Leaders from dozens of top dairy companies turned out at Madison’s Warner Park on Monday, June 24th for an afternoon park cleanup organized by the IDFA Foundation and Wild Warner, an organization created to preserve and maintain Warner Park. The volunteers removed trash, cleared brush, cut back invasive plant species, and beautified pedestrian and bicycle …
Domestic and global dairy market updates, a dairy producer panel, a weather outlook and ag lending panel all were part of the agenda Wednesday, June 19th at HighGround Dairy’s annual Global Dairy Outlook Conference, held June 18-20 at the Union League Club in Chicago. This year’s event set a record of nearly 110 attendees.
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Milk proteins, one of milk’s microconstituents, encompass two principal types of proteins: casein (CN) and whey protein (WP). The advancements in membrane fractionation and chemical and physical processing techniques enabled the production of many milk-derived protein ingredients. Due to milk proteins’ superior nutritional quality and broader functionality, they have been used in several food applications …
Cheese usage is growing, cheese production is booming, and WCMA growth is expanding to match the success.
Natural cheese sales at all retail outlets, in the four weeks ending April 21, are up 3 percent versus one year ago, and pasteurized process cheese is also up 3.3 percent. Solid volume gains are found …
Vermont Creamery co-founders, Allison Hooper and Bob Reese, will receive a Specialty Food Association Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2024 SFA Awards Gala on June 24. This Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes their pioneering contributions to the specialty food industry, their commitment to quality, and their dedication to sustainable practices and community support.
Founded in 1984, …
Artificial Intelligence (AI) will take center stage when The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) IFT FIRST Annual Event and Expo returns to Chicago’s McCormick Place from July 14 to 17.
More than 17,000 attendees from around the world are expected to experience more than 100 Science FIRST sessions and multi-disciplinary discussions focused on groundbreaking scientific research …
Dairy Business Builder grants encourage dairy processors to pursue innovative projects.
More than three dozen dairy businesses located across the upper and lower Midwest are receiving Dairy Business Builder grants totaling $3.2 million in allocated funding. The grant program is administered by the Dairy Business Innovation Alliance (DBIA), a partnership between the Wisconsin Cheese Makers …
U.S. dairy product exports for fiscal year (FY) 2024 are projected at $8.0 billion in USDA’s latest Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade published Wednesday, May 29th. This is up $300 million from February’s forecast on higher volumes of cheese to Southeast Asia, USDA notes.
The latest outlook also raises its FY 2024 forecast for U.S. …
A nutrition incentive program that helps low-income families purchase healthy fluid milk products is expanding to California. The Add Milk! program is being launched in grocery stores to provide a dollar-for-dollar match for participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) when they purchase low-fat or nonfat milk.
A community event held on May 30 …
Leading up to June Dairy Month, the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) presented its third annual Cheese Champion awards to seven federal and state lawmakers for their efforts to support and advance the dairy processing industry.
“Dairy processors have fostered strong, productive partnerships with Wisconsin lawmakers – partnerships that are creating greater stability and …