Enterprising dairy farmers looking for a new niche are turning to dairy products made on-farm in small batches. They are finding consumers, chefs and artisan connoisseurs are very appreciative and excited about their products. These artisanal operations are turning cow, goat or sheep milk into simple, straightforward foods like crème fraîche, butter, buttermilk, ice cream, puddings, custards, yogurt, yogurt-based sauces … Read More
Wis. Cheese Company Sold to Canadain Group
A Wisconsin cheese company, Trega Foods, has agreed to the sale of its three cheese plants to Agropur, Canada’s largest dairy cooperative. The sale is expected to be finalized by the end of February and will include the company’s three cheese plants in Little Chute, Weyauwega and Luxemburg, company officials said Wednesday. Trega, based in Little Chute, Wis. said it … Read More
Purdue U Specialists Offer Insights
Today’s the day – February 1st – the day of reckoning, so to speak. Across the East coast and the Midwest, many dairy producers today made their final decision to sign or not sign a pledge saying they do not use rBST on their cows. But, in the long-term, how will affect the price consumers pay for milk, and the … Read More
Alto Dairy to Sell Following Membership Approval
The board of directors of Alto Dairy have unanimously approved the sale of the company’s assets to Saputo Cheese USA Inc. The final approval will come from the cooperative’s members at a special meeting to be held on Wednesday, February 28, 2008 in Fond du Lac, Wis. Alto Dairy announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell … Read More
Pa. Revises Label Guidelines
The state of Pennsylvania has announced that it will revise its original plan to ban milk processors from using labels that such as “No BST” from milk and dairy products. Instead, new guidelines will require that labels not be misleading and that there be a paper trail that can verify the claims made on the labels. For instance, a label … Read More
Some Price News
Farm prices have been in the news this week – corn prices could rise to $4.75 per bushel, while the year in reveiw shows that the Class III price for 2007 averaged $18.04 (a record hgh) and the weekly average block cheese price was $1.7586 (another record high). Corn prices could push into the $4.75-per-bushel range this year, says Chris … Read More
Sign-Up for Dairy Disaster Relief
Eligible dairy producers throughout the country can now sign-up for the Dairy Disaster Aid Program (DDAP – III) at their local USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) service centers. Approved back in May, the DDAP – III will offer $16 million in federal aid to dairy producers who suffered production losses due to natural disasters between January 1, 2005, and February … Read More
Anti rBST Ads to Cease in Keystone State
As the rancorous debate over acceptance of rBST treatments has spread across the country, more and more dairy marketers have jumped on the rBST-free bandwagon. The concern of dairyman has always been the clear lack of understanding from the average consumer as to what exactly rBST is, what it does, and what it means for them as consumers of dairy products. One state has now decided that the debate is over for them: Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Dennis Wolf announced this week that starting January 1st, marketers are prohibited from selling milk under the “rBST Free” label.
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WaWa Goes rBST Free
Wawa, Inc., a convenience store, has announced that the company will only process and sell rBST free milk at its 570 stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. The artificial hormone rBST supplements a natural hormone cows use to direct the energy they gain from their feed. The Food and Drug Administration has found no significant difference between … Read More