Who loves chocolate milk? Raise your hands! Did you know that chocolate milk is a healthy and delicious drink filled with nine essential nutrients, including calcium? Did you also know that lowfat chocolate milk is the most popular milk choice in schools? This power drink needs you to stand up and sign the “Raise Your Hand For Chocolate Milk” petition … Read More
Weitzer Honored with Richard E. Lyng Award
Congratulations to dairy producer, David Weitzer, Poolesville, Md., for being awarded the 2009 Richard E. Lyng Award by the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB). David was recognized for his dedication and service to dairy promotion, and was awarded a $2,500 donation in his name to a college of his choice. Weitzer also represented dairy producers nationally. He was … Read More
New Online Game Teaches Kids About Dairy Farming
Online games featuring farming are popular on social networks. Now, the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association and Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program have introduced Operation Dairy, a new interactive online game that helps teach kids about modern dairy farming.The game was created by Philadelphia-based Singularity Design. Operation Dairy challenges players to explore a rich virtual farm landscape to find and “win” nine unique … Read More
Students Receive Scholarships Through Dairy Checkoff
Dairy producers, through their checkoff investment, awarded 20 scholarships to students throughout the nation who are majoring in degrees with a dairy emphasis and who have shown potential to become future dairy leaders. The National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB), through DMI, annually awards up to 19 $1,500 scholarships to eligible undergraduate students enrolled in programs that emphasize dairy. … Read More
Wisconsin Dairy Council kicks off iRock with Milk Promotion
The Wisconsin Dairy Council has introduced a new website and promotion called “iRock with Milk”, an exciting opportunity for local Wisconsin school districts to learn more about including milk in a healthy diet. The Council is working with Wisconsin school foodservice to coordinate a statewide in-school milk promotion to remind all students that drinking milk with meals really “rocks.” The … Read More
Fuel Up to Play 60 New Initiative
The National Football League (NFL) and National Dairy Council (NDC) have launched a new program called, Fuel Up to Play 60, an initiative aimed at tackling childhood obesity by giving youth a voice in changing the school nutrition and physical activity environment. The program will reach 36 million youth in 60,000 elementary, middle and high schools during the 2009/2010 school … Read More
Dairy Producers Help Grow Sales with New Yogurt Smoothie Product
Here’s a new product worth talking about: Yoplait® Yogurt Chips. Did you know that as a dairy producer you helped to launch this new product, which use both yogurt and milk, through your dairy checkoff investment? Dairy Management Inc., in partnership with General Mills, owner of the Yoplait® brand, helped to developed this new line of frozen fruit and yogurt … Read More
The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin
This November, the University of Wisconsin Press is serving up a new book about the lives and practices of the Dairyland State’s cream of the crop: the Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin. Called THE MASTER CHEESEMAKERS OF WISCONSIN, the book is written and photographed by James Norton and Becca Dilley and is due to be published on November 24, 2009. Be … Read More
Good News for Dairy Producers
World Dairy Expo Photo Album World Dairy Diary coverage of World Dairy Expo is sponsored by: With all the bad news in the dairy industry, it was nice to hear some positive news for producers at World Dairy Expo. Paula Meabon, a producer from Pennsylvania who serves on the Dairy Promotion and Research Board, was happy to share some very … Read More
USDA Seeks Nominations for National Fluid Milk Board
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is asking fluid milk processors and other interested parties to nominate candidates for the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board. The Secretary of Agriculture will appoint seven individuals from those nominated to succeed members whose terms expire June 30, 2010. Appointed members will serve 3-year terms from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2013. … Read More