Dairy

Researchers in the Milk Quality Improvement Program at Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have identified the predominant spore-forming bacteria in milk and their unique enzyme activity, knowledge that can now be used to protect the quality and shelf life of dairy products. …

"Arranca Con Energia," the Hispanic Milk Mustache got milk? program is encouraging all Hispanic families to start their summer mornings with a good nutritious breakfast including milk and cereal, and enter to win cool summer giveaways.  There is still time to enter to win daily prizes on ProyectoDesayuno.com as well as the grand prize all-expense paid family summer adventure to Grand Cayman! …

If you are trying to slim down, you may have crossed cheese off the menu. But scientists have discovered it may actually help prevent diabetes – an illness often triggered by being overweight. They claim that eating just two slices of cheese a day cuts the risk of type 2 diabetes by 12%.

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A proposal in the new Farm Bill headed to the House floor would have been limiting U.S. milk production since May, if it had been in effect, even as agriculture economists and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are warning that the drought throughout the country will reduce milk supply and raise consumer prices. …

California Dairies, Inc. (CDI), the nation’s second largest dairy processing cooperative, today announced the appointment of Dr. Eric Erba as senior vice president and chief strategy officer (CSO) effective immediately. He will report to Andrei Mikhalevsky, president and chief executive officer. …