A new study recently released by Nutrition Today suggests that the prevalence of lactose intolerance may be far lower than previously estimated. The study, which uses data from a national sample of three ethnic groups, reveals that the overall prevalence rate of self-reported lactose intolerance is 12 percent – with 7.72 percent of European Americans, 10.05 percent of Hispanic Americans … Read More
Create a Milkdonkulous Video – Win Big!
“White Gold” the star of the new rock opera, the Battle for Milkquarious, has great news for California high schools – a chance to win $20,000 for their school’s art programs! California Milk Processing Board’s “the Milkdonkulous Giveaway” asks students to recreate scenes from the online movie, and then post them on YouTube. High schools must upload their videos by … Read More
Dairy COOL Act introduced to Senate
Here is an update on the Dairy COOL Act, which would add labeling on milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream and butter as reported by Heather Thorstensen, an Agri News staff writer. Without a doubt, dairy producers will be keeping a close eye on this act. I’m curious to know your thoughts on COOL and how it might impact the dairy … Read More
Universities Receiving Funding for Organic Research
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan has announced more than $19 million in grants have been awarded to universities across the country to solve critical organic agriculture issues through the integration of research, education and extension projects. Merrigan announced the funding in Portland, Maine, and was joined by representatives from the University of Maine, the local grant recipient which is conducting … Read More
Group Seeks Tax Relief
From Drover’s Magazine: The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association(NCBA) urged Congress to pass legislation providing additional relief and permanency in the tax code for America’s farmers, ranchers and other small business owners. As part of these ongoing efforts, NCBA is supporting H.R. 3905, the Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009, introduced by Congresswoman Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.), along with Representatives Kevin Brady … Read More
Martina McBride Returns to Dairy Queen
Be sure to catch Oprah tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. CST to watch Martina McBride return to her old high school job at Dairy Queen. I’m interested to watch this segment and see if any positive comments are made about dairy products. Who could say anything bad about ice cream anyway? Regardless of McBride’s comments, it will be exciting to see … Read More
City Girl Finds Heart in Dairy Science
Here is a positive feature recently published in the Daily Record, Dairy farms moo-sic to her ears, written by Bobby Warren. A city girl fell in love with dairy cattle and decided to pursue her dreams despite her urban upbringing. Here is an excerpt from this exciting story… Despite being a “city girl” while growing up in Worthington, Dianne Shoemaker … Read More