Filament Marketing, LLC will be helping NMC, Inc. (formerly National Mastitis Council) with “Association-related strategic marketing efforts, sponsorship program development and membership promotions.”
Getting Political in Wisconsin
The Dairy Business Association is endorsing several candidates in advance of the September 12th primary.
IDFA Backs USDA Decision
The International Dairy Foods Association supports a U.S. Department of Agriculture decision to speed the review of proposals to amend the Class III and Class IV milk price formula manufacturing allowances for all Federal Milk Marketing Orders. USDA has announced plans to reconvene a national public hearing September 14 in Strongsville, Ohio to receive new manufacturing cost data compiled by … Read More
CWT Export Assistance Bids
Here’s the latest announcements from Cooperatives Working Together:
Caffeine or Calcium?
Growing up, we always had milk at the table during meals. Soda was a special treat. At today’s tables though, it seems soda is replacing the traditional milk, with concerning results. In a recent survey of the New York State Dietetic Association (NYSDA), eighty-three percent of the 674 members cited calcium as the single nutrient most lacking in kids’ diets … Read More
Bolines Receive Ralph Keeling Award
Thanks to the Iowa State Dairy Association I just got a picture of the Bolins receiving the 2006 Ralph Keeling Award.
CWT Export Assistance Bids
Here’s the latest announcements from Cooperatives Working Together:
New Dairy Industry Orientation Meeting
The folks at the IDFA are offering a short course to new dairy industry employees October 12 in Chicago. Discussions include current dairy trends, goverment dairy policies and programs, and how dairy products flow to market and are priced.
For more information, visit IDFA’s website.
Practice Your Dairy Product Grading
Speaking of World Dairy Expo. . .
Princess Kay of the Milky Way
It’s state fair time and in Minnesota that means the crowning of the 53rd Princess Kay of the Milky Way. She will be named the evening before the Minnesota State Fair opens, Wednesday August 23, at the Minnesota State Fair band shell.