White Wave Foods is testing a new line of fine-filtered milk, called Simply Pure, in the two Ohio markets. Simply Pure, is available in local Kroger, Walmart, Meijer and Giant Eagle stores and has been on the shelves for about three weeks. “There’s big difference between regular milk and fine-filtered milk,” director of innovation Linda Zink said. “Fine-filtered milk tastes … Read More
New Dairy Balance Milk Introduced
Foster Farms Dairy has introduced Dairy Balance, a new milk line offering consumers a way to promote digestive and immune health. Dairy Balance Milk is one of the first milk brands to be fortified with the patented probiotic, GanedenBC30, and one of only a handful of probiotic-enhanced milks available to consumers, the company said in a news release. “Probiotics are … Read More
Chocolate Milk Improves Exercise Performance
Drinking low-fat chocolate milk after a tough workout provides the right mix of carbohydrates and high-quality protein, U.S. researchers found. Lead researcher John L. Ivy of the University of Texas at Austin says researchers in three related studies compared the recovery benefits of drinking low-fat chocolate milk after exercise to a carbohydrate beverage with the same calories — similar to … Read More
Celebrating with a Cold Glass of Milk
Great tradition in Indiana! Read this blog post from Winners Drink Milk to learn more about the winner of the Indianapolis 500 celebrating with a glass of milk! For those of you who haven’t spent time in Indiana during Memorial Day weekend, you may not know that the Indianapolis 500 is celebrated far and wide throughout the Hoosier state. And … Read More
DeLaval Showcases Automatic Milking Rotary in Action
International journalists recently had the opportunity to see DeLaval’s first automatic milking rotary, the DeLaval AMR™, in action at a 400 head dairy operation in Sweden that has been testing the technology since last year. Karin and Stefan Löwenborg of Gamleby, Sweden say they can milk 390 of the dairy’s cows in a 24-stall rotary parlor and it has been … Read More
Milk Love Story
This is a sweet story that has an underlying message about the importance of recycling – even plastic milk bottles! What’s your reaction to the video? A Love Story… In Milk from Catsnake on Vimeo.
Raw Milk Supporters on Capitol Hill
A grassroots “moovement” brought a cow to Capitol Hill this week to support the sale of raw milk. The “Grassfed on the Hill” group gathered at the Capitol to protest the federal government for prosecuting a Pennsylvania Amish farmer for selling fresh, unpasteurized milk across state lines. Grassfed On The Hill is a buying club for raw milk that was … Read More
NCIMS Defeats SCC Proposal
Delegates to the bi-annual National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments yesterday narrowly defeated a proposal to reduce the somatic cell count (SCC) legal limit from the current 750,000 cells per milliliter of milk to 400,000 by 2014. The NCIMS meets every other year to discuss points in the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) which serves as the basis of inspections and … Read More
Low-fat or Whole?
Interesting research out of Australia. Kids who swap out regular dairy products for low-fat varieties consume less saturated fat but don’t seem to lose weight, according to Australian researchers. They found neither weight nor body mass index (BMI) had changed noticeably six months after children switched to low- or reduced-fat dairy products. Instead of trimming their waistlines, kids who slashed … Read More
Stand-Up for Chocolate Milk
There’s been a lot of press this month around school kids and chocolate milk. Many schools are considering taking the nutrient-dense offering from lunch lines. As a dairy farmer, you should take action to stand-up for chocolate milk. Share information with teachers, school nurses, principals, the cafeteria management and school board members; as well as other parents. Here are several … Read More