The Center for Dairy Excellence is offering nine scholarships for Pennsylvania-based dairy farmers and dairy farm employees to attend the Women in Dairy 2012 Conference coordinated by the Penn State Extension Dairy Team. The conference is being held on Wednesday, Nov. 7, at the Best Western Premier Hotel and Conference Center from 9 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. The scholarship will … Read More
CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 19 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Darigold and United Dairymen of Arizona to sell 3.320 million pounds (1,506 metric tons) of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese, and 357,149 pounds (162 metric tons) of butter, to customers in Asia, Central America and the Middle East. The product will be delivered September … Read More
Dairy Council of California Welcomes New CEO
I want to take a moment to introduce myself as the new CEO of Dairy Council of California. After years of dedication to the health of kids, nutrition education and milk and milk products, it is with great pride I assume this role. My journey with Dairy Council of CA began 15 years ago when I started here as a … Read More
DairyGood.Org Launches
The dairy checkoff has launched a new website – www.DairyGood.org – to help tell dairy’s story among consumers and thought leaders. The site reinforces the U.S. dairy industry’s important role in a safe, affordable and abundant food supply by focusing on: • Healthy People – America’s dairy producers believe in ensuring a better future for the next generation through the … Read More
Krantz New Development Officer
Congratulations to Todd Kranz for being named the chief development officer at Select Sires Inc. In this position, Kranz will direct and manage revenue generation planning, lead the execution of strategic business and marketing plans and oversee customer service strategies and product management execution. Kranz has a long, successful career in business development leadership. After graduating with distinction from the … Read More
Twohey and Seven Others Win Scholarships
Congratulations to Theresa Twohey of Stewartville, Minn., for being awarded the 2012 National Dairy Shrine (NDS)/Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) Milk Marketing $1,500 Scholarship! Twohey is majoring in Agriculture Education Leadership and Communications at the University of Minnesota Seven other undergraduate students were also awarded $1,000 scholarships that are made possible by DMI and NDS to encourage students to pursue careers … Read More
Fuel Up to Play 60 Scores for Dairy Farmers
With kids back in school and the football season underway, one of the dairy checkoff’s powerful partnerships is also kicking off another season. Fuel Up to Play 60 teams dairy farmers and the National Football league in a nationwide effort that reaches kids with positive messages about nutrition and exercise. Fuel Up to Play 60 was created by dairy farmers … Read More
Dairy Business Innovation Center to Close
A non-profit center that’s helped support Wisconsin’s dairy industry is closing at the end of September. Agricultural experts credit the Dairy Business Innovation Center for helping develop and promote specialty and artisan chees in Wisconsin. The center’s 20 consultants have helped more than 200 dairy entrepreneurs and assisted more than 120 projects to increase the state’s market share for dairy … Read More
Dairy State Lawmakers Seek MILC Extension
House and Senate members from dairy states are seeking a temporary fix for the dairy safety net until the new dairy program that is included in both the Senate and House farm bill versions can become law. Both bills would end the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program and replace it with a new insurance program for dairy farmers and … Read More
BPI Sues ABC News
Beef Products, Inc. (BPI), a South Dakota-based meat processor has sued ABC News for defamation for news reports on a meat product that critics have dubbed “pink slime” and which the meat industry calls “lean, finely textured beef.” The $1.2 billion defamation lawsuit from Beef Products accuses the network of disseminating 200 “false and misleading and defamatory statements” about its … Read More