Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “What is the #1 thing you look for on a food label?” Our poll results: Nineteen percent said other, sixteen percent said Low Sodium, fourteen percent Don’t Read Labels, thirteen percent said Reduced Fat, ten percent said Saturated Fat Content, and we had a tie at nine percent saying Non-GMO and Organic. Three percent … Read More
Winners of U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards
The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy is announcing the winners of the second annual U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards on April 23 at a special ceremony in Washington, D.C. The program recognizes dairy farms and businesses of all sizes for practices that advance the industry’s commitment to healthy products, healthy communities and a healthy planet. The winners were selected based on … Read More
Judges Selected for Jersey Show
The judges have been selected for The 61st All American Jersey Shows held November 9, 10 and 11, 2013 in conjunction with the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Ky. Chris Lahmers, Marysville, Ohio, will officiate in The All American Jersey Show on Monday, November 11. This will be his debut as the open show judge, having judged The … Read More
Expo Announces New Trade Show Employees
Susan Orth has accepted the position of Trade Show Manager and Crystal McNett has been named Trade Show & Project Coordinator of the World Dairy Expo trade show. Susan Orth has a wealth of experience in the dairy industry. She grew up on her family’s dairy and livestock farm, Orthridge Farms, in southwest Wisconsin. She graduated from the University of … Read More
New Study Compares Dairy Safety Net Programs
Dairy economists from leading universities released a new study that compares the short-term impacts for dairy farmers of two dairy safety-net programs now being debated in Congress — the Dairy Security Act (DSA) and the Goodlatte-Scott amendment to DSA. The report, Shared Potential, Shared Concerns and Open Questions, states that both Goodlatte-Scott and DSA are “effective in providing catastrophic risk … Read More
New Exhibits at the MOOseum
Three new exhibits will be on display at Montgomery County, Maryland’s unique King Farm Dairy MOOseum, as it re-opens for the 2013 season on Saturday, May 4. The historic dairy barn museum showcases the history of local dairy farming when more than 350 dairy farms operated in the county serving the national capital region. The special new exhibits include a … Read More
New Resources Available for Dairy Producers
The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy announced new science-based resources available for dairy producers, processors, industry partners and stakeholders. The resources help the industry act on the unprecedented scientific research commissioned as part of the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Commitment — a collective effort of the dairy value chain to measure and improve the sustainability of U.S. dairy from farm to … Read More
Holstein Holds Board Meeting
The spring board meeting of Holstein Association USA, Inc. was held March 21-22. Staff reported excellent progress in the member-initiated research project which focuses on the association of the unique genetics of long lived, high producing cows with functional type. Holstein Association members who are owners of qualifying elite cows will be receiving invitations to genomic test those cows for … Read More
WhiteWave Plans Expansion
WhiteWave Foods is planning an expansion of their plant in Virginia. The expansion involves addition of a new warehouse facility and machinery, in order to expand production and meet increased demand for the products. Currently, the plant manufactures Horizon Organic brand milk and Land O’Lakes brand butter and products. Commenting on the announcement Governor McDonnell said the Mount Crawford plant … Read More
Make Expo Plans Now
World Dairy Expo is inviting dairy producers and industry professionals from around the globe to make plans now to experience the “Center of the Dairy Universe,” October 1 through October 5 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Expo is the place to exchange ideas with fellow dairy operators, gather cutting-edge information from dairy industry experts and investigate the … Read More