Well, readers, here’s the latest state to follow-the-leader so to speak, and review their milk labeling guidelines. Missouri lawmakers are mulling over a controversial measure that would restrict the information dairies can place on milk containers. Missouri is the latest state to be concerned about milk that is labeled as being “hormone free.” “It’s a very complicated issue,” said Rep. … Read More
White Gold Launches Website
Our favorite new rock band, White Gold, has launched its own website. The group, which includes the fabulous Calcium Twins is also appearing in several new T.V. spots. Check out the site to see the new ads, or visit the group’s MySpace page, or watch their video on YouTube. 30-second TV spots touting the health benefits of drinking milk: strong, … Read More
House Passes One Week Extension
The House passed a one-week extension of current farm law Wednesday, hoping to give Congress more time to finish a multibillion-dollar farm bill that is stalled by a dispute over tax breaks. Negotiations on the roughly $280 billion, five-year bill to expand agriculture and nutrition programs are in disarray with lawmakers from the House and Senate squabbling over how to … Read More
Ammended: WMMB Announces Board Nominees
Please note a change in the original post to District 22’s candidates hometowns. The corrected version is listed below. District 22 Grant County Candidate: Mary Wackerschauser, Lancaster (incumbent) Candidate: Laurayne Fischer, Boscobel Candidate: Ann Kieler, Platteville
Protesters in N.J. Keep Garden Here
Farmers in New Jersey brought tractors and animals to downtown Trenton, N.J. last week to protest the state’s plan to close the Department of Agriculture. Organized by the New Jersey Farm Bureau, the state’s farmers want their lawmakers to know it’s important to “Keep the garden in the Garden State.” The proposal to eliminate the Agriculture Department is part of … Read More
Ohio Makes Decision on rBST
The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) has revised their state milk labeling regulations, giving dairy processors 120 days to comply with the new rules regarding rBST-free claims. The ODA’s revision, which reduces the size of an on-label FDA-mandated disclaimer, came after a March 12 public meeting in which industry, processors and consumers expressed concern about the mooted rules that control … Read More
Farm Bill Update
The latest news on the Farm Bill. The chances to enact a new U.S. farm law before an informal April 18 deadline hinge on providing “very solid” funding for anti-hunger programs, the Senate Agriculture Committee chairman said on Thursday. Chairman Tom Harkin told reporters he hoped for agreement within two days on how to pay for a $10 billion spending … Read More
Farm Bill Update
More news on the Farm Bill… Senators are looking for ways to pay for a $10 billion spending increase in the new U.S. farm law, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Monday, asking for more assistance from the White House. “We need to have the White House more engaged in this, more so than they have been,” Reid said … Read More
Milk Debuts on MySpace
Any parent who has a teenager in their household knows how important online communities such as MySpace are to the social networking of this age group. The California Milk Processor Board is using MySpace to target teens with the “White Gold” advertising campaign. White Gold(SM) is a rock star who through his music spreads his love of and devotion to … Read More
WMMB Announces Board Nominees
The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced the nominees for the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) Board of Directors 2008 election. Elections will be mailed to Wisconsin dairy producers in early April with ballots closing on April 28, 2008. Here are the candidates and their representing districts: District 1 – Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Rusk, … Read More