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To support its expanding penetration of the North American market, Chr. Hansen announces the appointment of NutriLinx, LLC as it’s exclusive distributor for the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S. NutriLinx, LLC will be responsible for the sales and servicing of Chr. Hansen customers in its territory.
DCI Cheese Company introduces Salemville Smokehaus Blue, an extension to its line of handcrafted blue-veined cheeses. The new Applewood smoked cheese is aged 60 days and has a slightly sweet, lightly smoky flavor. Smokehaus Blue will be available as 6-pound wheels and repacks this May at participating retailers nationwide.
Starting in September, a 250,000-cow dairy in northeast China plans to supply 38,000 megawatt-hours of power, enough to meet the average demand of about 15,000 Chinese residents. General Electric Co. will supply the farm with four biogas turbines.
Biogas isn't new in China: by 2005, 1,500 large-scale biogas plants were in place at livestock farms and industrial waste sites. However, the government aims to have 300 million rural residents using biogas electricity by 2020 from 10,000 large-scale projects.
Read the full article from New York Times.
Superstition Farm in Mesa, Arizona, is home to a milking herd of 1,000 cows. Once a month, the farm becomes a restaurant, with seating being held in the alleyway between two open lot pens. The event is called "Chef du Moo", and the meal is all about featuring local foods, prepared by local chefs and paired with local wines.
Attention all dairy and livestock producers: It’s time to step up, advocate for animal agriculture and defend modern production practices.
The ninth annual Animal Agriculture Alliance (AAA) Stakeholders Summit was held April 28 and 29 in Arlington, Virginia.
On April 27, the Iowa’s Dairy Story program reached the 10,000 student milestone. This curriculum and field trip to Northeast Iowa Dairy Foundation Center helps students learn that dairy foods are produced in Northeast Iowa on family-based dairy farms and that the industry supports the economy with a variety of jobs.
The following update is provided by Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), which manages the national dairy checkoff program, and is a producer-funded, nonprofit domestic and international planning and management organization responsible for increasing sales of and demand for U.S.-produced dairy products and ingredients.
In December 2009 the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the USDA that provides the dairy industry, including producers, with access to funds for innovative projects related to sustainability.
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