National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) took a stance this week, a decade after it first asked the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to crack down on the misappropriation of dairy terminology on imitation milk products. Not only did NMPF send another petition to the FDA, asserting that the practice has gotten worse in the past 10 years, it also … Read More
Plant in Calif. to Close
Dairy processor Land O’ Lakes is closing its cheese plant in Tulare, Calif. and laying off 80 employees. The competition for milk among the region’s larger dairy processors played a role in the company’s decision, milk industry officials said. “Idling the Tulare cheese plant was a difficult decision that was driven by a variety of factors,” said Jerry Kaminski, Land … Read More
A Glass of Milk Can Help Meet Your Vitamin D Needs
No sunshine today? Too much work to get outside? Need more vitamin D? Drink a glass of milk, and problem solved! America needs more vitamin D. It’s one more reason to grab another glass of milk, according to new research presented at the Experimental Biology conference in Anaheim, California. Milk is the primary source of vitamin D in the American … Read More
New Yogurt Plant Being Built in Vermont
A new yogurt facility broke ground in Brattleboro, Vermont this week. Commonwealth Dairy yogurt ompany will make yogurt for other companies under private label and will sell its own all-natural “Mountainberry” brand product. “This is an exciting and critical milestone in the evolution of our project” stated Dieter Dobousek, Commonwealth Dairy’s vice president and chief technical officer. “It has taken … Read More
Apply Now for YDLI
Young dairy farmers and professionals are urged to apply to the Young Dairy Leaders Institute (YDLI). A program of the Holstein Foundation, YDLI is an innovative leadership and communication skills development program that has touched the lives of over 400 young adults since the program’s inception. The next class, Class 7, will begin in March 2011. Applications can be downloaded … Read More
Novus Sponsors Science Student Tour
About a dozen students along with some of their advisors toured the Novus International headquarters in the St. Louis suburb of St. Charles and the company’s research farm last week as part of Novus’ 2nd annual “Science: A Foundation for Dynamic Careers” days, where students who have received Missouri Colleges Fund scholarships (funded, in part, by Novus) get to see … Read More
Engery-Related Grants Available to Farmers
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s announcement that $2 million will be made available to dairy, beef, poultry and swine producers to help cut energy-related production costs is a positive step that can produce long-term savings for dairy farmers, according to Richard Clauss, vice chair of the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy and a dairy producer from Hilmar, Calif. “In these tough … Read More
CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted one bid from Darigold, one bid from Land O’Lakes, two bids from Foremost Farms, and two bids from Dairy Farmers of America for export assistance for a total of 2,452 metric tons (5.4 million pounds) of Cheddar cheese and Monterey Jack to the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Europe. The majority of the product will … Read More
Alpharma Offers Booklet on Anaplasmosis
Anaplasmosis is a tick-borne disease that causes loss of production and abortion in beef cattle and significant decreases in milk production in dairy cattle. Alpharma Animal Health has just come out with a new “Answer Book for Anaplasmosis” that provides straightforward answers to common questions about the disease, such as: What is anaplasmosis? How does anaplasmosis spread? How are infected … Read More
Study Regarding Different Milk Types
A new study has suggested that there may be little nutritional difference between conventional and organic milk. Writing in the Journal of Dairy Science, scientists at Cornell University set out to compare the nutritional profile of organic and recombinant bST (rbST)-free milks in the US with that of conventional milks. They pursued this research because of concern that consumers may … Read More