What’s fresh, tasty, wholesome and green? The milk from Michigan State University (MSU) Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center! For the second year in a row, the MSU dairy farm was the recipient of the prestigious platinum National Dairy Quality Award from the NMC. The NMC only recognized seven dairy farms from across the country as worthy of receiving a … Read More
Milking Parlor: USDA & DOJ Work on Price Concerns
The Milking Parlor podcast is sponsored by: No new news to dairy producers across the country: the industry is being hit hard by historically low prices. In this edition of the Milking Parlor, we listen in to part of the news conference Secretary of Ag Tom Vilsack and Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney held during a recent joint USDA-Department of … Read More
Early Exposure is Positive
A taste of cow’s milk during the first two weeks of life may protect a child from later developing an allergy to the milk’s protein, a new study suggests. The finding that giving cow’s milk very early in life might boost tolerance came as a surprise to lead researcher Dr. Yitzhak Katz of Tel Aviv University in Israel. He and … Read More
NMPF Board Meeting Results
Recently National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) held their spring board meeting. New officers were elected, and a new approach to reforming dairy policy called “Foundation for the Future” was approved. Read on to learn more. New Board Elected John Underwood was elected the Third Vice Chairman of NMPF, representing Northwest Dairy Association in Seattle, Wash. The new Board members include: … Read More
More Good News for Chocolate Milk
Good news for athletes, milk-lovers and everyone! Fat-free chocolate milk beat out carbohydrate sports drinks at helping to rebuild and refuel muscles after exercise, researchers report. The combination of carbohydrates and protein in low-fat chocolate milk appears to be “just right” for refueling weary muscles, says William Lunn, PhD, an exercise scientist at the University of Connecticut. “It’s not just … Read More
McDonald's Encourages Kids to "Shrek Out" Happy Meal
McDonald’s is launching a new campaign featuring milk, fruits, vegetables and Shrek! Get your kids to “Shrek Out” their Happy Meals by ordering Apple Dippers and low-fat white or chocolate milk. Kids can also visit the new online site “State M” to play games and interact with Shrek characters. McDonald’s announced it has teamed up with DreamWorks Animation for the … Read More
If It's Not From Cows, It's Not Milk
National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) took a stance this week, a decade after it first asked the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to crack down on the misappropriation of dairy terminology on imitation milk products. Not only did NMPF send another petition to the FDA, asserting that the practice has gotten worse in the past 10 years, it also … Read More
A Glass of Milk Can Help Meet Your Vitamin D Needs
No sunshine today? Too much work to get outside? Need more vitamin D? Drink a glass of milk, and problem solved! America needs more vitamin D. It’s one more reason to grab another glass of milk, according to new research presented at the Experimental Biology conference in Anaheim, California. Milk is the primary source of vitamin D in the American … Read More
Study Regarding Different Milk Types
A new study has suggested that there may be little nutritional difference between conventional and organic milk. Writing in the Journal of Dairy Science, scientists at Cornell University set out to compare the nutritional profile of organic and recombinant bST (rbST)-free milks in the US with that of conventional milks. They pursued this research because of concern that consumers may … Read More
Guernsey Farm Dairy Introduces Probiotic Milk
A new line of milk with probiotics has been introduced by Guernsey Farm Dairy and Ganeden Biotech, Inc. The new line includes half-gallon reduced fat and fat free varieties fortified with GanedenBC30, a patented probiotic strain created by Ganeden. The new products are currently available at a variety of southeast Michigan grocery retailers, including: Arbor Farms, Busch’s Markets, Hiller’s Markets, … Read More