A great article that explains how milk prices are effected in easy terms for consumers – and let’s them know that dairy producers aren’t the ones setting the retail price. Consumer and dairy managers continue to wonder when and if the price of milk and dairy products will decline, said a University of Illinois Extension dairy specialist. “In June 2007, … Read More
R.C.A.L.F. Appeal Rejected
The group R.C.A.L.F. (Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund), which bases out of Montana, has once again seen their appeal for the Canadian border to remain closed rejected by the U.S. court. The U.S. Court of Appeals has rejected the request for a permanent injunction that would prevent all live shipments of Canadian cattle from entering the U.S. The case put … Read More
Kraft Appoints New Management
Kraft Foods will have a new executive vice president and CFO starting October 1 of this year. Timothy McLevish will succeed James Dollive, who will be retiring after a 29-year career with Kraft. Congrats Timothy! Mr McLevish joins Kraft from Ingersoll-Rand Company, where he has been senior vice president and CFO since 2002. Irene Rosenfeld, Kraft chairman and CEO, said: … Read More
Dairyline Markets In Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review The cash cheese market, though anticipating the Labor Day holiday, strengthened for the sixth week in a row and topped $2.00 a pound. Block closed Friday at $2.0750, up 10 1/4-cents on the week and 72 3/4-cents above a year ago. Barrel closed at $2.01, up 7 3/4-cents on the week, and 69 3/4-cents above … Read More
Dean Foods Loses Dairy President
Dean Foods Company announced today that Alan Bernon, President of the Company’s Dairy Group, will be leaving his position September 1. He will continue in his role as a Director of the Company. “During his tenure as President of the Dairy Group, Alan led the critical first stages of the productivity improvement project in our dairy operations and added valuable … Read More
FTC Says No to Monsanto
Monsanto Co. has received a “no” in response to their request of the Federal Trade Commission. The company had petitioned Federal regulators to take action against dairy processors who advertise milk as “hormone free.” The Federal Trade Commission said last week that the ads it reviewed did not make any misleading claims about the safety of recombinant bovine somatotropin, or … Read More
Vt. Group Gains Backing
A group of Vermont dairy farmers has gain momentum for a plan to help stabilize milk prices – two large California cooperatives has expressed interest in backing the plan. The proposal would call for dairy producers to pay 15-cents per hundred weight of milk sold. A grass-roots group of Vermont dairy farmers has won backing from two California dairy cooperatives … Read More
MILC Program Extended
USDA has announced that the MILC program has been extended for another month to give the program a better chance of being included in the next Farm Bill. The key safety net program for American dairy producers will now have a better chance of being included in the next farm bill. On Friday, USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation has announced the … Read More
Plastic Increases Sales
One school district in Florida is experiencing what many districts across the nation are – an increase in school milk sales when that milk is packaged in plastic containers. Milk, the lunchtime staple long sold in cardboard cartons, is getting an upgrade in Martin county schools, where students this year can buy pint-sized plastic bottles and 8-ounce bottles known as … Read More
Career Panel to Help Dairy Youth
Dairy industry youth will have the opportunity to learn about potential careers during the Dairy Career Night at the All-American Dairy Show held in Harrisburg, Pa. on September 16th. The panel session is open to all those who have an interest, and is free with pre-registration. Panel participants will include: Jay Montgomery, USAco-manufacturing engineer for the Edys Ice Cream division … Read More