CWT Assists with 2 Million lbs of Cheese Export Sales

Jamie JohansenAg Group, Cheese, cooperatives, cwt, Dairy

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 6 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America and Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold) to sell 1.964 million pounds (891 metric tons) of Cheddar and Gouda cheese, to customers in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. The product will be delivered August 2014 through January 2015. Year-to-date, CWT has assisted member cooperatives in … Read More

Dairy Business Association Announces New Team Member

Jamie JohansenAg Group, Company Announcement, Dairy, Dairy Business

The Wisconsin Dairy Business Association (DBA) has named Timothy J. Trotter as its new Executive Director of Business Affairs. Trotter, who most recently served as manager of strategic planning for DuPage County, IL, brings more than 23 years of agriculture and leadership experience to the role. He will assume the post September 1st. “Tim is an ideal fit for our … Read More

Land O'Lakes Bovine IgG Colostrum Replacement Reformulated

Jamie JohansenAgribusiness, Dairy, Milk, Nutrition

Land O’Lakes Animal Milk Products announces improvements to its LAND O LAKES® Bovine IgG Colostrum Replacement; now featuring instant mix formulation. “With this formulation update, now LAND O LAKES® Bovine IgG Colostrum Replacement can be mixed in approximately 15 seconds and is ready to feed to newborn calves,” says Dr. Tom Earleywine, director of nutritional services, Land O’Lakes Animal Milk … Read More

New Zealand Dairy Industry Continued Growth

Jamie JohansenAgribusiness, Dairy, International

New Zealand’s global dairy dominance will continue through greater economic engagement with Asia-Pacific states, rather than with competing markets in Europe and America, according to a new paper issued by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). In CIGI Paper No. 37, The Role of International Trade in the Rise of the New Zealand Dairy Industry from its Beginnings to … Read More

NMPF Adds to Regulatory Affairs Department

Jamie JohansenAg Group, Company Announcement, Dairy, National Milk

Clay A. Detlefsen, an attorney and long-time industry specialist in dairy regulation and policy issues, will join the National Milk Producers Federation as senior vice president for regulatory and environmental affairs, the organization announced today. Detlefsen, who worked for the International Dairy Foods Association for a quarter-century, will also focus on legal issues as NMPF’s staff counsel after he starts … Read More

MU Meetings to Explain Dairy Margin Protection Program

Jamie JohansenAg Group, Dairy, dairy farming, Milk

Dairy producers must make a decision on a new risk management program offered under the 2014 Farm Bill. Registration for the USDA Margin Protection Program (MPP) will probably start in September, says Joe Horner, a dairy economist at the University of Missouri. In the past when milk prices dropped below a set level, Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) support kicked … Read More

Registration Open for 2014 Dairy Cattle Repro Council

Jamie JohansenAg Group, Dairy, Dairy Group, Events, Reproduction

Register now for the 2014 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah. The meeting is slated for November 13 – 14 in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the Hilton Salt Lake City. The must-attend event will feature two plenary sessions and several breakout session options, offering attendees many opportunities to learn more about practical dairy … Read More

PETA Video Called Out By Real Dairy Farmer

Chuck ZimmermanAnimal Activists, Animal Welfare, Dairy

The world’s beloved AgShill Heiress Dairy Farmer Carrie Chestnut Mess, aka Dairy Carrie, is once again showing her brilliance as she has just pretty well slam dunked PETA and their latest dairy cow (bull) manure video release. As of now her revealing story has been visited over a quarter million times. With your help in spreading the word how about … Read More

1.9 Million lbs of Cheese & Whole Milk Powder Export Sales

Jamie JohansenCheese, cwt, Dairy, DFA, Milk, Uncategorized

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 5 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Michigan Milk Producers Association, and Tillamook County Creamery Association to sell 277,782 pounds (126 metric tons) of Cheddar cheese and 1.587 million pounds (720 metric tons) of whole milk powder to customers in Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, and South America. The product … Read More