Leelanau Cheese Co.’s owners John and Anne Hoyt have seen a large increase in the interest for their artistian cheese, aged raclette, since winning the “best of show” last summer in the 24th annual American Cheese Society’s competition. Among the 1,200 entries for the title, were 200 producers ranging from farmstead operators to multimillion-dollar companies — including Cabot Creamery. John, … Read More
Nestle Opens Ice Cream Plant in China
Nestle has opened a new ice cream factory in the Chinese city of Guangdong. The plant is part of the company’s plan to increase its market share in China. The 22,000-sq-m plant will see the Swiss-based food giant treble its annual ice-cream output to 64 million litres. The facility cost 250 million Yuan (US$35.6 million) and will be utilized to … Read More
Corn Crop in Question
A decline in corn planted in the U.S. this year could have far reaching effects – not only in the U.S., but globally. Analysts on average were predicting this year’s corn acreage at 87.387 million acres, down 6.2 million acres from 2007’s 93.6 million, which was the biggest corn area in over 60 years. Soybean plantings are estimated by analysts … Read More
Nelson Joins Petition
The California based butter company, Challenge Dairy, has come under fire by the Animal Legal Defense Fund and country singer Willie Nelson. An online petition alleges that the Dairy uses products from a calf ranch that “violates state anti-cruelty laws.” An online petition urges the California facility as well as St. Paul, Minn.-based Land O’Lakes to stop using milk from … Read More
Dairyline Markets In Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review Cash butter sales returned to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on March 24. It was the first sale since February 29, even though the price had crept up to $1.3975 per pound on unfilled bids. The next day the price dropped almost 4 cents, the first decline since February 21. It closed Friday at $1.36, down … Read More
Holstein Reaches 400,000 Pounds Milk
Jerian Blackstar Vi, a 13-year-old cow at Jerian Holsteins near Barron, Wis. is the ninth dairy cow in the United States to produce more than 400,000 pounds of milk in her lifetime. The cow is owned by Ken Jackson and his son, Mike. Vi reached that mark at her December AgSource Dairy Herd Improvement official test. Since then, she has … Read More
Ben & Jerry's Turns 30
Can anyone believe that 30 years ago America’s freezers were empty of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream? The now ubiquitous pint is celebrating the big 3-0 this year with a special anniversary flavor, Cake Batter. Want to know if your favorite flavor will celebrate another birthday? Check out Ben & Jerry’s online “Flavor Graveyard.” Ice cream giant Ben & Jerry’s … Read More
Jersey Juniors Enter TalkJersey
Jersey Juniors are reminded that the deadline for the public speaking competition, TalkJersey, is Monday, June 2, 2008. The contest is open to all AJCA Junior or Lifetime Members, ages 7 through 20 as of January 1, 2008. The judging will be held on Thursday, June 26 at Piedmont Jersey Farm, Lincolnton, N.C., starting at 6:30 p.m. The contest will … Read More
National Dairy Well-Being Initiative
Dairy producers should take the time to explore the National Dairy Animal Well-Being website to learn more about the producer-led coalition. The coalition is encouraging producers to: “to forward your comments to your co-op or producer organization, enabling them to compile all comments from their members.” The National Dairy Animal Well-Being Initiative is a producer-led coalition that includes members from … Read More
Calcium Helps Town Get Healthy
The folks in Calcium, N.Y. are now slimmer and healthier thanks to lowfat milk, exercise and the researchers at the University of Colorado at Denver. During a 16-week study, the community-based project called “Calcium Weighs In” provided residents of Calcium one-on-one nutrition counseling and group classes. The battle against obesity in this country could be tackled one community at a … Read More