There was a bit of déjà vu during the International Jersey Show at World Dairy Expo, as Musquie Iatola Martha-ET was named Grand Champion for the second year in a row. The 5-year-old was...
It takes 16 ice cream suppliers at McDonald's by Corey Geiger, Managing Editor Serving a restaurant chain with 14,000 franchises from coast-to-coast in the U.S. alone is no small matter. Then consider...
Retailer talks about going BST-free. A good example of a change we made, listening to consumers, is the removal of cows treated with the rBST hormone from our milk supply," said Molly Starmann, senior...
While all eyes in the dairy industry turn to World Dairy Expo this week, my gaze will be from a distance. This time of year I feel the pull of the 2,010 miles (not that I’m counting or anything)
Buttermilk Crispy Chicken adds Real Seal "We all know that chicken doesn't contain 51 percent dairy," said Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) dairy scientist Porter Myrick, who works exclusively with McDonald's....
During the 18-month study that included 53 farms, visits per day and milking speed were the two most influential cow level factors. Both of these played a determining role in the amount of milk produced...
Substantial reductions in conventional milk prices and shrinking profit margins have raised dairy farmer interest in converting to organic dairy production.Research has shown that the organic system can...
How butter came back to life at McDonald's. The original Egg McMuffin was made with real butter. Over time, McDonald's shifted away from the dairy product as a kitchen ingredient. "We went to margarine...
Trade is on USDA's radar by Corey Geiger, Managing Editor "The strength of the U.S. dollar has not only hurt dairy exports, but overall competitiveness of U.S. agricultural exports, which have been lower...
This record-keeping book is in a spreadsheet format, making entry/retrieval of information easier. Receipts pages include short-term and long-term capital items, more breakdowns for milk receipts; expenses...
Make sure that you have high-quality colostrum in stock. The excitement that a newborn calf brings can be one of the best feelings in the world. Unfortunately, the disappointment you feel when you discover...
McDonald's revolutionized milk. Within 10 months of launching resealable plastic milk jugs in the marketplace in 2004, McDonald's saw milk sales double. These days if you go into a Quick Service Restaurant...
Why Dairy? Why McDonald's? McDonald's, the world's largest restaurant chain with 34,000 franchises across the globe and 14,000 stores in the U.S., has been looking at its entire menu
Breeds in Bloom, the 2004 showring theme that featured a white farmhouse, white picket fence, and white cows grazing on a green pasture of colored shavings, topped the list of 28 showring themes that have...
While the show has evolved over the past five decades, many of the names and faces have remained the same. Here’s a look into the memories of some longtime and well-known attendees
At our most recent Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council meeting, the University of Guelph’s Stephen LeBlanc gave an excellent presentation highlighting the importance of monitoring ketosis in transitio
Farming isn't easy by any means, but certain moments make all the hard work worthwhile. As many of you know, milk prices as of late have been entirely too low for a dairy farmer's comfort. It has a lot...
