milk

Commodity Checkoffs: More Than a Milk Moustache

June 18, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

National advertising campaigns asking if you’ve “Got Milk?” or telling you “Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner” generated a lot of buzz – and sales of dairy and beef, respectively. Though they may be some of [Read More …]

Fill a Glass with Hope

June 14, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Fill a Glass with Hope® is an effort led by the American Dairy Association North East to bring fresh milk to families in need. Fill a Glass With Hope® is an effort led by American Dairy [Read More …]

Milk: The Better Way to Hydrate

June 10, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Hydration is of huge importance to many Americans. We are always on the move, and so are our oversized bottles with words of encouragement on the side. We are all trying to do better with [Read More …]

NMPF Board Calls for Milk Pricing Fairness, Leads on H5N1 Response

June 7, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

National Milk Producers Federation leadership expressed confidence that farmers would soon see a fairer federal system for milk pricing and highlighted dairy farmers’ robust response to the challenge of H5N1 influenza in dairy cattle at [Read More …]

The California Milk Advisory Board and VentureFuel Double Down on the Future of Milk as Real Milk with the Return of the Real California Milk Excelerator Competition

June 7, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

June 2024 Leading open innovation dairy competition returns for 6th year with a search for innovative products tapping into the $5.6 trillion global Health & Wellness market1 The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) today announced the return [Read More …]

More Than 20 Dairy Partners Display Dairy Trends, Sustainable Ingredients In Real California Milk’s Street Of Dairy

June 7, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

2024 International Dairy Deli Bakery Association Show The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) will spotlight a variety of innovative, on-trend sustainably sourced dairy products at the 2024 International Dairy Deli Bakery Association (IDDBA) show in [Read More …]

The California Milk Advisory Board and VentureFuel Double Down on the Future of Milk

June 6, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

With Real Milk with the Return of the Real California Milk Excelerator Competition Leading open innovation dairy competition returns for 6th year with a search for innovative products tapping into the $5.6 trillion global Health [Read More …]

The Impact of Higher Milk protein

June 4, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The prior post detailed the real pricing of milk in the Upper Midwest. There is significant de-pooling and movement of butterfat between classes. The movement of butterfat from Class I milk to Class II milk has continued [Read More …]

California Dairy Families and Raley’s Food For Families Partner to Deliver Nutritious Milk and Dairy Foods to Families Facing Food Insecurity

June 4, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

In California, over 3 million households face food insecurity. In honor of June as National Dairy Month, the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) has announced a partnership with Raley’s Food For Families program to deliver milk [Read More …]

Maola proud to donate 200 half-pint milks to the Bike2DC

June 3, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Earlier this month, Maola was proud to donate 200 half-pint milks to the Bike2DC – Ride to Honor event. That event saw more than 50 cyclists ride from Charlotte to Washington, D.C. in honor of fallen police [Read More …]

California Dairy Families and Raley’s Food For Families Partner to Deliver Nutritious Milk and Dairy Foods

June 3, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

To Families Facing Food Insecurity In California, over 3 million households face food insecurity. In honor of June as National Dairy Month, the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) has announced a partnership with Raley’s Food [Read More …]

Why is Class III Milk Priced so Low?

May 31, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The statistics below are based on the Upper Midwest March 2024 payments for milk and their 12-month Averages. They are taken from the USDA monthly reports. Table I below lists the value of each class [Read More …]

Josef Newgarden Celebrates with Milk After Winning Back-to-Back at Indy 500

May 29, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Celebrating with milk at the end of the Indy 500 is the goal of every driver. Now, Josef Newgarden can say he’s not only done it twice—but back-to-back! After winning the 108th Running of the [Read More …]

High H5N1 influenza levels found in mice given raw milk from infected dairy cows

May 28, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Mice administered raw milk samples from dairy cows infected with H5N1 influenza experienced high virus levels in their respiratory organs and lower virus levels in other vital organs. What Mice administered raw milk samples from [Read More …]

April 2024 Milk Production in Indiana

May 24, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Dairy herds in Indiana produced 380 million pounds of milk during April, up 1.6 percent from a year ago, according to Nathanial Warenski, State Statistician of the USDA, NASS, Indiana Field Office. Production per cow [Read More …]

Yotvata Dairy Farm Invests in Mileutis to Improve Milk Quality

May 23, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The partnership will also involve the implementation of a cutting-edge dairy farm management system, a prototype that will serve as a model for managing a commercial dairy operation without the routine use of antibiotics during [Read More …]

NMPF Awarded Usda Grants To Advance Dairy Industry Disease Preparedness

May 22, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today was awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program (NADPRP) supporting two projects advancing dairy cattle disease preparedness. [Read More …]

What Is Pasteurization, and How Does It Keep Milk Safe?

May 21, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The pasteurization process was invented in the 1860s and continues to keep people safe from a range of foodborne illnesses Recent reports that the H5N1 avian flu virus has been found in cow’s milk have raised [Read More …]

Guidance for Feeding Babies

May 16, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Starting solid foods with your baby is an exciting time, but it can also be a stressful experience for parents. It is easy to get overwhelmed with the details of what types of food and [Read More …]

There’s bird flu in US dairy cows. Raw milk drinkers aren’t deterred

May 16, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Sales of raw milk appear to be on the rise, despite years of warnings about the health risks of drinking the unpasteurized products — and an outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows. Since March [Read More …]

FMMO Formulas Need to Reflect Today’s Realities

May 14, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Way back in the 1930s, one of the original motivations behind creating the Federal Milk Marketing Order system was to provide incentives for farmers to produce better milk. Much of the milk at the time [Read More …]

What do you believe is the biggest challenge facing the dairy industry in the future?

May 9, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Several years ago, there appeared a cartoon in an Indianapolis, Indiana, newspaper. The cartoon showed a small boy and girl looking under a bush and observing a container holding four-quart bottles of milk. The caption [Read More …]

Milk: The Better Way to Hydrate

May 9, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Hydration is of huge importance to many Americans. We are always on the move, and so are our oversized bottles with words of encouragement on the side. We are all trying to do better with [Read More …]

Are Commodity Inventories Impacting Producer Milk Prices?

May 8, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The most important commodities for pricing producer milk are butter and cheese. Butter prices are very high. Cheese prices are stable, trading within a close range. Butter prices since the start of 2018 have ranged [Read More …]

Are Commodity Inventories Impacting Producer Milk Prices?

May 8, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The most important commodities for pricing producer milk are butter and cheese. Butter prices are very high. Cheese prices are stable, trading within a close range. Butter prices since the start of 2018 have ranged [Read More …]

California Milk Advisory Board Announces 2024 Executive Committee Officers

May 3, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The California Milk Advisory Board is pleased to announce the officers of the 2024 Executive Committee. The Newly elected 2024 officers of the California Milk Advisory Board Executive Committee are (top row, left to right): Member-at-Large [Read More …]

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New research examines the effects of a plant-based feed additive on organic dairy cow methane emissions, as well as milk composition and quantity

May 2, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Key Research Finding Supplementing Agolin Naturu, a blend of essential oils in the diet of organic dairy cows improves feed efficiency and reduces methane, which is produced through belching following enteric fermentation (a digestive process that [Read More …]

Kansas Responds to Concerns about HPAI in Dairy Cattle

May 1, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

FDA Studies Confirm Safety of Pasteurized Milk The Kansas Department of Agriculture has been actively working with the Kansas dairy industry to respond to the nationwide concerns due to the discovery of highly pathogenic avian [Read More …]

How bird flu virus fragments get into milk sold in stores

May 1, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Sub-title at top of article: What the spread of H5N1 in cows means for the dairy industry and milk drinkers What are viral fragments of avian flu, and can they pose risks to people? It’s [Read More …]

Chocolate Milk Stays on the Tray

April 30, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

USDA recently announced new school meal standards for child nutrition programs. The final rule seeks to align child nutrition meal patterns with the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The announcement reinforces the importance of federal nutrition assistance [Read More …]

Commodity Checkoffs: More Than a Milk Moustache

Fill a Glass with Hope

Milk: The Better Way to Hydrate

NMPF Board Calls for Milk Pricing Fairness, Leads on H5N1 Response

The California Milk Advisory Board and VentureFuel Double Down on the Future of Milk as Real Milk with the Return of the Real California Milk Excelerator Competition

More Than 20 Dairy Partners Display Dairy Trends, Sustainable Ingredients In Real California Milk’s Street Of Dairy

The California Milk Advisory Board and VentureFuel Double Down on the Future of Milk

The Impact of Higher Milk protein

California Dairy Families and Raley’s Food For Families Partner to Deliver Nutritious Milk and Dairy Foods to Families Facing Food Insecurity

Maola proud to donate 200 half-pint milks to the Bike2DC

California Dairy Families and Raley’s Food For Families Partner to Deliver Nutritious Milk and Dairy Foods

Why is Class III Milk Priced so Low?

Josef Newgarden Celebrates with Milk After Winning Back-to-Back at Indy 500

High H5N1 influenza levels found in mice given raw milk from infected dairy cows

April 2024 Milk Production in Indiana

Yotvata Dairy Farm Invests in Mileutis to Improve Milk Quality

NMPF Awarded Usda Grants To Advance Dairy Industry Disease Preparedness

What Is Pasteurization, and How Does It Keep Milk Safe?

Guidance for Feeding Babies

There’s bird flu in US dairy cows. Raw milk drinkers aren’t deterred

FMMO Formulas Need to Reflect Today’s Realities

What do you believe is the biggest challenge facing the dairy industry in the future?

Milk: The Better Way to Hydrate

Are Commodity Inventories Impacting Producer Milk Prices?

Are Commodity Inventories Impacting Producer Milk Prices?

California Milk Advisory Board Announces 2024 Executive Committee Officers

New research examines the effects of a plant-based feed additive on organic dairy cow methane emissions, as well as milk composition and quantity

Kansas Responds to Concerns about HPAI in Dairy Cattle

How bird flu virus fragments get into milk sold in stores

Chocolate Milk Stays on the Tray

Dietary crude protein: how low can we go thanks to the amino acid balancing concept in dairy cows?

Why Herd Immunity Matters to Your Dairy

What If You Could?

Cover Crops After Corn Silage