Producer leaders of Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) and the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA) announce the following dairy producers as officers. Current DMI officers: Chair – Paul Rovey, Glendale, Ariz. Vice Chair – James Ahlem, Hilmar, Calif. Secretary – Paula Meabon, Wattsburg, Pa. Treasurer – Sanford Stauffer, Nicholville, N.Y. DMI, which manages … Read More
Settlement Reached in CWT Lawsuit
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has announced that it has successfully reached an out-of-court settlement with the defendants in the civil action entitled Kessler v. Greenville Livestock, Inc., which was filed in the Circuit Court for St. Clair County, Illinois on September 1, 2010. The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), which manages CWT, had joined with Illinois dairy farmer Kevin Kessler, … Read More
Preliminary Settlement Reached
Today Northeast Dairy Farmers reached a settlement agreement with Dean Foods Company in their class action antitrust lawsuit against Dean, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) and Dairy Marketing Services (DMS). The agreement will include $30 million in monetary damages and injunctive relief that calls for Dean to purchase a portion of its raw milk from multiple Northeast sources. “This is … Read More
Ad Urges HSUS Members to Stop Donations
Readers of World Dairy Diary, please be aware of the agenda of the Human Society of the United States (HSUS), and be sure to pass the message along to your friends. A full-page ad from HumaneWatch.org, a watchdog project of the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF), appeared in this Sunday’s New York Times, criticizing the recent claim of Wayne … Read More
Dairy Snack Foods Market Grows
This is an interesting new study, and good news for dairy farmers. As consumers become even more time strapped, many are looking to dairy snack foods as a source of nutrition. The international market for dairy snacks, such as cheese strings and yogurt tubes, grew by 7% in 2009 and is heading for a 6% rise this year. The first … Read More
DBA Announce Board Members
Congratulations to the new elected and re-elected members of the Dairy Business Association (DBA) board of directors. Two seats for dairy producers and one seat for a corporate member were up for election this year. John Pagel of Pagel’s Ponderosa Dairy, LLC was re-elected, Mike Gerrits of Country Aire Farms, LLC was elected for the first time and Mike North, … Read More
Pfizer Offers Easy Milk Quality Resolutions
Even dairy farmers need to set resolutions for the new year – make your resolutions help to improve cow health and profitability on the dairy. Milk quality resolutions that can help you capture greater return from your milking herd. “There is always room for improvement when it comes to milk quality, and small steps taken today can reap rewards tomorrow … Read More
Looks Like Good Participation in Social Media According to ZimmPoll
Here are the results of our latest ZimmPoll. In answer to the question, “Do you participate in social media?” the majority say they do. According to the numbers, 53% say yes and they post regularly, 28% say yes but they rarely create their own posts, 27% say no and they never will and only 1% say no but plan to … Read More
Cooperative Message Delivered to Ag Secretary
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently got a pile of postcards from Dairy Farmers of America members stressing the importance of cooperatives. Delivery of the cooperative message was made by DFA members Lee Ramsburg of Gettysburg, Pa., (left) and David Crowl of Street, Md., (center) following the last in the series of workshops conducted this year by the USDA and the … Read More