Head over to Dr. Terry Etherton’s blog to read in detail the results of a new study that finds “no meaningful differences” in the composition of milk with three different label claims. A new scientific study by Vicini et al. published in the July issue of the prestigious Journal of the American Dietetic Association (JADA) reports the results of the … Read More
Oreo and the Elevator
Every once and a while there’s a marketing campaign that makes me smile, and this is one. Creative advertising at its finest! Check out Oreo’s newest – “it’s milk’s favorite cookie”!
Exploring How it Got There
As experts in the agricultural industry, we know better than most how the food we eat each day made it to our plate. For those who don’t have a knowledge of agriculture, there is a new show on the Food Network called “How’d That Get On My Plate?” One recent episode featured milk being made into mint chocolate chip ice … Read More
Delaying Milk May Not Be Best Option
New research from the Netherlands suggests that delayed introduction of cow’s milk in infants may increase, rather than decrease, the risk that a child will develop allergies in the first 2 years of life. They note that one of the most widely recommended allergy prevention strategies is delaying the introduction of milk and solid foods into the infant’s diet. However, … Read More
McDonalds to Serve Fancy Milk-Based Coffees
A burger, fries, and a….latte? That will soon be a reality at McDonald’s stores country-wide, as early as next year. Called McCafé, the coffee-bar style “buildouts” will include a menu of cappuccinos, lattes, mochas and baked foods. And, do you know what’s in all those lattes and cappuccinos and mochas? Milk! Isn’t that McCool? A spokeswoman for the chain’s Southwest … Read More
Ground-Breaking Dairy Sustainability Summit
A ground-breaking meeting was taking place in Arkansas, a meeting with the potential to change the dairy industry. Called the Sustainability Summit for U.S. Dairy, this innovative meeting-of-the-minds was sponsored by Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), representing processors and manufacturers, and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) representing dairy cooperatives. The Summit was held in … Read More
One Glass Helps Protect Heart
A new study published recently in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that a single glass of lowfat or fat free milk could help protect your heart. Drink up! Researchers found that adults who had at least one serving of low fat milk or milk products each day had 37 percent lower odds of poor kidney function linked to … Read More
DFA Plant Reaches Safety Milestone
The employees working at the Fort Morgan, Colo. Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA) plant can now brag about the safe of their dairy plants – five years with no lost-time accidents. This is a great achievement, especially since the plant doubled its capacity during that period. Congratulations! Since 1998, the plant has manufactured sweet cream, condensed milk and nonfat … Read More
Australian Dairy to Export to Asia
Bannister Downs Farm, located in western Australian, will be the first dairy farm in that country to export fresh milk to Asia. The farm milks 1,000 cows and is currently producing almost 3 million litres of milk annually. Director Mat Daubney says 1,000 litres a week will be sent to Hong Kong initally, and the new biodegradable packaging will reduce … Read More
CWT Export Assistance Bids
Here’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together: Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it accepted three export assistance bids last week for the sale of cheese and anhydrous milkfat. All three bids were from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO: one for the export of 209 metric tons (459,800 pounds) of Cheddar cheese to Japan; a second … Read More