The Midwest Dairy Association is offering a summer internship based in Springfield, Illinois. Applications and resumes are due by March 5th. What a great opportunity! The position is designed to assist Midwest Dairy Association staff with marketing communication objectives on behalf of the dairy checkoff. Duties will include news release development and involvement with activities conducted by the organization in … Read More
Producers Sought for WMMB Director Seats
Do you live in Wisconsin and want to help “Shape the Future of Dairy” in your state? Then the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) wants you! A WMMB director spends about 200 hours each year on WMMB business and attends an average of two committee meetings and five board meetings annually. Board terms are three years and must be filled … Read More
N.D. Producer Meetings
Dairy producers in North Dakota take note – the Midwest Dairy Association has scheduled its district meetings in conjunction with North Dakota State University’s Dairy Cow College the week of January 28. Midwest Dairy Association, which manages the dairy checkoff for North Dakota and eight other states, holds its meetings to update dairy farmers on how current programs are helping … Read More
Cheese Is Super For Football Parties
Pretty soon it’ll be Super Bowl party time. I’m betting a lot of people are doing playoff parties. If so, hopefully cheese is on the menu. Apparently it is according to the Dairy Checkoff. With the football playoffs underway, some may be surprised to know that many Americans offer pizza as a key game-day menu item. But in addition to … Read More
Buttery Creation Revealed
Artists have a knack for being able to create a story from any medium. Jim Victor has carved himself a niche in butter – butter sculptures to be exact! On Thursday, the 17th annual butter sculpture was unveiled as part of the kick off to the 92nd Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg, Pa. The butter sculpture is sponsored annually by … Read More
Checkoff Meetings in South Dakota
Dairy farmers in the South Dakota will have the opportunity to learn more about their checkoff investment from the Midwest Dairy Association. District meetings across the state have been scheduled for the month of January. All producers are welcome to attend, but reservations are required by calling 800-338-5160. “This year we’ll share how promotion has taken new direction to build … Read More
New Officers at Promotion Groups
Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) and the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA) announced newly elected producers to national offices at the groups’ joint annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. DMI, which manages the national dairy producer checkoff program, is funded by the NDB and UDIA. New DMI officers are: Chair – Paul Rovey, Glendale, … Read More
Woodworth Promoted at WMMB
Congrats to Stan Woodworth who has been promoted to Senior vice president of channel marketing at the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. In this newly created position, Woodworth will direct all WMMB’s retail and foodservice channel activities, working closely with Wisconsin’s cheese manufacturers and marketers and with retailers, distributors and foodservice operators throughout the country, to promote Wisconsin dairy products. Woodworth … Read More
Dairy Nutrition on a Budget
With the holiday season upon us, many are feeling a strain on their wallets – but the folks at the California Milk Processor Board are reminding consumers that healthy, nutritious meals don’t have to break the bank. Just in time for the holiday season, GOT MILK? has developed $10 to $15 and $20 meal ideas that can serve up to … Read More
A Quick Checkoff Update
At last week’s annual meeting of the National Milk Producers Federation/Dairy Management Inc. dairy farmers and industry professionals met to discuss a variety of issues. Several interesting highlights were reported by Dairy Herd Management: Per-capita milk sales may decline Per-capita fluid milk sales could decline again this year. Sales have declined every year since 1970, with 2006 being the one … Read More