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Dairy people

Jeremy Hill of Fonterra is elected president of the International Dairy Federation

The New Zealand-based dairy organization proudly notes that Hill is the first Kiwi to hold the position.

November 7, 2012

Fonterra's director of research Jeremy Hill was elected president of the International Dairy Federation. He is the first New Zealander to hold the position in the Federation’s 109-year history.

Don't cry over split milk

Alliance of Western Milk Producers disbands

AWMP decides a formal organization is no longer necessary to accomplish a concerted effort of California cooperatives.

November 1, 2012

Effective today, the Alliance of Western Milk Producers, a coalition of California dairy processing cooperatives representing 60% of California’s milk, will cease to function.

School days

Cal Poly Dairy Products Technology Center celebrates its silver anniversary

The Dairy Products Technology Center celebrated its 25th anniversary from Oct. 25 to 27 with a mini-symposium.

November 1, 2012

The Dairy Products Technology Center (DPTC) celebrated its 25th Anniversary Oct. 25 to 27 with a mini-symposium on "Dairy Products Technology and Future Innovation Opportunities." The Dairy Products Technology Center (DPTC), established in 1986, is a program within the College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, Calif.

An industry lion

National Dairy Board honors G. Joe Lyon for contributions to dairy promotion

Lyon was the driving force behind the creation of the Dairy Foods Research Centers in the 1980s.

November 1, 2012

The National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) honored G. Joe Lyon as the 2012 recipient of the Richard E. Lyng Award for his dedication and distinguished service to dairy promotion. Lyon, a dairy producer from Toledo, Iowa, was recognized at the Joint NDB/National Milk Producers Federation/United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA) Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla.

Hopping aboard the yogurt train

Byrne Dairy plans to build yogurt plant, agritourism park

If the stars align and the approvals come through, Byrne will break ground in mid-2013.

October 31, 2012

Byrne Dairy, a family-owned manufacturer and distributor of milk, dairy, and ice cream products, announced today that it has entered into an option agreement with the Cortland County Industrial Development Agency as a first step in its proposed development of a yogurt plant and agritourism center at Finger Lakes East Business Park in New York town of Cortlandville.

Awards

Glanbia USA accepts Exporter of the Year award

The cheese and ingredient processor is the 2012 recipient of the Tom Camerlo Exporter of the Year award

October 23, 2012

Dairy Foods presented the Tom Camerlo Exporter of the Year award to Glanbia USA at the annual membership meeting of the U.S. Dairy Export Council in Washington, D.C.

Learn how to be an energy star by cutting costs

Free online resources from the EPA and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy simplify process of reducing energy, cutting costs.

Dr. Gail Barnes

October 16, 2012

Consumers want the foods they eat to be nutritious, affordable and good-tasting. Increasingly, consumers care about the environmental impact of their food, and want to know that the products they buy were produced in an environmentally responsible way.

Sustainability: 10 Big and little green ideas

Dairy processors are reducing their use of water, energy, transportation and packaging. Here are 10 examples from the United States and abroad.

October 15, 2012

Dairy processors use a lot of water. Fresh water and wastewater can be a huge expense and a significant component of the utilities budget. The H2Oversight Service from U.S. Energy Services, Plymouth, Minn., offers rate tariff optimization, metering equipment confirmation, facility change monitoring, bypass opportunities and identification of operational savings.

Sales of milk shift to club, dollar stores

October 15, 2012

Sales of milk continue to decline, and traditional grocery stores are losing market share. Consumers increasingly are buying milk at club stores and dollar stores, according to an analysis by Prime Consulting Group, Bannockburn, Ill., for Milk Processor Education Program, or MilkPEP, Washington, D.C.

Sustainability

Oakhurst Dairy adds new hybrid delivery trucks to its fleet

Sarah M. Kennedy

October 12, 2012

The Portland, Maine, dairy processor takes another step toward its sustainability goals with the addition of three new hybrid delivery trucks to its fleet.