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Dairy farmers have a long-standing commitment to our nation’s health and wellness, starting with the creation of the National Dairy Council in 1915. In the nearly 100 years since, America’s dairy farmers have told their great story through national and local dairy checkoff organizations.
As a result, dairy’s contribution to a healthy diet is widely known and supported by consumers, health professionals, nutrition scientists and others, thereby helping protect and grow consumer confidence and, ultimately, sales.
But, just as the dairy checkoff has evolved to meet our changing world, so has the consumers’ mindset and their understanding of how food is produced.
The National Dairy Producers Organization hopes to win over processors, grocers and consumers with a new logo that touts products made entirely in the U.S.
The group’s “100 percent USA” seal was trademarked earlier this year, and leaders of the organization are now trying to persuade processors to use it on their products.
The 2012 Alltech International Symposium, held May 20-23 in Lexington, Kentucky, welcomed more than 3,000 attendees representing more than 70 countries.
The 28th symposium focused on what the future held for real-life 4-year-old children Tom, born in the U.S., and Anya, born in Southeast Asia.
Although South Dakota State University (SDSU) may be known for its diverse academic offerings and even its Hobo Day celebration, another source of recognition for the university is stemming from the dairy science program’s new dairy processing facility, Davis Dairy Plant.
Construction of Davis Dairy Plant, located on SDSU’s campus in Brookings, South Dakota, concluded in the spring of 2011 and is currently producing a variety of dairy products.
Sometimes, pictures just aren’t enough.
For several years, staff members at University of California – Davis’ Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center took pictures of vets doing their jobs to area schools and events to show students about the field.
But they wanted to do more – so they built a cow – out of cardboard.
The cardboard cow, affectionately known as CC, has opened up a new level of “hands-on” learning for youngsters in central California.
The Senate version of the 2012 Farm Bill passed a crucial test today when 90 Senators voted in favor of bringing the bill to the floor for further consideration, according to the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF).
The 2012 Farm Bill, formally designated S. 3240, passed the cloture vote Thursday by an overwhelming margin of 90-8. The measure now proceeds to the full Senate floor for debate and amendments, a process that could take several weeks before a final vote is taken.
Thursday’s action “greatly increases the chances that we can get our dairy reform proposal through the Senate, as well as the House, and passed into law this year,” said Jerry Kozak, President and CEO of NMPF.
Heather Porter Engwall, director of National Product Communications for the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, shares information on the Dairy Days of Summer with PD Editor Karen Lee. This micro site was developed to direct anyone living in or visiting Wisconsin to the many dairy-related events taking place in the state. PD
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BouMatic has introduced to the U.S. dairy industry its GlacierChill modular chiller, making it the newest addition to a long line of cooling and chiller products offered by the company.
Dennie Plomedahl, BouMatic brand manager, said, “The GlacierChill modular chiller is all BouMatic from the ground up. The unit was designed and is manufactured in Madison, Wisconsin, by engineers who understand what it takes to chill milk efficiently and consistently.
Often touted as one of the most recognized award in sports, the milk bottle presented to the winner of the Indy 500 has a history almost as old as the race itself.
In the 1930s, Louis Meyer requested a bottle of buttermilk and was photographed drinking from the bottle.
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