Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 14 requests for export assistance from Foremost Farms USA, Land O’Lakes, Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association and Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold) to sell 2.698 million pounds (1,224 metric tons) of Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack cheese and 1.682 pounds (763 metric tons) of butter to customers in Asia, Europe, the Middle East … Read More
Nestlé USA Named Largest Processor
The Dairy Foods’ 20th annual Dairy 100 list comprises the largest processors of dairy foods and beverages based in the United States and Canada. The 2013 list names Nestlé USA as North America’s largest dairy processor, bumping off Dean Foods Co. which held the spot for at least half of the 20 years that Dairy Foods has been compiling the … Read More
More Dairy – More Muscle Mass
A recent study found that older women who consumed more dairy had more muscle mass and greater physical performance than women who consumed less dairy. This study was led by Kun Zhu, PhD, in the Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes in Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital in Nedlands, Western Australia. The research team examined whether dairy intake was associated with body … Read More
Artisan Cheesemaker Conference Slated for Nov. 5
The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy has teamed up with Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association and the Dairy Practices Council to sponsor a food safety workshop for artisan cheesemakers on November 5, 2013, in Harrisburg, Pa. at the Holiday Inn East. More information on the 2013 Conference will be available on this page starting around September 1st.
Butter Cow Vadalized
The Iowa State Fair’s butter cow sculpture was vandalized by the Iowans for Animal Liberation group. The cow, a fair tradition since 1911, cleaned up well after the dousing. The group attempted to churn controversy over factory farms by scrawling “Freedom For All” on a glass window in the display. “It’s sad, because the butter cow is iconic of the … Read More
American Cheese Society Competition Winners Announced
Winnimere from Cellars at Jasper Hill in Vermont was named “Best of Show” among 1,794 entries at the American Cheese Society’s (ACS) 2013 Judging & Competition. The results were announced in a ceremony on Friday, Aug. 2 at the 30th Anniversary ACS Conference in Madison, Wis. Grafton Village Cheese, also in Vermont, was awarded 2nd place overall for Bear Hill. … Read More
DFO Spearheads Industry Innovation Partnership
Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) has a long-standing commitment to supporting research and innovation. This commitment is being realized as DFO spearheads an effort to create an industry innovation partnership that will help ensure a healthy long-term future for the Ontario and Canadian dairy industry. Construction of a new state-of-the-art dairy research facility at the Elora Research Station begins this … Read More
Beef Checkoff Doing More With Less
Doing more with less was a consistent theme at the Cattlemen’s Beef Board summer meeting this week in Denver. “We’re down in funds and the funds are probably going to be lower next year,” said CBB chairman Weldon Wynn of Arkansas. “But we’re doing more with less than we’ve ever done before within this industry and we’re still gaining ground.” … Read More
Beef Checkoff Executive Report
Cattlemen’s Beef Board CEO Polly Ruhland says the summer industry meeting in Denver is about strategy where “the rubber meets the road.” At the general session, Ruhland talked about the new committee structure and shorter format for the conference. “The format focuses more on strategy and the consumer directly than our old format did,” she said in an interview at … Read More
Checking up on Beef Checkoff Dollars
World Dairy Diary has been in Denver this week covering the Cattle Industry Summer meeting which includes the major decision-making meetings of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board regarding the spending of beef checkoff dollars. The Audit Committee of the Beef Board is chaired by Davis Denman (pictured on right). Davis is a dairy and grain farmer in Cortland, Ohio, and was … Read More