Dairy

For the second consecutive year, Oakhurst Dairy, northern New England’s largest independent family-owned dairy company, will donate transportation services to Wreaths Across America (WAA). The Maine-based non-profit organization coordinates wreath-laying ceremonies on National Wreaths Across America Day each December in support of its mission to Remember, Honor and Teach. National Wreaths Across America Day is Saturday, Dec.15, 2012. …

Land O’Lakes’ Member Blue Diamond Dairy was named Minnesota’s 2012 Dairy Producer of the Year by the Minnesota Milk Producers Association at this year’s Midwest Dairy Expo in St. Cloud, Minn. The husband and wife duo, Glen and Sadie Frericks, have farmed for seven years, purchasing Blue Diamond Dairy in Melrose, Minn. five years ago when they were only in their twenties. The award honors dairy operations that exemplify serious commitment to the industry, along with regular activity and partnerships within their local communities and upholding farms for future generations of dairy producers. The Frericks’ Blue Diamond Dairy exemplifies all of these traits. …

A study released last week by the Indiana State Board of Animal Health weighed the benefits and risks of consuming raw milk and concluded that "distributing raw milk will increase the risk that someone will become ill from consuming raw milk." The Indiana General Assembly requested the study in response to an effort to legalize the sale of raw milk to state residents. …

A rich, creamy dip tops the list of must-have party foods. From the holidays through March basketball tournaments, dips fit any occasion. Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board has made finding the perfect dip easier, thanks to the new microsite, DairyDips.com. …

Albert Einstein famously said that the same thinking that got you into a problem in the first place can’t be used to get you out of it. That’s why we at NMPF are using some new ideas about how to protect and promote U.S. dairy products in the 21st century, through the revitalization of the venerable REAL® Seal. The dairy marketing landscape has changed in recent decades, giving us both new problems – and new opportunities. …