Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 11 requests for export assistance from Foremost Farms USA, Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association, Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold) and Tillamook County Creamery Association to sell 782,641 pounds of Cheddar cheese and 3.142 million pounds of 82% butter to customers in Asia, Central America, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The product … Read More
CWT Assists with 5.8 Million lbs. of Cheese & Butter Sales
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 23 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Foremost Farms USA, Land O’Lakes, and Tillamook County Creamery Association to sell 4.791 million pounds of Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack cheese, and 1.032 million pounds of 82% butter to customers in Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and South Pacific. The product will … Read More
CWT Assists with Dairy Export Sales
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 26 requests for export assistance from Bongards Creameries, Dairy Farmers of America, Land O’Lakes, Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association, Michigan Milk Producers Association, Northwest Dairy Association and Tillamook County Creamery Association to sell 4.006 million pounds (1,817 metric tons) of Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack cheese, 1.645 million pounds (746 metric tons) … Read More
CWT Assists with Cheese and Butter Export Sales
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 13 requests for export assistance from Land O’Lakes, Maryland Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association, Michigan Milk Producers Association and Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold) to sell 2.028 million pounds of Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack cheese and 2.457 million pounds of butter to customers in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The product … Read More
Butter Consumption is Up
The American Butter Institute (ABI) has unveiled a new logo for the association and announced that U.S. butter consumption is at its highest level in 40 years. Anuja Miner, the Executive Director of ABI, attributed the increase in part to a shift in consumer preferences away from highly processed foods, artificial ingredients and trans fats derived from partially hydrogenated vegetable … Read More
1,000 lb. Butter Sculpture Unveiled
Check out the 2014 Pa. Farm Show Butter Sculpture! What an amazing creation! A sculpture made from nearly 1,000 pounds of butter was unveiled today at the Pennsylvania Farm Show, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the show’s iconic milkshake served by the Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association. The sculpture, sponsored by Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association and Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program, takes its cue … Read More
Miner to Lead American Butter Institute
Congratulations to Anuja Miner, who has been named executive director of the American Butter Institute (ABI), a trade association for butter manufacturers and distributors. Miner has served as the association’s program administrator since 1995. “These are exciting days for the ABI. The institute will thrive under Anuja’s leadership. We look forward to working with her to implement the institute’s strategic … Read More
Butter Cow Secruity T-Shirts Sell Out
A few weeks ago, the Iowa State Fair butter cow was vandalized by a group of animal rights activists. Fans of the butter cow have taken action and are donning “Butter Cow Security” t-shirts! According to WOI-TV, the bright yellow “Butter Cow Security” t-shirts could be seen across the fairgrounds. The Blue Ribbon Foundation has already sold nearly 6,000 shirts … Read More
CWT Assists with Cheese and Butter Export Sales
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 14 requests for export assistance from Bongards Creameries, Dairy Farmers of America, Land O’Lakes and Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold) to sell 1.206 million pounds (547 metric tons) of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese and 947,988 pounds (430 metric tons) of butter to customers in Asia, Central America, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. … Read More
Butter Conference to be Held
The 2013 Annual Conference of the American Butter Institute & the American Dairy Products Institute will be held April 28-April 30, 2013, at the Chicago Marriott Downtown. Separate Board of Directors meetings for ADPI and ABI, as well as assorted committee meetings, will be held during the afternoons on both Monday and Tuesday. Additional information about the 2013 ABI/ADPI Conference, … Read More