Dairy farmers are looking for more ways to get their story out to the public … and some of that is starting with school kids. The dairy industry has a good story to tell … one of hard-working farmers and their families, who are producing quality, nutritious products that build strong bodies and strong minds. In this episode of the … Read More
New Leader on World Dairy Expo Committee
Congratulations to Joe Coburn, Craig Walter and Nik Sutter for being elected to serve three-year terms on World Dairy Expo’s Commercial Exhibitors’ Committee. World Dairy Expo 2011 will take place Tuesday through Saturday, October 4 – 8 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Commercial Exhibitors’ Committee members act as an advisory council, drafting policies and assisting fellow exhibitors … Read More
CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted three requests for export assistance from Darigold and Dairy Farmers of America to sell a total of 264 metric tons (582,000 pounds) of Cheddar cheese to customers in the Middle East and Asia. The product will be delivered November 2010 through March 2011. Since CWT reactivated the Export Assistance program in March 18, 2010, it … Read More
GM Buys Mountain High Yoghurt
General Mills has purchased Mountain High Yoghurt, an all-natural yogurt sold in the western United States. Terms were not disclosed. “We are excited about this opportunity to double our large-size yogurt business with this strong brand,” said Becky O’Grady, president of the Yoplait division at the Golden Valley-based food company. The acquisition from Dean Foods comes at an unsettled time. … Read More
Scoop Up An Extra $250 In Holiday Cash
Scoop up some extra cash for the holiday season by filling out the World Dairy Diary Survey. By participating in our fast, easy survey, you could win $250 to spend on yourself or to help spread the joy to your friends and family. Here’s all you need to do. Click on this link to complete the survey that will help … Read More
Give Thanks for Food
The AgChat Foundation has come up with a unique idea for you to use during this upcoming week of Thanksgiving. It’s called #foodthanks. It’s a way to show your thanks for the food we enjoy every day and the people who produce it. So what you’re encouraged to do is go to the webpage where you’ll find images for your … Read More
October Milk Production Up
The latest report from USDA finds milk production was up last month. Milk production in the 23 major States during October totaled 14.8 billion pounds, up 3.3 percent from October 2009 and higher than the previous month as well. The September production numbers were revised by six million pounds to 14.5 billion pounds. Production per cow in the 23 major … Read More
Recommendations Expected from Dairy Advisory Committee
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says USDA’s Dairy Industry Advisory Committee is expected to make recommendations soon on how to address the issues of milk price volatility and dairy farmer profitability. “They are on track to make some preliminary recommendations in December or January,” said Vilsack during a press conference with farm broadcasters last week. “Obviously dairy prices have improved a … Read More
New Compost Facility Opens
Pennsylvania has a new composting facility, Oregon Dairy Organics, which will use up to 20,000 tons of manure from a Lancaster County farm, Oregon Dairy. The Hurst family, which operates the dairy along with an adjacent grocery store, partnered with the Environmental Defense Fund and Terra-Gro Inc. of Peach Bottom, Pa., on the project. The 5-acre facility will initially use … Read More
Lely Introduces New Robotic Milker
Lely has introduced a new generation of robotic milking systems: the Lely Astronaut A4. Although this new Astronaut is filled with innovating features, the most revealing is that Lely has taken its vision on dairy automation one step further creating a product that allows even more freedom for the cow, more control for the farmer with more milk as a … Read More