Ladies, don’t miss your opportunity to attend the 3rd International Forum for Women in Dairying (IFWD), held September 28th and 29th, 2008, at the Madison Concourse Hotel. Early bird registration ends tomorrow, so be sure to take advantage of the reduced fee today! Registration forms, agenda and sponsors can be found on the IFWD website. IFWD highlights a great agenda, … Read More
Milk Difference Study Released
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
USDA Issues Interm Mandatory COOL
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued an interim final rule for the mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) program that will become effective on Sept. 30. The 2002 and 2008 Farm Bills amended the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require retailers to notify their customers of the country of origin of covered commodities. Those commodities include: Muscle … Read More
Milk Bottles Help Close the Loop
A very interesting read: a new one-of-a-kind recycling plant in the UK called The Closed Loop claims to be the first in the world to take both milk bottles and clear drinks bottles and turn them back into food-grade plastic. Once it is up and running, the £13m facility aims to help create a continuous cycle by enabling manufacturers to … Read More
70% Registered with NAIS
IDairy is pleased to announce that 70% of the United States’ 59,000 commercial dairy producers are estimated to have registered their premises as part of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS). Today more than 42,000 dairy producers are estimated to have registered their premises under NAIS. During the past year, IDairy worked with state and federal officials to promote dairy … Read More
CWT Weekly Update
The weekly update for Cooperatives Working Together (CWT): CWT has accepted four export assistance bids last week for the sale of butter and anhydrous milkfat. With these accepted bids, CWT’s total 2008 export obligations are: butter, 13,792 metric tons (30.3 million lbs.); cheese, 741 metric tons (1.6 million lbs.); whole milk powder, 170 metric tons (374,000 lbs.); and anhydrous milkfat, … Read More
Kansas Schools See Increase in Cheese Consumption
A pilot project conducted by the Midwest Dairy Association in the Kansas-based Goddard Public School district was a tremendous success. The students at the district chose cheese from their school cafeteria more than three times as often during the program. The effort was designed to increase cheese sales and consumption while educating students about the health benefits of cheese. To … Read More
Young Jersey Breeder Award Winners
Congratulations to the following The Young Jersey Breeder Award winners: Amanda Elmore Baldwin, Statesville, N.C., Ryan A. and Freynie E. Lancaster, Ferndale, Wash., Brian Nichols, Lyndonville, Vt., Christy Ratliff, Garnett, Kan., Brian S. Seacord, Greenwich, N.Y. and David and Yvonne VanBuskirk, Carleton, Mich. The award is given annually to individuals or couples who are at least 28 years old and … Read More
Social Media Catching Attention of Industry
There’s been a real explosion in the media lately about social media, and the dairy industry is no exception. Many agriculture-based companies are starting to take online blogs, networking sites and video sharing seriously. This article was recently published in Progressive Dairy, and is well worth your time to read, as well as this video that is featured in the … Read More
Scotland's Seriously Cheese to Sell in U.S.
Scotland’s biggest cheese maker, the Caledonian Cheese Company, has announced that they will begin selling their leading product, “Seriously” in the U.S. There are four varieties of the Seriously cheese, vintage, strong, mild red and mild white. They are marketed by Lactalis McLelland. The launch, expected in the coming week, follows interest drummed up at a major food exhibition in … Read More