Dairy

Officials in New York this week unveiled a plan to exclude most sugar-sweetened beverages from the list of purchases allowed through the nation’s food stamp program. Under the proposal, New York City participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, would receive the same benefits, but the ban on sweetened drinks is meant to encourage more spending on nutritious foods and beverages. …

Rural Omro dairy farmer Pete Knigge ventured a bit into the unknown when he purchased the nation’s first robotic milking system for his herd of cows 10 years ago. …

Sweets are at the heart of Halloween fun, but it’s easy for parents to make the holiday a little more nutritious without being booed by the kids. This Halloween, the National Milk Mustache “got milk?” Campaign, in partnership the American Academy of Pediatrics, is encouraging parents and kids alike to “treat their bones.” …

The new Greeley cheese plant being built by Leprino Foods of Denver is an important cog in the company’s future plans. …

Chr. Hansen now introduces a series of YoFlex and probiotic nu-trish cultures specifically developed to manufacture drinking yogurt, one of the fastest growing sectors of the dairy market according to www.dairyfoods.com (global sales of yogurt drinks topped 7.2 billion liters in 2008 and the trend is rising). …