World Dairy Diary

Dairy Council Teams Up with NFL

News Editor — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:28:13 +0000

The National Dairy Council and the National Football League (NFL) are teaming up to promote healthy eating and exercise in schools across the country. A huge touchdown for America’s dairy farmers! A marketing pact between the two groups will be announced next week, and its goal will be to tackle childhood obesity by educating kids about [...]

Nestle USA Chief Resigns

News Editor — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:17:37 +0000

Swiss food and drinks giant Nestle SA Americas chief Paul Polman has resigned. Polman is leaving to become chief executive of rival company Unilever PLC, the Netherlands-based company said in a separate statement. The 52-year-old Dutchman was tapped as a possible successor to Nestle CEO Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, but lost out to Paul Bulcke last year. Nestle said its [...]

Straight Talk or Whirl of Change?

News Editor — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:13:08 +0000

Baskin-Robbins is joining in on the 2008 presidential election with two new flavors you can vote on! Straight Talk Crunch or Whirl of Change - which is your “flavorite”? Vote today! Baskin-Robbins said in a press release: “Beginning Sept. 3, Americans can vote for their “flavorite” candidate in any Baskin-Robbins store nationwide or online. Flavor polls [...]

Dairyline Markets In Review

Chuck Zimmerman — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:44:50 +0000

Dairy Markets Week in Review The cash dairy markets gained ground the first week of September. Block cheese closed Friday morning at $1.7850 per pound, up 8 1/4-cents on the week, but 35 1/2-cents below that week a year ago. Barrel closed Friday at $1.7750, up 14 1/4-cents on the week but 29 1/2-cents below a [...]

AgNite Got Cheese

Chuck Zimmerman — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:56:11 +0000

AgNite at the RNC was all about showcasing American food and agriculture. One of the most interesting displays included 3 large blocks of cheese. These were donated by Associated Milk Producers Incorporated. They’re not something you’d have room in your refrigerator for since each block weighs 690 pounds! The people working the display got a [...]

National Dairy Council Guides Parents

News Editor — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:30:33 +0000

The National Dairy Council has released recommendations to help parents decipher the new American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) “Lipid Screening and Cardiovascular Health in Childhood,” in particular, the guidelines on the correct milk choice. One change the report recommends is to consider the use of reduced-fat dairy foods, such as reduced-fat (2%) milk, for children between [...]

The New Green Milk Jug

News Editor — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:21:39 +0000

New eco-friendly milk jugs are making their way into the market, and while the changes make milk less expensive to ship and are better for the environment, some consumers are crying over the milk they spill as they adjust to the no spout carton. The redesign of the gallon milk jug, experts say, is an example [...]

Princess Kay of the Milky Way Visits AgNite

Chuck Zimmerman — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:25:49 +0000

Tuesday evening selected attendees to the Republican National Convention were invited to an event in downtown Minneapolis at The Depot called AgNite. The dairy industry was quite involved. For example, there was plenty of ice cream and cheese on hand at individual displays. Also on hand was Princess Kay of the Milky Way. [...]

Hybrid Selections for Silage Quality

Cindy — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:14:07 +0000

With high commodity prices, it is important to maximize profit from every acre. Silage performance can vary depending on hybrid selection. Performance consistency can be different from one hybrid to the next. Leo Brown, livestock information manager for Pioneer Hi-Bred, says growers need to look at maturity and agronomic needs first then yield, tonnage and [...]

Foster Farms Now Crystal

News Editor — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:41:21 +0000

Foster Farms Dairy products, Modesto, Calif., has changed its name to Crystal. The new name comes from Crystal Cream and Butter Co., a Sacramento producer that Foster Farms bought last year. The new name will go on fluid milk, butter, ice cream and other products that Foster Farms processes and makes at its plants on Kansas [...]