The blocks closed the first Friday in August at $1.6025 per pound, unchanged on the week but 29 1/4 cents above a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.5675, up a penny on the week, and 27 3/4 cents above a year ago. No cars of block traded hands on the week and six of barrel. The NASS-surveyed U.S. average block … Read More
Discover Dairy Introduces Free Middle School Lessons
Discovery Dairy, a free, interactive educational program has introduced four new middle school lessons. Check out this wonderful resource today! Four new comprehensive lessons, complete with video, reading guides and lab-based instruction, teach middle school students about where milk comes from and how dairy farms contribute to our world, while applying science concepts to real-life situations. Discover Dairy meets state … Read More
Swiss Valley Acquires Faribault Dairy
Swiss Valley Farms Cooperative has acquired Faribault Dairy Co., Inc., located in Faribault, Minn. The sale includes the ownership of Faribault’s Blue cheese manufacturing facility as well as Faribault’s line of branded cheeses, the most popular of which is Amablu, along with its premium version, Amablu St. Pete’s Select, which is a cave-aged Blue cheese. “This acquisition marks a significant … Read More
Tauzel Wins Rumler Award
Congratulations to John R. Tauzel, Schenevus, N.Y., for being named the recipient of the 2010 Robert H. Rumler MBA Scholarship, administered by Holstein Association USA. The $3,000 scholarship is awarded annually to an individual pursuing their Master’s degree of Business Administration. Tauzel will begin working towards his degree at the S.C. Johnson School of Management at Cornell University in August. … Read More
Dairy Industry Leaders Honored by World Dairy Expo
An awe-inspiring line-up of dairy industry leaders have just been crowned the 2010 World Dairy Expo Recognition Award Winners. Each will be honored at the World Dairy Expo’s Dinner with the Stars, Wednesday evening, September 29, in Madison, Wisconsin at the Alliant Energy Center. Congratulations to all the honorees! Dairy Woman of the Year, Liz Doornink of Jon-De Farms, Baldwin, … Read More
News Release from NMPF
As part of its continuing effort to prompt the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to crack down on improperly labeled imitation dairy products, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) submitted comments asking the FDA to scrutinize whether the packaging of such foods is giving consumers accurate information. The FDA is in the process of accepting public comments on what types … Read More
Midwest Dairy Awards Scholarships
Congratulations to Laura Kohake and Casey George, the recipients of a scholarship from the Kansas City Division of Midwest Dairy Association. The scholarships are part of the 2010 Educational Program. The program helps dairy farm families with college expenses. Two students from Missouri also received scholarships. “Being able to help dairy families with the expense of their children’s college education … Read More
Dairy Producers on the Beef Board
More than 30 new members of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board were sworn in at the Cattle Industry Summer meeting last week, along with all the continuing members of the board. Since at least 20 percent of the beef supply in the nation comes from dairy farms, many of those who help to decide how the $1 per head beef checkoff … Read More
CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted bids from four member organizations this week totaling 22.4 million pounds of cheese, butter, and anhydrous milk fat (AMF). Delivery will run from August through January. CWT accepted one bid from Foremost Farms and three bids from Dairy Farmers of America for a total of 1,288 metric tons (2.84 million pounds) of Cheddar cheese to … Read More
Dairyline Markets In Review
Farm milk prices keep inching higher. The Agriculture Department announced the July Federal order Class III price at $13.74 per hundredweight, up 12 cents from June and $3.77 above July 2009. That pulls the 2010 average to $13.60, up from $10.16 a year ago, and compares to $18.25 in 2008. The Class IV price is $15.75, up 30 cents from … Read More