As dairy farmers, we know where milk comes from (our cows), but many consumers want to know more precise information, such as the plant that their milk was bottled. Brigham Young University senior, Trevor Fitzgerald, has created a Web site with the answers! Fitzgerald did not grow up on a dairy farm, but says he was interested finding out where … Read More
Jelinski Accepts Position with Wis. DBA
Congratulations to Dave Jelinski for being named the new Government Affairs Director for the Wisconsin Dairy Business Association. The Dairy Business Association (DBA) is an association of progressive dairy farmers, cheese processors and allied industry partners who together produce one of Wisconsin’s most valuable commodities and provide over $60 billion dollars into our economy each year. Jelinski is a skilled … Read More
Kraft Foods to Purchase British Cadbury
Today news broke that Kraft Foods will buy British candy maker Cadbury for about $19.6 billion. Kraft Chief Executive Officer Irene Rosenfeld injected more cash into her bid and dropped the number of new shares in the offer to win over Cadbury Chairman Roger Carr and mollify billionaire investor Warren Buffett, the U.S. food company’s top shareholder. The deal would … Read More
White Gold Announces the Top 10 Milkdonkulous Videos
Have you voted yet for your favorite video in the Milkdonkulous Giveaway? The top 10 finalists have been named and are ready for your vote! Log on today, and help White Gold award these creative teenagers for their milk-tastic enteries! White Gold’s Battle for Milkquarious is a 20-minute online rock opera intended to reach California teens with the message of … Read More
New Website for Professional Dairy Producers Foundation
The Professional Dairy Producers Foundation has a new name and a new look beginning in 2010, as it continues to serve as a fundraising mechanism for the dairy community education. Previously named the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin Education Foundation, contributors raised dollars for educational opportunities for dairy producers and others impacted by dairying—and this purpose remains the same. The … Read More
USDA Reaffirms its Committment to Fuel Up to Play 60
As previously reported on WDD, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has joined a campaign to fight and defeat childhood obesity in cooperation with the NFL, National Dairy Council, multiple health organizations and several major corporations. The campaign, known as Fuel Up to Play 60, is funded with an initial private sector financial commitment of $250 million over five years … Read More
Hannaford Joins 'Keep Farms Local'
Hannaford retailer has joined the new Keep Local Farms initiative that was recently formed in New England. The Keep Local Farms program has been developed by a group of concerned local leaders in the Northeast, all of them working for the benefit of local dairy farmers. That group includes the following: Cooperative Development Institute, the Vermont Dairy Promotion Council, New … Read More
MilkPEP Launches "Give a Gallon" Campaign
The Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP) has launched a new initiative called the “Great Gallon Give” with the help of actress and mom Rebecca Romijn, who is appearing in her second milk mustache ad – this time with her twin daughters. The new program will give away hundreds of thousands of gallons of milk – the equivalent of more than … Read More
Former Holstein Executive Secretary Rumler has Passed Away
Hoard’s Dairyman and the Holstein World have reported that former Executive Secretary of Holstein Association USA Robert H. Rumler has passed away. We are very saddened to hear the loss of such a prominent figure of the dairy world, and will pass along more information as it becomes available. Robert Rumler, long-time Holstein Executive Secretary and dedicated dairy industry leader … Read More
The New Year Should See Higher Milk Prices
Here’s some good news for dairy farmers New Year: milk prices are starting to rise. The December all-milk price, according to the USDA, is $16.30 per hundredweight. That is up 44 percent from the lows registered this past summer. USDA used the $16.30 figure to compute the milk-feed ratio released in Wednesday’s “Agricultural Prices” report. Here are the all-milk prices … Read More