Dairy producers and industry representatives from around the globe will gather in Madison, Wisconsin, when World Dairy Expo takes place September 28 – October 1. This year, continuing education credits for dairy professionals, nutritionists, veterinarians and veterinary technicians can be earned by attending the World Dairy Expo Seminars. Members of American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS) and the American … Read More
General Mills Commits to Breakfast Programs
Great news for dairy in schools! General Mills Foodservice has committed $100,000 to help schools build their breakfast programs through National Dairy Council’s Child Nutrition and Fitness Initiative Breakfast Grant program. Schools participating in Fuel Up to Play 60 that are looking to expand their breakfast programs can apply to receive up to $3,000 in funding. National Dairy Council (NDC) … Read More
Say "Butter" with New Facebook App
Feeling buttery? Then “butter-fy” yourself with a new Facebook application brought to you by the Midwest Dairy Association! This app brings a popular state fair tradition – butter sculpting – to life. Across the Midwest, state fairs are a time-honored event combining competition, great food, live music and an overall good time. Even if you can’t attend this ceremonious closure … Read More
Say Thanks with Random Cheddar
Is there a better way to say thank you to someone, than with tasty Cabot cheddar cheese? We don’t think so, and Cabot Creamery agrees. That’s why you can now nominate anyone who is in need of a thank you for a “Random Act of Cheddar.” Cabot created Random Acts of Cheddar, as an initiative to share their cheddar and … Read More
Winners of the Web Moo.0 Contest
BASF Plant Science has announced the winners to their NutriDense® Silage Web Moo.0 contest. Congratulations to Ashley Messing for winning the grand prize, registration and travel expenses to the first AgChat Foundation Agvocacy 2.0 Conference. Runners-up include Marianne Friers of New York and Nancy Grossi of California. Both will receive Flip Mino Cameras to help them put sights and sounds … Read More
China Dairy Invests in New Zealand
Bright Dairy, a China-based dairy company, will be investing in New Zealand dairy company Synlait Milk. Bright Dairy will own 51 percent of a new company, which will specialize in making infant and whole milk powder for Chinese consumers. Synlait will continue to own and operate its Synlait farms in Canterbury through a separate company. Bright Dairy is listed on … Read More
CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted one bid from Dairy Farmers of America and three bids from Darigold for a total of 176 metric tons (388,014 pounds) of Cheddar cheese and Monterey Jack to Africa and Asia. The product will be delivered in July and August 2010. Since CWT reactivated the Export Assistance program on March 18, 2010, it has assisted … Read More
Mercer Named Executive Director
Congratulations to Butch Mercer for being named the first executive director of the Indiana Professional Dairy Producers (IPDP). Raised on a dairy farm, Butch has 30 years of executive experience in management and life sciences industries, and IPDP is confident that having Butch on the IPDP executive team will be a very positive move for the organization. Source: Indiana Professional … Read More
Dairyline Markets In Review
Cheese prices keep climbing, up the fifth week in a row, driven primarily by climbing temperatures around the nation. The blocks closed July 16 at $1.5750 per pound, up 4 3/4-cents on the week, 43 cents above that week a year ago, and the highest they’ve been since December. Barrel closed Friday at $1.5250, up 2 1/2-cents on the week, … Read More
Industry Loses Morrell
The dairy industry lost another dairyman this week – Robert Charles Morrell, of Cochranton, Pa. Morrell died Monday, July 12, 2010 as a result of a traffic accident. Born April 6, 1957, in Meadville, he was a son of Charles (Bud) and Kathryn Elaine Shartle Morrell. He married Candace Hollabaugh on Oct. 10, 1976. He was a lifelong dairy farmer … Read More