Congratulations to Jessica Tekippe, 20, of Manchester, Iowa on being named the 2007 Iowa Dairy Princess. Jessica won her title on August 8th at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. She represented the Ayrshire breed in the contest, and is the daughter of Dan and Mary Tekippe. Megan Kregel, 18, daughter of Gary and Darlene Kregel of Guttenberg, was … Read More
New Princess Kay to be Named Next Week
The excitement is building in Minnesota – the new Princess Kay of the Milky Way will be named next Wednesday evening, August 22. This year’s winner will be the 54th Princess Kay of the Milky Way, taking over the duties of teh reigning Princess Kay Audrey Mohr of New Ulm. More than 60 county dairy princesses participated in judging in … Read More
Farmers Sought to be Milk Servers
The Midwest Dairy Association is seeking dairy farmers to serve milk to fair-goers at the 2007 Minnesota State Fair. Each year, thousands of consumers stop at the All-You-Can-Drink Milk Stand for a taste of wholesome milk, served by real dairy farmers. Email Alise Jennissen if you are interested. The effort is part of Midwest Dairy’s checkoff-funded “People Behind the Product” … Read More
Value Added Milk
Value added is a term used in a lot of different places but not one you normally hear associated with milk. But that’s changing. There are some new kinds of milk in the dairy case these days. The Dairy Checkoff is working on this area and we’ve got a Brian Baxter report about it. Coming soon to a grocery store … Read More
North Dakota Dairy Princess Crowned
Congratulations are in order for Karrisa Brobst, Medina, N.D. who was crowned North Dakota Dairy Princess on July 25. Karrisa is the 20-year-old daughter of Becky Brobst and is attending North Dakota State University, studying animal production business. As North Dakota Dairy Princess, Brobst will serve as the official goodwill ambassador for North Dakota’s dairy industry representing more than 300 … Read More
Aging Population in Japan is U. S. Opportunity
Brian Baxter was busy at last week in Denver between the Dairy and Beef Checkoff meetings taking place. Here’s one of the reports he put together for the U. S. Dairy Export Council. Japan is one of the strongest economies in the world, but its population is aging. Those market realities are providing opportunity for U.S. dairy producers to grow … Read More
New 3-A-Day Web Site
The 3-A-Day of Dairy website has been completely revamped, offering a new web experience for consumers – especially busy moms. Be sure to check it out!
Bringing Together Beef and Dairy
One of the members of the National Dairy Board attending the Cattle Industry Summer Conference is Paula Meabon, pictured here with her husband, Randy. I talked with Paula about the new emphasis on beef and dairy working together. She’s all for it. That makes sense since Randy is on the Beef Board! Talk about some beef and dairy collaboration and … Read More
Learning More About The Dairy Checkoff
I don’t know about you but I’ve always been a little confused about how the different dairy checkoff and promotion groups relate to each other. To help explain that I spoke with Tom Gallagher, CEO of Dairy Management, Inc. (DMI). Tom spoke at the joint beef/dairy issues forum held here at the Cattle Industry Summer Conference. He starts out explaining … Read More
Crazy for Curds
The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) has introduced a new website for those who love the Wisconsin cheese curd! The site features information about this local favorite, including basic curd facts, tips for curd pairings, how a curd is “born” and much more! “Cheese curds are such an important part of Wisconsin culture that we’ve unofficially declared July as curd … Read More