs.). Two bids were accepted from California … Read More
Dairyline Markets In Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review CME cash cheese reversed gears the first week of November. Block closed Friday at $1.65 per pound, up 4 1/4-cents on the week, but 40 1/2-cents below that week a year ago. It had lost 19 cents since October 23. Barrel, after dropping to $1.6075 on Wednesday, rallied and closed Friday at $1.6375, still 4 … Read More
Kusiak Wins Judd Jacobson Memorial Award
Congratulations to Ronald Kusiak, a family farmer from Mosinee, Wis. Kusiak is the recipient of the 2008 Judd Jacobson Memorial Award. Established in 1992, the Jacobson Award, administered by Courage Center, recognizes the pursuit or achievement in a business entrepreneurial endeavor by a person with a physical disability or sensory impairment. The award is named for the late Minnesota business … Read More
CWT Adds 71-cents to Producer Checks
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has generated an average return on investment of 71 cents per hundredweight so far in 2008, according to an independent economic analysis of the voluntary dairy farmer-funded and managed self-help program. That evaluation was released Wednesday at the 2008 NMPF annual meeting in Nashville, Tenn., by Dr. Scott Brown of the University of Missouri, a nationally-known … Read More
Prop 2 Passes
The California Proposition 2 was passed by voters this Tuesday. The result of heavy campaigning by the Humane Society of U.S. (which has is an animal rights activist organization), the passage could have far reaching affects in the agricultural industries – just another reason for dairy farmers to stand up and tell their story. Voters passed Proposition 2 as California … Read More
Just a Friendly Reminder…
…to all of our blog readers – make sure you vote today! No matter your political views, it is important for you to make your voice heard. Get out there and VOTE! (Uncle Sam says so!) . . . . . . . . . .
Lang and Rutherford Honored
More congratulations are in order for Iowa dairy producer Maynard Lang and New York dairy producer Clyde Rutherford – both who were honored by the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) as recipients of the Richard E. Lyng Award for their dedication and service to dairy promotion. The award is named after former U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Richard … Read More
Gomes Joins DFA
Congratulations to Keith Gomes, the newest staff member of Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA). Gomes will serve as chief operating officer of DFA’s Dairy Food Products division. Gomes has more than 20 years of production and business management experience in the dairy industry. He began his career with production and supervision roles at Golden Cheese, and was later involved … Read More
New Zealand Natural Opening Store in Los Angeles
New Zealand Natural sent me a sampler pack of their ice cream flavors to try. They wanted me to let you know about them and their products which are now available in the United States. Getting some frozen ice cream delivered to your door from New Zealand definitely caught my eye and pleased my palate. It’s good stuff! I especially … Read More