Have you tried Domino’s new American Legends specialty pizzas yet? On this last day of June Dairy Month, dairy producers, through their investment with Dairy Management Inc., announce the launch of Domino’s second phase for the premium pizzas, which use 40-percent more cheese than a traditional Domino’s pizza To help revitalize the pizza category and build cheese sales, dairy producers … Read More
Milk at Breakfast Keeps You Fuller
Here’s a another reason to keep dairy in your diet! New research finds fat free milk instead of a fruit drink at breakfast helps you feel fuller and eat less at lunchtime. Stock your fridge, friends! Now there’s a new reason for the weight-conscious to drink fat free milk at breakfast time, suggests a new study published in the July … Read More
Accelerated Genetics Treats Young Producers
Accelerated Genetics held their annual Young Producer Summer Meltdown Celebration recently at the Hoard’s Dairyman farm and National Dairy Shrine Visitor’s Center in Fort Atkinson, Wis. Young Producers from across Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Illinois gathered to explore the oldest Guernsey dairy operation in North America. The day kicked off with members of the Hoard’s Dairyman editorial staff giving the group … Read More
Jersey Enthusiasts to Gather in Syracuse
Jersey enthusiasts from all over the country are headed to Syracuse, N.Y. for the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc. annual meeting, July 1-4, 2009. Building on the theme “Jersey Worlds Combine in 2009,” the program includes seminars, tours, recognition banquets, and the 52nd National Heifer Sale punctuating annual meetings for each organization on three consecutive days. In … Read More
Dairyline Markets In Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review Cash dairy product prices saw little change in the final full week of June Dairy Month. Cheese prices inched a little higher but are still below their respective government support levels. The 40-pound blocks closed that Friday at $1.12 per pound, up a quarter-cent on the week, but 80 cents below that week a year … Read More
National Holstein Convention Quickly Approaching
Registered Holstein enthusiasts – do you have your bags packed for Sacramento, Calif.? Final preparations are being made for the 124th National Holstein Convention and Annual Meeting, June 27-30, 2009. The California Convention Planning Committee and volunteers are eager to welcome Holstein members from across the country to their state for what promises to be an exciting and memorable National … Read More
Iowa Seeks Nominees for Ralph Keeling Award
The Iowa State Dairy Association (ISDA) is now accepting nominations for the Ralph Keeling Leadership Award. Each year an outstanding member of Iowa’s dairy industry is presented this prestigious award. Nominations are open to producers, educators or industry persons in the dairy field who have significantly contributed to the progress of Iowa’s dairy industry. Nomination forms are available online and … Read More
Dairy Blogging
More and more farmers are speaking out in the social web world and that includes dairy farmers. Take Ray Prock, Ray-Lin Dairy. He’s got a blog going and is very active on Twitter. These social media platforms allow you to tell your story publicly which helps the consumer better understand your business. That can only help in a world today … Read More
Saputo to acquire California dairy
Rod Smith at Feedstuffs Magazine recently reported this business transaction. Here’s a news update for the day… Saputo Inc., Canada’s largest dairy, announced today an agreement to acquire F&A Dairy of California Inc. in Newman, Cal. F&A manufactures and markets principally mozzarella and provolone cheese and whey and had 2008 sales totaling $140 million, according to the announcement. The company … Read More
Jersey Beef Research Results to be Presented
Results from an intensive study of growth and development of Jersey steer calves fed at different energy levels for lean meat production will be presented during a seminar on Thursday, July 2 following the annual meeting of National All-Jersey Inc. at the DoubleTree Hotel Syracuse, Syracuse, N.Y. The seminar begins at 9:30 a.m. at and is open to the public. … Read More