DFA will have a new CEO starting January 1. He’s Rick Smith and he will succeed retiring chief executive Gary Hanman.
DFA Chairman Speaks From WTO In Hong Kong
I knew we’d get some information from Hong Kong and the WTO Ministerial talks that would be about dairy. We get this from Dairy Farmers of America.
Purdue Researchers Explain How Dairy Helps Burn Fat
There’s more good news for dieters who like their dairy products according to the National Dairy Council.
DMI Leader Speaks Out On Sales
Dairy Management, Inc. is gearing up to work on consumer sales according to the latest news out of their annual meeting in San Francisco. As the headline says, ““It’s not enough to build demand. Producers demand that we build sales.”
MO State Milk Board Members
The Missouri Department of Agriculture houses the the Missouri State Milk Board. They just re-appointed 2 members:
Microdairies Facing Regulators In Washington
Here’s an interesting item about the raw milk situation in Washington state. This is from an AP story. Basically, it looks like the Washington state dept. of agriculture wants people producing and selling raw milk to be licensed and regulated or shut down.
Virtus & Lallemand Teaming Up On New Dairy Products
This is a two blog post. That means that it will appear on AgWired and on World Dairy Diary. Why? Because these folks did a great media relations event at World Dairy Expo and they have new product news.
iDAIRY Up And Running
National animal ID is heating up as various systems and government certification programs are starting to be implemented. In the dairy business there’s a new coalition of groups working together to create a system. One of those is iDAIRY of which Holstein Association USA is a founder.
Nonfat Dry Milk Donation By USDA
USDA is using nonfat dry milk to help those in need. This announcement was just made at the end of last week.
Interview With Publisher Of Dairy Directory
I’ve written before about the Southwest Plains Dairy Directory here on World Dairy Diary. I just got to interview the CEO of McCormick Company, the advertising agency that created the directory which was on display and available at World Diary Expo. I thought it was very interesting that an advertising agency did a project like this. The printed directory is also available in an online, searchable database.