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
Baron Takes the Prize with Plugra Butter Sauce
Congratulations to Jasmin Baron of Livonia, New York, for being named Grand Champion in the 3rd Annual Plugrá European-Style Butter Magnifique Recipe Contest—Le Saucier. Plugrá is marketed by Keller’s Creamery, a division of Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. For this year’s competition, Plugrá invited food enthusiasts to share the recipe for their favorite butter sauce and complementary culinary creation. Baron … Read More
Top Dairy Twitter Users
You know social media has become part of the ag communications world when you start seeing top ten lists like this one from Fastline (Part 1 and Part 2). I’m honored to have been selected for it and congratulate all the folks listed. Two of the top ten on the list are dairymen! Social media has really taken the world … Read More
Turkey Hill's 12 Days of Ice Cream is Back
Have you been over to the Turkey Hill Ice Cream Journal lately? Well, bookmark it today, because the annual 12 Days of Ice Cream is once again starting! It just wouldn’t be the holiday season without the “12 Days of Ice Cream” on our blog, the Ice Cream Journal, which is why Turkey Hill is bringing the festive fun back … Read More
Minnesota Farmers Offered Timberwolves Tickets
If you are a Minnesota dairy farmer looking for a fun, family outing, then you should join the Midwest Dairy Association at a Timberwolves (Minnesota’s NBA team) game. A promotion effort that will bring 250 dairy producers to a Timberwolves game Saturday, Dec. 5, also rewards consumers who buy $10 worth of dairy products at Rainbow Foods. Midwest Dairy has … Read More
City Girl Finds Heart in Dairy Science
Here is a positive feature recently published in the Daily Record, Dairy farms moo-sic to her ears, written by Bobby Warren. A city girl fell in love with dairy cattle and decided to pursue her dreams despite her urban upbringing. Here is an excerpt from this exciting story… Despite being a “city girl” while growing up in Worthington, Dianne Shoemaker … Read More
UK Milkmen Go Digital
Dairy Crest, the UK’s leading chilled dairy foods company, has announced an exciting new service, that is both a blast from the past and a modern convenience! Called “milk & more,” customers can receive personal delivers of milk by a milkman! But this 21st century modern milkman has gone digital and moved online, transforming a service that originally started in … Read More
The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin
This November, the University of Wisconsin Press is serving up a new book about the lives and practices of the Dairyland State’s cream of the crop: the Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin. Called THE MASTER CHEESEMAKERS OF WISCONSIN, the book is written and photographed by James Norton and Becca Dilley and is due to be published on November 24, 2009. Be … Read More
Jordin Sparks Wears Milk Mustache for a Cause
Jordin Sparks is the newest milk mustache celebrity – and she’s wearing the famous mustache for a cause! According to the Body By Milk website: “If you want to help make a difference in yourself and the world, you should Drink Milk for a Change. Make your own Milk Mustache ad at BodyByMilk.com and you will be supporting Save the … Read More