Milk will be the subject of the popular T.V. show Modern Marvels on the History Channel. Premiering Monday, January 7 at 7:00 CST, the episode will feature a visit to a dairy farm, a milking parlor and the nutrition of milk. Got milk? Billions of pounds of milk are consumed worldwide on a daily basis. Milk is the basis for … Read More
Free Ice Cream Sweetens Holidays
Back in July, we shared with you Turkey Hill‘s celebration of Ice Cream Month which included many great prizes. Now the folks at Turkey Hill want to help you celebrate the holidays with free ice cream! Visit their ice cream blog to learn more – and good luck! Starting Friday, December 14 and ending on December 25, we’ll post a … Read More
Dairy Nutrition on a Budget
With the holiday season upon us, many are feeling a strain on their wallets – but the folks at the California Milk Processor Board are reminding consumers that healthy, nutritious meals don’t have to break the bank. Just in time for the holiday season, GOT MILK? has developed $10 to $15 and $20 meal ideas that can serve up to … Read More
Kids Influence New Flavors
The folks at Shamrock Farms are tapping into their local community to taste test new flavors of milk and other dairy products. “Roxie’s Taste Buds” is made up of 15 children aged 6 to 12 years and is in its second year of taste testing. Sounds like a good gig to me! The 6-to-12-year-olds have an impact on the new … Read More
Documentary Premiers on Movement Founder
This past Monday, HBO premiered a documentary on Ingrid Newkirk, the founder of PETA. Farmers should take the opportunity to gain insight into the organization that would like to see the end of animal production. I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA offers a candid and introspective look at the beliefs and motives of the British-born … Read More
New Cheese Introduced at Whole Foods
Whole Foods Market is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Rogue Creamery’s Oregon Blue Cheese by introducing a hand-selected special reserve edition of the raw milk cheese this month. Rogue Creamery’s skilled cheese makers and apprentices hand make wheels of raw milk Oregon Blue the same way it was done 50 years ago. Wheels of Oregon Blue are quarter-turned daily and … Read More
Milk Photo Winners Announced
MilkPEP has announced the winners of the Think About Your Drink Family Challenge. 25 families from across the nation were chosen as winners by submitting a creative snapshot of their gang choosing nutrient-rich milk. As part of a nationwide education campaign, the nation’s milk processors launched the encouraging families around the country to make milk their beverage of choice. The … Read More
California Milk Board Utilizes Internet
The newest milk TV spot could be a testament to how even traditional advertisers are going to where millions of viewers are spending hours of their time everyday: the internet. While milk has lots of health benefits, it is a drink that’s not always top of mind outside the home. This is why the California Milk Processor Board (CMPB) — … Read More
Broadcasting from WDX
The media are out in force here at World Dairy Expo and here is our obligatory photo of our friends from Agri Talk. We always include a photo of them in our coverage of events on AgWired, so its only right that they should be here as well! The second photo is the “Fabulous Farm Babe,” our friend Pam Jahnke … Read More
Using New Media to Cover WDX
We will be bringing you daily coverage of World Dairy Expo this week here on World Dairy Diary thanks to a sponsorship package put together by Charleston-Orwig of Hartland, Wisconsin. CEO Lyle Orwig says they are a marketing and communications agency that has been serving agriculture since 1992. “We work nationally and internationally with clients who market products to producers … Read More