Leprino Foods Co. has opened a new facility in Singapore, which includes an “innovation studio” designed to create cheese and other dairy products for the Asia-Pacific market. Leprino spokesman Ted Wie techa said the company’s international sales have more than doubled during the past two years, with the Asia-Pacific market playing a “significant role” in the expansion. The sales are … Read More
Seeking Nominations for Quality Milk Awards
The National Dairy Quality Awards (NDQA) is seeking applicants for it’s 18th year. The NDQA recognizes the very best in quality milk production. The deadline for submitting nominations is September 10, 2011. The NDQA program honors dairy producers of all sizes from across the country who have placed a high priority on producing milk of the highest quality. Producers must … Read More
Indiana Dairy Council Unveils Cheese Sculpture
The Dairy & Nutrition Council of Indiana, Inc. and the American Dairy Association of Indiana have unveiled a 1,400 pound cheese sculpture commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Dairy & Nutrition Council. Created by Sarah Kaufmann, the sculpture will be on display from August 5-21 at the “Our Land Pavilion” at the Indiana State Fair. Watch the video below to … Read More
Fisher New Iowa Dairy Princess
Congratulations to the new Iowa Dairy Princess, Gina Fisher! Fisher, 17, is the daughter of David and Mary Fisher of Edgewood, Iowa. Fisher was also named Miss Congeniality from among the seven contestants. Jessica Hammerand will assist Fisher as 2011-12 Iowa Dairy Princess Alternate. The Dubuque County teen was also named winner of the presentation portion of the contest. Hammerand, … Read More
Biorefinery Safety ZimmPoll Results
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “What do you think the biggest safety issue is at a biorefinery?” Here’s what you said. 43% said interaction with chemicals, 34% said, slips, grips and falls, 14% chose equipment and 9% other. We’ll be delving into this issue more in a series of stories on Domestic Fuel and appreciate your input! Our new … Read More
Dairy V.I.P.s Needed
This is a cool idea: the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association is hosting a contest called the “V.I.P. Dairy Farm Experience”. The contest is open until August 31 to entrants 18 years and older that live within the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association region. Enter today! The V.I.P. Dairy Farm Experience is a contest that will give six winners a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be … Read More
AJCC Seeks Research Proposals
Attention researchers interested in work involving the Jersey dairy cattle breed: the AJCC Research Foundation is seeking research proposals to be funded in 2012. Proposals should address significant issues for the Jersey breed and Jersey milk producers. Current priorities for research funding are: · Nutrition of high-producing Jerseys, particularly practical feeding methods to maximize production of valuable milk components; · … Read More
Maroney to Speak in Vermont
Join James Maroney, author of “The Political Economy of Milk” on August 12, 2011 in South Royalton, Vt. Maroney will speak on the “get big or get out” theory and the governmental issues during the quarterly Bob-White Systems’ Cheese Night. The Cheese Night will be held at the Bob-White Systems farmstead dairy store on the Town Green in South Royalton … Read More
Wegner to Lead Darigold
Congratulations to Jim Wegner, who has been named president and chief executive officer of Northwest Dairy Association (NDA) and Darigold. Darigold, a marketing and processing subsidiary of the NDA, said the new president and CEO will replace John Underwood, who will retire from the company. Underwood will serve as special executive to the board of directors and will assist with … Read More
Dairy Nutrition Highlighted at World Dairy Summit
The IDF World Dairy Summit 2011 will be highlighting the importance of dairy nutrition through three different sessions. New to the programme this year, a conference exploring “Sustainable Public Health and Dairy Nutrition Economics” on October 19 is set to prove extremely valuable. With the important contribution of dairy products to human nutrition and health, the concept of Nutrition Economics … Read More