I’d like to welcome a new advertiser to World Dairy Diary. It’s Commodity Update. Here’s what the company’s latest announcement says about the service. By the way, I’ve been subscribing myself on my Palm Treo Sprint phone and I’m getting my market prices every day just like promised.
Eggnog with a Twist
Well, the Halloween witches and wizards haven’t even stopped knocking on my door yet, but our favorite holiday’s official drink is already in the news! New England based, HP Hood, annouced two “limited-edition flavors” of eggnog for the holidays. Pumpkin EggNog and Cinnamon EggNog will join Hood’s product line of eggnog flavors. Can’t wait to try them!
FSA Dairy Disaster Sign-Up
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), today announced that sign-up begins Nov. 1, 2006, for the $17 million 2005 Dairy Disaster Assistance Payment Program (DDAP-II), which will help dairy producers recover from 2005 hurricane losses. Eligible DDAP-II counties are those declared a natural disaster by Secretary Johanns or designated a major disaster or emergency by President Bush for 2005 calendar year … Read More
Sugar Free Dairy Dessert
Good news for those of us who love dessert, but are watching our sugar intake! Two U.S. food technologists, Drs Bruce Tharp and Steven Young, have developed what is believed to be the first dairy based dessert that contains no sugar, trans fat or lactose. Wonder if it tastes any good? Two top scientists claim to have developed a frozen … Read More
Ice Cream Sandwiches For Dogs
Do not tell my wife about these. She feeds all my good leftovers to our two house dogs. If we’re going to get ice cream sandwiches around here, they’re mine, all mine!
Northwest Dairy Groups Joint Venturing
A couple of Northwest U.S. dairy groups are getting together. If you’ve got common interests you can probably do more with your combined budgets, eh?
Definition of Dairy
Here’s the definition of the word “Dairy” according to Wikipedia. A dairy is a facility for the extraction and processing of animal milk (mostly from cows, sometimes from buffalo, sheep or goats) and other farm animals, for human consumption. A dairy farm produces milk and a dairy factory processes it into a variety of dairy products.
Read the whole online encyclopedia entry.
New Advertising Agency For Tillamook
Tillamook Cheese has awarded their advertising business to Leopold Ketel & Partners. Here’s where you can buy their products. They also have a webcam at their facility that updates every 15 minutes. So back to Leopold:
Manure to (Peat) Moss
Making a peat moss substitute from manure looks like it might be a new alternative for dairies looking at environmentally friendly ways to manage the waste. Organix has announced the completion of its peat moss replacement pilot in Rupert, Idaho.
Wide Load Ahead Print Sale
At the All American Jersey Show & Sale that’s coming up in Louisville, KY you can show your support for the AJCA Scholarship Fund by bidding on a custom print of “Wide Load Ahead” painting that was unveiled at World Dairy Expo.