Pfizer Milk Quality Focus offers a perspective on the changing global standards for dairy products in this month’s edition. The focus on milk quality is increasing, and greater scrutiny at all levels of the dairy supply chain is being seen. The European Union is taking steps toward tighter restrictions on the somatic cell count of milk coming from U.S. dairies, … Read More
Dairy Industry Committee Approves Report to Vilsack
The Dairy Industry Advisory Committee today has made some key recommendations for changes in USDA policy to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. In approving the final version of the “Recommendations for Public Policy to Improve Dairy Farm Profitability and Reduce Milk Price Volatility” report, the 17-member committee of dairy industry producers and leaders made recommendations to Vilsack on how USDA can … Read More
Milk to Be a Hot Trend in 2011?
The Sacramento Bee and Phil Lempert, a food trends expert known as the “Supermarket Guru”, are predicting that milk will be a hot trend in 2011, in fact it made number 5 on their list! The new year is just about here, and we’re looking at which food trends are in store for 2011. Some foodstuffs never seem to go … Read More
Yeo Valley Raps About Dairy
You have to stand-up and notice when a dairy company releases an “edgy” advertisement for their product. Yeo Valley, in Blagdon, England, gained Twitter fame yesterday among the #Agchat group for this video of dairy farmers rapping about their products. Check it out! Source: Yeo Valley
Milk Proteins Rehydrate Better
Milk proteins could be more effective than carbohydrates at aiding fluid retention after exercise, according to new research from the British Journal of Nutrition. The study suggests that a replacing 25 grams per liter of carbohydrate with milk protein in standard carbohydrate-electrolyte sports drink can improve the rehydration ability of the drink by improving fluid retention. “The results of the … Read More
Milk Better in Study
In what is viewed as the first scientific study to explore nutrient profiles related to greenhouse gas emissions in the production life cycle of various beverages, a Swedish study establishes the relation of beverage nutrient density to climate impact and indicates that milk performed better than other beverages. A research team from Uppsala in Sweden and Seattle in the United … Read More
Learn More at MilkDelivers.Org
Do you or your school have questions about chocolate milk? Be sure to check out this new site: Milk Delivers to learn more about the nutritional value of chocolate milk in your family’s diet and on the school lunch line. Milk Delivers is part of The Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP). MilkPEP is funded by the nation’s milk processors, who … Read More
Athletes Refuel with Chocolate Milk
Finished your work-out? Make sure to grab a glass of lowfat chocolate milk, the “natural” way to help you refuel and replenish your body after strenuous exercise. The “Refuel America” program aims to educate Americans that no matter what sport they play, lowfat chocolate milk is an easy, effective and cost-efficient way to refuel the body after a tough workout. … Read More
First Robotic Milking Farm in US to Hold Open House
The first robotic milking farm in the United States will host an open house next month to highlight the latest in robotic milking technology ― the Lely Astronaut A3 Next. The event will be held at Knigge Farms near Oshkosh, Wisc., which became the first U.S. robotic milking farm ten years ago. In May of this year, the Knigge’s replaced … Read More
Keep Flavored Milk in Schools
Here’s a study that confirms what most school lunch professionals already know – take away flavored milk, and overall milk consumption drops, along with the opportunity for students to benefit from dairy’s many nutrients. Eliminating chocolate and other flavored milks from school cafeteria menus resulted in a dramatic drop in milk consumption along with a substantial reduction in nutrients – … Read More