Land O’Lakes Inc. plans to close its butter manufacturing plant in Madison, Wis. and lay off 120 employees. The cooperative based in St. Paul, Minn., said Madison Dairy would close within 60 days because it no longer is economically feasible to operate. Spokeswoman Jeanne Forbis said other Land O’Lakes plants around the country would make up for the lost production. … Read More
ABI and ADPI to Hold Annual Meeting
The American Butter Institute (ABI) and the American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI) will meet next month from April 26-28, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, Ill. for their Joint Annual Meeting. This year’s conference will address current critical issues affecting the dairy industry, such as the fluctuations in markets and what lies beyond the current dip in prices. Keynote … Read More
Land O'Lakes 1/2 Pound Sticks Go National
I love this idea – half-sticks of delicious Land O’Lakes butter sold in a 1-lb. package. What a great concept for single people or empty-nesters! The eight half-sticks stay fresh so you can enjoy the butter at a slower pace; or busy families can use it for quick recipe making. Butter Half Sticks are going national. Land O’Lakes, Inc. announced … Read More
Pa. Unveiled Annual Butter Sculpture
Pennsylvania’s dairy farmers today unveiled the 19th annual butter sculpture to kick off the 93rd Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg. This year’s creamy creation, crafted from 900 pounds of butter donated by the Land O’Lakes plant in Carlisle, is a tribute to the Pennsylvania National Guard. Since Benjamin Franklin formed the first Pennsylvania National Guard in 1747, the brave members … Read More
CWT Updated Export Bids
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has announced its updated export assistance bids. Two of the bids were from Foremost Farms of Baraboo, Wis.: one for the export of 500 metric tons (1.1 million pounds) of butter to Egypt; and a second for the export of 350 metric tons (771,618 lbs.) of butter to Morocco. The third bid was from Dairy Farmers … Read More
Weekly CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has announced their weekly export acceptance bids. Both of the bids were from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO, for the export of butter to Morocco in the following amounts: 125 metric tons (275,578 pounds), and 75 metric tons (165,347 lbs.). CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidder, only when delivery of … Read More
CWT Weekly Export Update
Your weekly Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) export update. CWT has accepted ten export assistance bids for the sale of butter, cheese and anhydrous milkfat. Four of the bids were from Darigold of Seattle, WA, for butter exports in the following amounts to the following destinations: 500 metric tons (1,102,312 pounds) to Morocco; 125 metric tons (275,578 lbs.) to Japan; 50 … Read More
CWT Weekly Update
The weekly update for Cooperatives Working Together (CWT): CWT has accepted four export assistance bids last week for the sale of butter and anhydrous milkfat. With these accepted bids, CWT’s total 2008 export obligations are: butter, 13,792 metric tons (30.3 million lbs.); cheese, 741 metric tons (1.6 million lbs.); whole milk powder, 170 metric tons (374,000 lbs.); and anhydrous milkfat, … Read More
New Organic Butter Introduced
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA) has introduced an organic whipped butter manufactured by Keller’s Creamery, a division of DFA. Label under the name Breakstone’s®, the new product will be available at 21 grocery store chains in seven states east of the Mississippi – Alabama, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia. DFA introduced the new product in … Read More
CWT Export Assistance Bids
Here’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together: Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it accepted five export assistance bids last week for the sale of butter. Two of the bids were from Foremost Farms of Baraboo, WI: 1,370 metric tons (3,014,000 pounds) of butter to Iran, and 38 metric tons of butter (83,600 lbs.) to Japan. The other three … Read More