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IDFA earns coveted award

October 21, 2024

The International Dairy Federation (IDF) awarded the International Dairy Foods Association’s (IDFA) Women in Dairy network with the IDF Dairy Innovation Awards for Innovation in Women Empowerment.

WCMA inks relationship with OSHA

October 18, 2024

The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the Wisconsin Safety and Health Consultation Program (WisCon) are boosting their relationship to support dairy processors’ employee health and safety efforts.

Clemson University's Cryovac Retort Lab expands

October 18, 2024

With the ability to simulate the widest range of retort processes of any university lab, three retorts will be used to evaluate new retort packaging materials and shelf-stable food formulations, conduct pilot tests for food and pet food companies, study the effects of retort processes on food products, and train students and industry personnel on the latest retort processing equipment and software, Clemson stated.

cheesemakers wrapped their cheese in cloth and coated it with a fat.

Bandaged cheeses: Dairy industry embraces return of traditional and flavorful cheeses

Cheesemakers use cheesecloths to reduce moisture, prevent mold and enhance flavor development of aged cheeses.

John Lucey Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research

John A. Lucey

October 18, 2024

Cheesemakers didn’t always have access to plastic packaging materials. It wasn’t until after World War II that plastic packaging became popular in the dairy industry. So, what did cheesemakers do before that?

PACK EXPO East boasts more than 450 exhibitors across 100,000 net square feet and is the largest edition of the show to date.

PACK EXPO to offer many new features next month

PACK Gives BACK and new education opportunities among this year’s wrinkles.

October 11, 2024

PACK EXPO International 2024 is returning to Chicago's McCormick Place Nov. 3 to 6. The event, produced by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, will connect 45,000 packaging and processing professionals.

Effective sanitizing of conveyors is crucial for maintaining food safety.

An upgrade to dairy handling technologies

Conveyor and palletizing systems are becoming more functional and effectual.

Richard Mitchell

October 2, 2024

Ongoing enhancements to conveyors and palletizers are creating a plethora of operational improvement opportunities for dairy processors.

Dr. Samuel Alcaine joins IDFA

October 1, 2024

Jeffrey Cullen also announced as director of video production and digital communications.

Dairy Management Inc. unveils new website

September 30, 2024

Content focused toward these audiences previously was housed at www.USDairy.com, which will continue to serve as a go-to resource to reach consumer and thought leader audiences with information and research-backed information on dairy and its benefit on health and wellness and the environment.

Congress should support raising the truck weight limits on the interstate

An increase in the allowable truck weight limit would be particularly beneficial to the dairy industry.

J. David Carlin

September 30, 2024

While partisan congressional infighting appears to have delayed the passage of a new Farm Bill until next year, there is still time for Congress to take a small, but meaningful, step forward to help the dairy industry bring its products to market more efficiently.

What is the outlook for U.S. Dairy exports?

Growth of U.S. milk production weak, stronger in Europe.

Nate Donnay

September 27, 2024

If we’re just looking at volume, the export outlook for the second half of 2024 and early 2025 is generally steady, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing.