Hannaford retailer has joined the new Keep Local Farms initiative that was recently formed in New England. The Keep Local Farms program has been developed by a group of concerned local leaders in the Northeast, all of them working for the benefit of local dairy farmers. That group includes the following: Cooperative Development Institute, the Vermont Dairy Promotion Council, New … Read More
MilkPEP Launches "Give a Gallon" Campaign
The Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP) has launched a new initiative called the “Great Gallon Give” with the help of actress and mom Rebecca Romijn, who is appearing in her second milk mustache ad – this time with her twin daughters. The new program will give away hundreds of thousands of gallons of milk – the equivalent of more than … Read More
Largest Cup of Hot Chocolate
From the AP: The American Dairy Association & Dairy Council unveiled a 487-gallon mug of hot chocolate Wednesday in New York City. Officials say they think it’s the world’s largest. Be sure to make your hot chocolate with milk this winter – it’s the best way to enjoy this warm treat! Here is a video of the story from YouTube:
Dairy Checkoff has Strong 2009
Dairy Management Inc.™ (DMI), who manages the national dairy checkoff, is proud to report that in 2009, partnerships and innovation helped to drive sales for America’s dairy producers. Read on to learn more. Tom Gallagher, chief executive officer for DMI cited these key accomplishments that helped dairy producers and the U.S. dairy industry build sales in 2009 and beyond. · … Read More
Dairy's Day in Copenhagen
Dairy was in the spotlight today in Copenhagen at the Climate Change Summit when U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced an agreement with U.S. dairy producers to accelerate adoption of innovative manure to energy projects on American dairy farms. “This historic agreement, the first of its kind, will help us achieve the ambitious goal of drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions … Read More
NDC Supports Fuel Up to Play 60
The National Dairy Council reports: Two new studies show how important forming healthy food and beverage habits can be in children and adolescents. This science adds to a growing body of evidence that has helped shape a new nutrition and physical activity program from the National Football League and National Dairy Council (NDC) called Fuel Up to Play 60. One … Read More
Minnesota Farmers Offered Timberwolves Tickets
If you are a Minnesota dairy farmer looking for a fun, family outing, then you should join the Midwest Dairy Association at a Timberwolves (Minnesota’s NBA team) game. A promotion effort that will bring 250 dairy producers to a Timberwolves game Saturday, Dec. 5, also rewards consumers who buy $10 worth of dairy products at Rainbow Foods. Midwest Dairy has … Read More
Dairy Checkoff 2009 Successes
The dairy checkoff has taken dramatic steps to increase dairy sales in the short term, while building for the long term, in response to dairy farming’s 2009 economic crisis, according to Tom Gallagher, chief executive officer of Dairy Management Inc.™ (DMI), which manages the national dairy checkoff. Gallagher spoke at the 2009 National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB)/United Dairy … Read More
What's Your Wisconsin Cheese?
The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board and Wisconsin Cheese have launched a new, interactive website for cheese-lovers! Called “Cheese for Me”, the site takes your answers to several questions and will select a cheese for you based on your flavor preferences, style and sense of adventure. My cheese selection was “Wisconsin Monterey Jack,” because it is a versatile but reliable standby … Read More
Dairy Farmers Deliver Hot Pizzas to Veterans
America’s dairy farmers delivered a hot and cheesy “thank you” to veterans in five U.S. cities this past Veteran’s Day! Patients in Veterans Administration hospitals in Washington; Chicago; Dallas; San Antonio, Texas and Green Bay, Wis. all received special care packages of pizza and milk courtesy of America’s dairy farmers in partnership with Pizzas 4 Patriots, a non-profit organization that … Read More