Dairy

Eric Crouch and got milk? are teaming up to recognize Coach Sandy Voss of Shelby High School for her outstanding efforts in teaching student athletes about the benefits of post-exercise nutrition. …

While federal economists say recovery from the recent recession remains slow, the country’s gross domestic product is expected to grow. However, feed and energy costs for the U.S. dairy industry appear to be headed higher. The expected price for corn, just one example, may reach its highest marketing-year average in history. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, those higher input costs likely will raise retail prices for all food products, but consumers buying dairy products may notice the biggest price hikes. …

Smith Dairy Products Company, the leading regional maker of dairy products, beverages and ice cream, today announced that its seasonal favorite, Ruggles Premium Ice Cream flavor: Pumpkin Pie, is now available in grocers freezers throughout the region. …

A new clinical study sponsored by Chr. Hansen and conducted in cooperation with a hospital and the University of Milan documents that supplementation with either of the strains BB-12 or L. casei 431 may improve the bodys resistance to common infections such as flu and colds. …

Wisconsin farmers received an average price of $17.90 per hundredweight for their milk in September 2010, up $4.40 from the same time a year ago. And according to the USDA, the October 2010 price is expected to increase another 70 cents to $18.60 per cwt. …