Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 5 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Michigan Milk Producers Association and Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold) to sell 158,733 pounds of Cheddar and Gouda cheese, 2.315 million pounds of butter and 1.574 million pounds of whole milk powder to customers in Asia and the Middle East. The product will be delivered … Read More
Comments on Veto of Chocolate Milk Ban in Schools
The National Milk Producers Federation issued the following statement from President and CEO Jim Mulhern on Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy’s veto of legislation banning chocolate milk from Connecticut school lunchrooms: “It’s encouraging to see reason and common sense returning to the debate over chocolate milk in schools. As a recent university study made clear, schools that remove chocolate milk from … Read More
CWT Aids in Export Assistance from DFA & Darigold
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 12 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America and Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold) to sell 2.138 million pounds of Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack cheese, 440,925 pounds of butter and 1.250 million pounds of whole milk powder to customers in Asia, South America and North Africa. The product will be delivered June … Read More
Say 'I Heart Dairy' Every Day
Dairy Council of California invites families everywhere to say “I Heart Dairy” in June in honor of National Dairy Month. Scientific research confirms the multiple health benefits of milk, cheese and yogurt, making dairy foods essential for a healthy diet. “Three servings of milk and milk products a day—whether an 8-ounce glass of milk, a 1.5-ounce serving of cheese or … Read More
CWT Aids in Cheese & Whole Milk Powder Export Sales
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 11 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Michigan Milk Producers Association, Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold) and Tillamook County Creamery Association to sell 850,984 pounds of Cheddar and Gouda cheese and 434,311 pounds of whole milk powder to customers in Asia, Africa, Central America, the Middle East, and North Africa. The product … Read More
California Dairy Industry Redefines the Term “Milk Money”
June is Dairy Month in California and this year, California dairy farmers and fluid milk processors are joining together to help local communities by supporting the Great American Milk Drive in the number one dairy state. On a national level, this campaign, in conjunction with Feeding America, provides gallons of nutrient-rich milk for millions of families across the nation to … Read More
CWT Assists with 6.3 Million pounds in Export Sales
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 21 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Foremost Farms, Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Association, Michigan Milk Producers Association, Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold), Upstate-O-AT-KA and Tillamook County Creamery Association to sell 1.551 million pounds of Cheddar and Gouda cheeses, 3.306 million pounds of 82% butter and 1.482 million pounds of whole … Read More
Partnership To Benefit Local Feeding America Food Banks
According to Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, milk is one of the items most requested by food bank clients, yet there is a nationwide shortage because it is rarely donated. America’s milk companies and dairy farmers, along with the American Dairy Association of Indiana, have helped to create The Great American Milk Drive, the first-ever national program … Read More
DATCP Announces WMMB Election Results
Ben Brancel, Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), certified today the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) 2014 Board of Directors election results. Commencing July 1, 2014, the newly elected dairy producers will begin a three-year term. There were 11 candidates running for nine board member positions. Of the 3,947 dairy producers in the election … Read More
CWT Assists with Cheese, Butter & Whole Milk Powder
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 11 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Foremost Farms, Michigan Milk Producers Association, Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold), and Tillamook County Creamery Association to sell 1.166 million pounds of Cheddar cheese, 551,156 pounds (250 metric tons) of 82% butter and 1.047 million pounds of whole milk powder to customers in Asia, Africa, … Read More