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Milk Pasteurization Process: What Is Pasteurized Milk & Why

May 23, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

From the cow to your cup, the U.S. dairy industry follows many strict government regulations, including milk pasteurization, to ensure that milk is safe to drink. When it comes to ensuring the safety of milk and [Read More …]

Whole Milk Legislation Has 60% Chance This Year

May 22, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act has a 60% chance of becoming law this year, with congressional momentum building along with consensus that whole milk in schools is the best option for schoolkids, Sen. [Read More …]

Real California Milk Retail Campaign Encourages Consumers To Enjoy The Snack Days Of Summer With California Dairy

May 21, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) today announced the return of its retail campaign focused on summer snacking with Real California dairy products. The initiative taps into consumers continued drive to find affordable snacking options [Read More …]

Wisconsin to Begin Monthly Milk Sampling as Part of the National Milk Testing Strategy

May 21, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced the implementation of the mandatory National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS), required by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Read More …]

Whole Milk Legislation has 60% Chance This Year, Sen. Welch Says

May 20, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act has a 60 percent chance of becoming law this year, with congressional momentum building along with consensus that whole milk in schools is the best option for schoolkids, [Read More …]

Promoting Dairy to Health Professionals

May 20, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Health Benefits From Greek yogurt to lactose-free milk, dairy foods can help give you the nutrients you need to keep your body going strong. Eating three daily servings of low fat, fat free or lactose-free [Read More …]

Milk is Defined by Safety

May 16, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

In an era of evolving food policy (and the worries that entails), it’s good to know that food-safety safeguards that have existed for generations are still doing their jobs, no matter what the anxiety of [Read More …]

Regulatory Register: NCIMS Special Edition

May 13, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

NMPF’s latest Regulatory Register is a special edition about the 2025 National Conference of Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS), which took place April 11-16 in Minneapolis, MN. The report provides an overview of the conference and [Read More …]

Dairy’s High-Quality Protein

May 12, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Dairy foods can help you feel strong and energized whether you exercise regularly or are just trying to be healthy. Milk, cheese and yogurt’s high-quality protein powers your body, helps you recover and can make [Read More …]

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids: Now is the Time

May 7, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

After years of patient effort, Congress seems headed for a long-overdue correction to misguided nutrition policy. The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act is moving forward, and with it an opportunity to better nourish the [Read More …]

Are Milk Components Still Growing?

May 1, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Higher levels of butterfat and milk protein increase producer revenue and help meet the dairy domestic consumption with fewer cows. The increase of these components has been steady. Are they reaching a limit? Is the [Read More …]

Rigorous Milk and Dairy Safety Testing Continues

May 1, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Pause in FDA Proficiency Program Does Not Affect Safety or Quality of Milk and Dairy Products Roberta Wagner, senior vice president of regulatory and scientific affairs at the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), issued the [Read More …]

Milk sales increase, dairy prices slip amid economic shifts

April 23, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Rising milk production, together with the current climate of general economic uncertainty, is pressuring milk prices, although margins remain relatively high. February fluid milk sales were 1.3% higher than a year earlier when adjusted for [Read More …]

Rising milk production, together with the current climate of general economic uncertainty, is pressuring milk prices

April 22, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Margins remain relatively high February fluid milk sales were 1.3% higher than a year earlier when adjusted for leap year, while revised January numbers from USDA show the national milk cow herd was 66,000 head [Read More …]

Real California Cow’s Milk Cheeses Bring Home 57 Awards at California State Fair Cheese Competition

April 16, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Cow’s milk cheese and dairy processors that use the Real California Milk seal brought home 57 awards during the 2025 annual California State Fair Cheese Competition. Out of 113 entries Real California cow’s milk cheeses [Read More …]

Feeding dairy cows whole cottonseed byproduct boosts milk fat, researchers find

April 11, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Study suggests dairy feed supplemented with 15% spinoff from fiber production results in milk better for butter and cheese production Despite U.S. per capita-milk consumption falling significantly in recent decades, according to the U.S. Department of [Read More …]

Avian flu in raw milk found to be broadly sensitive to heat

April 10, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

In March 2024, when the first cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza were identified in dairy cows in Texas, Cornell researchers – led by Diego Diel, associate professor of virology in the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) [Read More …]

Troubleshooting Milk Flavor Problems for Small Processors

April 9, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

This article helps small and on-farm processors troubleshoot milk flavor problems by establishing a sensory program and learning how to identify off-flavors. Have you noticed that your milk is not tasting as fresh and clean [Read More …]

Avian flu in raw milk found to be broadly sensitive to heat

April 8, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

In March 2024, when the first cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza were identified in dairy cows in Texas, Cornell researchers – led by Diego Diel, associate professor of virology in the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) [Read More …]

U.S. Senate Hearing Highlights Broad, Bipartisan Support for Reinstating Whole and 2% Milk in Schools

April 3, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

In a hearing before the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee today, lawmakers, nutrition experts, and school officials emphasized the need to restore whole and reduced-fat (2%) milk to federal school meal programs. The focus of the hearing was [Read More …]

Are your U.S. Senators signed on as sponsors for the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act? Contact them this week!

April 2, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

We need a red wave — red because that is the color of the cap on whole milk in the grocery store. The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act is moooving again, but needs your [Read More …]

Real California Cow’s Milk Cheeses Bring Home 18 Awards

April 2, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Cow’s milk cheese and dairy processors that use the Real California Milk seal brought home 18 awards during the 2025 annual biennial event held by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association. California cheesemakers won a total [Read More …]

Cheese Demand and Trade Uncertainty May Move Markets in 2025

April 2, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Milk production maintained a sideways trajectory in 2024, finishing the year slightly below 2023. Dairy markets are starting 2025 in reasonably good shape, well positioned for a moderately strong year. Milk production remains stable, [Read More …]

199A Deduction; Whole Milk Legislation; Reciprocal Tariffs

April 1, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

NMPF Advocates for Permanent Section 199A Deduction NMPF joined a coalition of more than 100 farmer and cooperative organizations this week in urging lawmakers to permanently extend the expiring Section 199A provision contained in the [Read More …]

USDA: February 2025 Milk Production in Indiana Down

April 1, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Dairy herds in Indiana produced 350 million pounds of milk during February, down 1.4 percent from a year ago, according to Nathanial Warenski, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Indiana Field Office. Production per cow in Indiana [Read More …]

USDA: February Milk Production in Ohio

March 28, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Dairy herds in Ohio produced 453 million pounds of milk during February, up 3.9 percent from a year ago, according to Ben Torrance, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Ohio Field Office. Production per cow in Ohio [Read More …]

Real California Milk Kicks Off Annual Search For The Best Pizza Recipes Featuring California Cheese & Dairy

March 25, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

2025 Real California Pizza Contest features more finalists, new categories and $30,000 in total cash prizes The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) today launched the seventh annual Real California Pizza Contest, a nationwide search for [Read More …]

Milk Pasteurization Process: What Is Pasteurized Milk & Why

Whole Milk Legislation Has 60% Chance This Year

Real California Milk Retail Campaign Encourages Consumers To Enjoy The Snack Days Of Summer With California Dairy

Wisconsin to Begin Monthly Milk Sampling as Part of the National Milk Testing Strategy

Whole Milk Legislation has 60% Chance This Year, Sen. Welch Says

Promoting Dairy to Health Professionals

Milk is Defined by Safety

Regulatory Register: NCIMS Special Edition

Dairy’s High-Quality Protein

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids: Now is the Time

Are Milk Components Still Growing?

Rigorous Milk and Dairy Safety Testing Continues

Milk sales increase, dairy prices slip amid economic shifts

Rising milk production, together with the current climate of general economic uncertainty, is pressuring milk prices

Real California Cow’s Milk Cheeses Bring Home 57 Awards at California State Fair Cheese Competition

Feeding dairy cows whole cottonseed byproduct boosts milk fat, researchers find

Avian flu in raw milk found to be broadly sensitive to heat

Troubleshooting Milk Flavor Problems for Small Processors

Avian flu in raw milk found to be broadly sensitive to heat

U.S. Senate Hearing Highlights Broad, Bipartisan Support for Reinstating Whole and 2% Milk in Schools

Are your U.S. Senators signed on as sponsors for the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act? Contact them this week!

Real California Cow’s Milk Cheeses Bring Home 18 Awards

Cheese Demand and Trade Uncertainty May Move Markets in 2025

199A Deduction; Whole Milk Legislation; Reciprocal Tariffs

USDA: February 2025 Milk Production in Indiana Down

USDA: February Milk Production in Ohio

Real California Milk Kicks Off Annual Search For The Best Pizza Recipes Featuring California Cheese & Dairy

Lactose-Free Milk Makes Schoolkids Smile

Milk Producers Council SGMA Roundup

Where are the Cows Moving?

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