Dairy

A panel of industry leaders agreed that it is time for the entire industry to reevaluate and reinvent how it invests in fluid milk. Their assessment and solutions were delivered during the UDIA/NDB/NMPF annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. …

Hamdi Ulukaya, Founder of Chobani, has been named the Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2012 Retail and Consumer Products Award winner. Ulukaya was also awarded the Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2012 Overall Award, chosen from a group of 10 separate category finalists. The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award is the country's most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The award encourages entrepreneurial activity and recognizes leaders and visionaries who demonstrate innovation, financial success and personal commitment as they create and build world-class businesses. …

Safeway Inc. and its exclusive Lucerne® brand are accepting entries for the Eighth Annual Lucerne® The Art of Dairy™ Art Contest to give creative art students the opportunity to showcase their design skills for a chance to win a grand prize of $30,000, part of a combined $46,000 prize pool. …

Starting a milk drinking habit as a child can lead to lifelong benefits, even improving physical ability and balance in older age, according to new research.  A new study published in Age & Aging found an increase of about one glass of milk a day as a child was linked to a 5% faster walking time and 25% lesser chance of poor balance in older age. The researchers suggest a "public health benefit of childhood milk intake on physical function in old age" – a finding that has huge potential for adults over 65, a population expected reach  more than 70 million by the year 2030, doubling over just 30 years. …

Dairy farmers face a fiscal cliff of their own if Congress fails to approve a farm bill or extend the current one before the end of the year. …