The association also announced a new virtual event for 2021: ‘PLMA Live! Private Label Week.’
August 25, 2020
The Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) said it canceled its 2020 Private Label Trade Show in light of continuing uncertainties concerning the health and safety of participants at large-scale, in-person gatherings.
The second round of Dairy Business Innovation Initiative grants will support continuation of the Dairy Business Innovation Alliance.
August 20, 2020
USDA announced that the Center for Dairy Research (CDR) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) were awarded $6.13 million to support continuation of the Dairy Business Innovation Alliance (DBIA), serving Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
IDFA encouraged the administration to continue to pursue a trade agreement with the African continent’s seventh-largest economy, but voiced its concern for Kenya’s protectionist measures over its dairy sector.
August 6, 2020
In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer regarding trade negotiations between the governments of the United States and Kenya, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) said a U.S.-Kenya agreement has the potential to provide tangible market access for U.S. food and agricultural exports to Kenya’s growing economy.
The contest’s crowning reception, Cheese Champion, will be held the evening of Feb. 19 at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee.
June 30, 2020
The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA), Madison, Wis., announced a break with tradition, as it plans to host the World Championship Cheese Contest in February 2021.
The dairy organizations urge U.S. government to insist on good faith implementation of USMCA.
June 17, 2020
The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) sharply criticized Canada’s allocation of its tariff-rate quotas (TRQ) under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), released on June 15.
Land O Lakes products no longer feature Native American woman on their packaging.
June 8, 2020
Arden Hills, Minn.-based Land O'Lakes Inc. unveiled new packaging for its consumer-facing Land O Lakes products that features the farmers who are the foundation of the cooperative's membership.
Retail dairy gains related to the pandemic have continued into the ‘new normal.’
June 1, 2020
Retail-sales as reported by Chicago-based market research firm IRI over the past three months show that consumers have reacted to the coronavirus crisis first by stocking up on dairy, then by continuing to buy milk and other products at disproportionately high levels.
DMI, local checkoff teams to celebrate farmers with stories of resiliency, contributions.
May 29, 2020
In celebration of National Dairy Month, Rosemont, Ill.-based Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) and state and regional checkoff teams around the country will be showcasing dairy’s resilience and community impact during the COVID-19 pandemic.