Dairy

Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board has selected 21 Wisconsin Schools to receive a total of $18,500 to kick-off back to school Fuel Up to Play 60 initiatives. Fuel Up to Play 60 is a nation-wide program that encourages students to eat healthy by including low-fat and fat-free dairy, fruits, vegetables and whole grains and achieve at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day. …

Vivien Godfrey, CEO of the Milk Processor Education Program, has joined the roster of speakers for IDFA's Policy & Politics Conference, September 19-21, in Washington, D.C. Godfrey will deliver her second annual State of the Fluid Milk Industry address during breakfast on Friday, September 21. She will examine the issues and challenges facing the fluid milk industry and discuss the implications for milk processors. …

Consumer Reports Magazine named LAND O'LAKES® Spreadable Butter with Canola Oil as "Best of the Bunch" in a recent ranking of butters. …

In an attempt to help mitigate the growing obesity crisis, dietitians and parents alike turn to low fat diets. Dietitians and many personal trainers even claim that if you want to lose weight, you must have a caloric deficit at the end of the day. In order to achieve this you must combine diet and exercise. Right? “Not necessarily so,” says Nikko Generales, a contributor to Voskos Greek Yogurt’s “Get Fresh” blog. …

Jason Amundsen liked his flock of five chickens, which he and his wife kept in their Duluth backyard. The eggs were delicious. So, he thought, why not get a few more — about 1,795 more — raise them in the fresh air and sunshine, give them clean feed and good grass, and let all of Duluth have a good egg for breakfast? Now, Locally Laid eggs have landed on the shelves at Whole Foods Co-op and Homecroft Foods in late August, and the hens already have fans among Locally Laid’s wholesale customers. …