Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) and the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA) announced newly elected producers to national offices at the groups’ joint annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. DMI, which manages the national dairy producer checkoff program, is funded by the NDB and UDIA. New DMI officers are: Chair – Paul Rovey, Glendale, … Read More
Accelerated Genetics Offers Scholarships
Accelerated Genetics is excited to announce several scholarships available to agriculture youth. Accelerated Genetics awards four, $500.00 scholarships to high school seniors planning to major in agriculture at a short course, vocational technical college or four-year university degree program. Any high school senior who has participated in high school agricultural education, 4-H or any agricultural organization is eligible to apply. … Read More
Dairyline Markets In Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review The final week of November also saw a new record price on block cheese at $2.2025 per pound, topping the April 2004 record by a quarter-cent. But it also saw a crash on Thursday of 19 1/4-cents and it closed Friday at $2.01, down 19 cents on the week, but still 69 cents above a … Read More
2008 Price Outlook for Milk
At the recent National Association of Farm Broadcasters convention in their Trade Talk session I met Elvin Holland who is Director of Fluid Milk Marketing and Economic Analysis for Dairy Farmers of America. Elvin talked about the reasons for higher milk prices and his prediction for 2008. To start with he says that global milk production has slowed and global … Read More
Wis. Dairy Investment Tax Good News
The Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives (WFC) has announced continuing good news about the Wisconsin Dairy Farm Investment Tax Credit (DITC), which WFC was instrumental in drafting and advancing successfully through the 2003-2004 legislative session. The credit equals up to 10-percent of the amount a producer spends on dairy farm modernization or expansion. The Department of Revenue has just completed a … Read More
Have You Commented Yet?
Urged by several special interest groups, including Consumers Union, nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) and the Organic Consumers Association, more than 65 consumer, farm and agricultural, public health, animal protection and environmental organizations, food processors, retailers and dairy farmers today wrote to Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell to protest the recent Pennsylvania Department … Read More
Woodworth Promoted at WMMB
Congrats to Stan Woodworth who has been promoted to Senior vice president of channel marketing at the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. In this newly created position, Woodworth will direct all WMMB’s retail and foodservice channel activities, working closely with Wisconsin’s cheese manufacturers and marketers and with retailers, distributors and foodservice operators throughout the country, to promote Wisconsin dairy products. Woodworth … Read More
Cabot Introduces Yogurt
Cabot Creamery Cooperative–best known for its Cheddar cheese–has begun marketing Cabot Greek Style Yogurt. The product is currently available only in Shaw’s Supermarkets, a division of Supervalu with locations primarily in the Northeast, and Publix supermarkets in Florida. Six-ounce packages will initially come in four flavors: Peach, Strawberry, Vanilla Bean and Honey. A 32-ounce plain size is also available. The … Read More
Researcher in New Zealand Needs Your Help
Alan Sharp, a dairy heritage researcher in New Zealand, needs your help! He is looking for people who might have information on families in the United States who were among the first to use elevated platform milking systems. Do you know of someone? Email Alan at herringbone@hnpl.net to share your information. I am trying to locate people with knowledge, of … Read More
Dairy Nutrition on a Budget
With the holiday season upon us, many are feeling a strain on their wallets – but the folks at the California Milk Processor Board are reminding consumers that healthy, nutritious meals don’t have to break the bank. Just in time for the holiday season, GOT MILK? has developed $10 to $15 and $20 meal ideas that can serve up to … Read More