Congratulations to Mary Lou King, a dairy farm mom from Cochranville, Pa. She is the grand prize winner in LIVE@ with Kelly and Michael’s search for the Unstoppable Mom! Watch her story here. And read her daughter’s nomination below. Nominated by her daughter, Kelly Stoltzfus Dear Kelly & Michael, My mom is the most amazing woman in the whole entire … Read More
Kerrygold Sweet Cheddar to be Available in U.S.
The Irish Dairy Board has introduced Kerrygold Skellig, a sweet Cheddar cheese, to supermarkets and specialty stores across the U.S. A popular Cheddar variety in the U.K., Kerrygold’s sweet Cheddar is a complex cheese with a firm yet creamy texture, a distinct nuttiness and sweet apple notes. The cheese is not “sweet” as sugar is sweet, but describes an intensely … Read More
Center Introduces Refreshed Website
The Center for Dairy Excellence in Pennsylvania has unveiled a new design for its website. The new design offers a simplistic and intuitive approach to finding resources available from the center. Integration of social media and blogging technology into the new design allows web visitors to stay informed and engaged in the center’s programming. The new website design has six … Read More
Western Regional Dairy Challenge Results
Sixty-one students from seven western US and one Canadian university traveled to Everett, Washington for the 8th annual Western Regional Dairy Challenge on February 28 – March 2, 2013. The Western Regional Dairy Challenge is an innovative, three-day educational competition designed to prepare students for dairy careers. Working in mixed-university teams of five or six students, participants assessed all aspects … Read More
NMPF Statement
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) Board of Directors reaffirmed the organization’s support for a new farm bill, containing a better safety net for dairy farmers, at the Federation’s spring meeting. With the Senate Agriculture Committee expected to begin work on a new farm bill next month, NMPF’s leadership said this week that a new, voluntary dairy program known as … Read More
Dairy Council of Calif. Launches New Site
Dairy Council of California has launched a new website, HealthyEating.org, as a way to increase awareness of all of its nutrition education offerings across multiple audiences, including teachers and health professionals. Combining the best features, materials and tools of its two previous websites – DairyCouncilofCA.org and MealsMatter.org – Dairy Council of California has created an online destination where families can … Read More
Yoesel New Nebraska Dairy Princess
Congratulations to Jessica Yoesel, the newly crowned Nebraska State Dairy Princess! Yoesel will represent the state’s dairy farmers in public appearances during the coming year. Yoesel, 19, of Falls City, Neb., is the daughter of Richard and Diana Yoesel of Yoesel Brothers Dairy, and is a freshman in elementary education at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. Her title includes … Read More
Impact of the Sequester Monster
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “Will the sequester monster impact you personally?” Our poll results: Fifty-two percent said No it will not impact you. Twenty-one percent said Yes, Major Impact, seventeen percent said Yes, Minor Impact, and ten percent said I Don’t Know. So most of you do not expect to be affected by the sequester monster. Wonder what … Read More
CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 23 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Land O’Lakes, Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association, Michigan Milk Producers Association and United Dairymen of Arizona to sell 16.588 million pounds (7,524 metric tons) of butter and 1.213 million pounds (550 metric tons) of Cheddar cheese to customers in Asia, the Middle … Read More
Osorio Named ADSA Young Scholar
Congratulations to Johan Osorio, a Ph.D. candidate in Animal Science at the University of Illinois, for being named a Young Dairy Scholar by the Midwest Branch of the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA). Osorio gave a 30-minute presentation on his dissertation topic “Peripartal immunometabolic indices and hepatic transcriptomics in transition dairy cows in response to methionine supplementation” and was recognized … Read More