About 1,000 dairy industry representatives got an update on activites funded by the national dairy checkoff program last week at the 2006 National Dairy Board/United Dairy Industry Association/National Milk Producers Federation Joint Annual Meeting in Las Vegas. Tom Gallagher, chief executive officer of Dairy Management Inc., told the group that dairy promotion is helping the entire industry convert unmet demand … Read More
DBA Gets Loos This Month
Wisconsin’s Dairy Business Association is gearing up for the Seventh Annual Dairy Business Association Business Conference coming up November 29 and 30 at the Monona Terrace in Madison, Wisc. On the program for day one is “popular radio broadcaster, well-known advocate for agriculture and friend of the DBA” Trent Loos who will share “the insight he uncovered through a series … Read More
Johanns at NMPF
As promised, here are the comments of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns to the National Milk Producers Federation 90th annual meeting in Las Vegas last week. Just came out today from the USDA – link to remarks. Johanns concentrated much of his remarks on trade and the 2007 farm bill, highlighting his upbringing on a Nebraska dairy farm. Regarding some of … Read More
Dry Period Advantage
Heifer calves are only valuable to dairies when they are healthy. And one way to help maximize the survivability of a heifer calf is to vaccinate its dam at dry-off. That’s the message from Novartis Animal Health professional service veterinarian Doug Scholz, DVM. “This is a critical control point where producers can intervene on behalf of the cow to help … Read More
NMPF in Vegas
The National Milk Producers Federation held it’s 90th annual meeting in Las Vegas this week. NMPF Chairman Charles Beckendorf celebrated the organization’s good fortunes this year in his annual address, starting with the 2006 Dairy Producer Conclaves. This past winter, NMPF sponsored three farmer-only listening sessions, in California, Illinois and Virginia, to get input on our industry’s policy priorities for … Read More
Northeast Dairy Challenge Wrap-Up
The fourth annual Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge contest on October 19-21, 2006 was hosted by Cornell University in N.Y. Participating colleges included Penn State University, Morrisville State College, University of New Hampshire, University of Connecticut, Delaware Valley College, University of Maine, SUNY Cobleskill, Cornell University, Alfred State College, University of Massachusetts, Vermont Technical College and University of Vermont. First-time participants … Read More
Record Month of Visitors
Since we re-launched World Dairy Diary earlier this year the number of visitors to the website has been growing. October was no exception as almost 6,000 people visited. We know that the information we provide is what makes for a place that attracts people so we’ve been focused on posting more and more information.
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Eggnog with a Twist
Well, the Halloween witches and wizards haven’t even stopped knocking on my door yet, but our favorite holiday’s official drink is already in the news! New England based, HP Hood, annouced two “limited-edition flavors” of eggnog for the holidays. Pumpkin EggNog and Cinnamon EggNog will join Hood’s product line of eggnog flavors. Can’t wait to try them!
Definition of Dairy
Here’s the definition of the word “Dairy” according to Wikipedia. A dairy is a facility for the extraction and processing of animal milk (mostly from cows, sometimes from buffalo, sheep or goats) and other farm animals, for human consumption. A dairy farm produces milk and a dairy factory processes it into a variety of dairy products.
Read the whole online encyclopedia entry.
Spin Your Milk This Way
A New York City based dairy, Elmhurst Dairy, is now offering a fluid milk with a shelf life of 16-17 days. Using a bacterial centrifuge, the dairy spins milk at 4,000 revolutions per minute during processing for a finished product with 90-95% less bacteria than conventionally processed milk. The product, “UltraPure” is currently only available in about 150 stores around … Read More