Pennsylvania dairy producers can access a new tool to assess employee relations and development through the Dairy Decisions Consultant, or DDC, Program administered by the Pennsylvania Center for Dairy Excellence. “Dairy farm families invest a substantial amount of time and money into farm employees,” said John Frey, executive director of the center. “That investment can become costly if the business … Read More
Dairy Checkoff Partnerships Spark Pizza, Cheese Sales Growth
Super Bowl Sunday is the biggest pizza delivery day of the year. Through a partnership between the dairy checkoff and leading pizza companies, dairy producers are capitalizing on this opportunity to grow cheese sales on Game Day, as Brian Baxter reports. Just a few years ago, pizza category sales were in decline, but Tom Gallagher of Dairy Management Inc., which … Read More
Milk Has Brain Health Benefits
A study, published in the International Dairy Journal, showed adults who consumed dairy products at least five or six times a week did far better in memory tests compared with those who rarely ate or drank them. The researchers said: ‘New and emerging brain health benefits are just one more reason to start each day with low-fat or fat-free milk.’ … Read More
CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 17 requests for export assistance from Bongards, Dairy Farmers of America, Darigold, Land O’Lakes, Upstate Niagara subsidiary O-At-Ka and United Dairymen of Arizona to sell a total of 1,288 metric tons (2.840 million pounds) of Cheddar, Monterey Jack and Gouda cheese and 4,969 metric tons (10.955 million pounds) of butter to customers in Asia, … Read More
Fuel Up to Play 60 for the Super Bowl
Whether you like the Patriots or the Giants – or neither one – Super Bowl time is a great opportunity to highlight the powerful partnership that dairy farmers, through their checkoff program, have forged with the National Football League. The “Fuel Up to Play 60” program encourages young people to get 60 minutes of activity daily, and to make balanced … Read More
Veterninarian Continuing Education Scholarship Available
Large animal veterinarians should apply for AgriLabs scholarship for post-graduate continuing education efforts. In collaboration with the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP), AgriLabs is offering an award to two veterinarians, one beef and one dairy. Named as a tribute to Bruce Wren, D.V.M., each award will provide $5,000 for professional-development training so these practitioners may better serve their producer-clients. … Read More
Merck to Work with UMC
Merck Animal Health (known as MSD Animal Health outside the USA and Canada) has announced a signed agreement with the Department of Medical Microbiology of the University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Utrecht University to embark on the development of innovative vaccination strategies against bacterial udder infections (mastitis) in dairy cattle. The project is … Read More
NMPF Pleased with School Lunch Changes
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) is pleased with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s updated school meal standards that continue to stress the nutritional benefits of low-fat and fat-free milk and dairy products. A final version of those standards was released Wednesday by the USDA following more than a year of public comment and review. NMPF submitted comments to USDA … Read More
Enriched Milk Could Ease Gout
A new study shows that people who drank an enriched skim milk shake made from powdered milk and additional dairy components had fewer gout attacks and less painful symptoms. Previous research has already shown that people whose diet is low in dairy products are more likely to develop gout. But researchers say this is the first short-term study to show … Read More
Proposed Child Labor Ag Reg Changes Not Good For Farming
Our latest ZimmPoll asked a very timely question since it’s on a topic that is the subject of a cover story on USA Today. We asked, “How will proposed changes to child labor in agriculture regulations affect farms?” Seventy percent said Negatively, seventeen percent said No Effect and only thirteen percent said Positively. You may know that last fall the … Read More