Charles Kuperus, New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture has announced he will resign his post (held since 2002) by the end of the year. Kuperus, 50, of Sussex borough, grew up on a dairy farm and founded his own garden center and nursery. He and his wife, Marge have six children. “Secretary Kuperus has done an outstanding job at the Department … Read More
Weekly CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has announced their updated export bids for the past week. Seven of the bids accepted were from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, Mo., for the export of the following products: 400 metric tons (881,849 lbs.) of butter to South Africa; 20 metric tons (44,092 lbs.) of butter to Guatemala; 140 metric tons of anhydrous … Read More
Dairyline Markets In Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review Cash cheese prices continue to weaken at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and block closed on Halloween at a ghoulish $1. 6075 per pound, down 13 cents on the week, 40 1/4-cents below a year ago, and the lowest its been since May 2007. Barrel closed at $1.6850, unchanged on the week, but 22 3/4-cents below … Read More
Butterfat Research
Cornell University researcher, Larry E.Chase, is conducting a study to find out why cows in the northern part of N.Y. slightly lower percentages of milk fat and milk protein than farms from other regions of the state.n The study has analyzed data from 52 dairy farms in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties in N.Y. Chase found … Read More
Saratoga Cheese Corporation to Build N.Y. Plant
Saratoga Cheese Corporation will build a $40 million cheese production plant in New York State’s Cayuga County. Construction on the plant will take between 12 and 18 months. “The cooperation has been incredible. It is a reason that we are locating here, along with the tremendous opportunity to add value to the raw milk supply that flows in this region,” … Read More
Wis. Cheeses Show Their Personalities
You know that your favorite Wisconsin cheese tastes good, but have you ever thought about what kind of personality its flavor is comparable to? The folks at the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) can help you out with their new campaign launching in November that illustrates the unique personalities of Wisconsin Cheeses. The first ad in the series introduces the … Read More
Vt. Saputo Plant Closes
Quebec dairy firm Saputo has permanently closed one of its U.S. cheesemaking facilities that was damaged in a fire last month. The plant at Hinesburg, Vermont, south of Montreal, is officially closed as of Wednesday, putting 80 permanent staff out of work. The plant was damaged by fire on Sept. 29, since which time its cheese production has been moved … Read More
CWT Announces Second Herd Retirement
Cooperatives Working Together(CWT) will conduct a new herd retirement program this fall, the organization announced Friday. This will be the second herd retirement round conducted this year; the previous one was initiated in June. Detailed information can be found at the CWT website, including a bid application, a calculator to help estimate a farmer’s bid, and answers to frequently-asked questions. … Read More
What's for Lunch?
“What’s for Lunch?” is a humorous and entertaining look at some of the issues related to the various ways food is grown prior to making it to our plates, whether for school lunch or elsewhere! The video reviews everything from organic farming (regulated by USDA) to sustainable agriculture (keeping our natural world in balance) to plant biotechnology (sometimes called genetically … Read More
Yogurt Could Reduce Cancer
Scientists have found that eating yogurt every day could cut the risk of developing bladder cancer by up to 40 percent. The research showed that those who ate two servings a day were significantly less likely to go on to have the disease than those who ate yogurt only occasionally or not at all. No benefit was found from regularly … Read More