USDA Affirms Dairys Strong Role In School Meals, Limits Flavored Milks

Earlier this year Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a new proposal for updating nutrition requirements for school meals served in federal feeding programs. Acknowledging the nutrition contributions of dairy foods, the proposal maintains fluid milk and dairy products as important components of all school breakfasts and lunches, but some new mandates could affect the types of dairy products available.

SMITHS Contest To Name Its Chocolate Cow Mooves Into High Gear

April 15, 2011 Smith Dairy

The chocolate cow that graces the SMITHS 1% Lowfat Chocolate Milk package is a little closer to getting a name. In January, SMITHS launched its Name the Chocolate Cow contest for the newest character in the SMITHs milk herd. Now she is only weeks away from having an identity, along with Dorothy D., Twyla 2%, Wanda 1% and Sally Skim. The deadline for entries is May 25 and the winner will be selected on June 3.

Kemps To Be Sold To Dairy Co-op

The dairy manufacturers parent company has entered into an agreement under which Kansas City, Missouri-based Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., will become its 100 percent equity owner.

Calcium &Vitamin D Dietary Reference Intake Recommendations Will Be New For A While

Its been several months since the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released the new calcium and vitamin D Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) recommendations, but considering its been more than 10 years since the last revision in 1997, they will be new for quite a while. If you counsel clients or write on the topic, you will need to refer to them often.

Visalia, CA Dairymen Look To Build Micro Creamery

Local dairymen Noel and Rolland Rosa are looking to build a small “micro creamery” at 8125 Goshen Ave. in the Visalia Industrial Park. “We want to offer customers fresh local milk like they did in the 1950s,” said Noel Rosa, whose family has been farming near Hanford since 1953. “It’s like a micro brewery where you watch product being made and buy fresh natural milk in bottles like you used to.”