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Innovation Center holds food safety training workshops

February 3, 2017

The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy released its 2017 schedule of food safety training for the dairy industry. The workshops are intended to strengthen manufacturing practices and protect consumers.

Counter-point

Dairy farmer responds to Dairy Foods editorial

Fear-based marketing is irresponsible and a race to the bottom.

February 3, 2017

Editor’s note: This letter to the editor by Mike McCloskey is in response to the January The Editor’s Page. McCloskey is the CEO of Select Milk Producers, a co-owner of fairlife llc, this magazine’s 2016 Dairy Processor of the Year.

World news roundup

Dairy processor news from Fonterra, Gay Lea Foods, a2 Milk Co.

Fonterra's Chinese-inspired breakfast dishes include sweet potato cream soup and cheese-and-egg breakfast cups.

January 31, 2017

Fonterra puts dairy foods on the breakfast table in China; Gay Lea Foods celebrated a banner year in 2016. The Australian dairy a2 Milk Co. expands U.S. distribution.

International Dairy Foods Association CEO Michael Dykes

Meet the new boss

IDFA CEO lays out the challenges facing the dairy industry

Michael Dykes served as vice president of government affairs for Monsanto for the past 19 years.

January 30, 2017

At today’s Dairy Forum, new president and CEO of IDFA Michael Dykes said he will build coalitions with related parties to strengthen the dairy industry.

Titletown

Taste the best U.S. cheeses, then enter international food contest

Carr Valley Cheese, Cedar Grove Cheese, Organic Valley, Renard’s Cheese and Widmer’s Cheese Cellars will be available at the Cheese Champion event.

January 30, 2017

Tickets go on sale for Cheese Champion on March 9 in Green Bay, Wis. Anuga FoodTec seeks entries to its the International FoodTec Award program.

Dairy cow photo from Dairyfoods.com courtesy of Land O Lakes

Erse-while activities

DFA and 3 other dairies plan cheese/whey plant in Michigan

The plant is projected to process 8 million pounds (3.6 million liters) of milk daily.

January 27, 2017

Glanbia plc is a 50% JV partner with Dairy Farmers of America, Michigan Milk Producers Association and Foremost Farms USA in a proposed cheese and whey production facility to be built in Michigan.

After bottles are case packed, they are conveyed to the palletizer, wrapped in plastic and trucked to a warehouse.

Safety first

IDFA to honor safe dairy facilities; enter by April 20

Dairy processing and trucking operations will be judged on occupational injury and illness performance rates.

January 26, 2017

The International Dairy Foods Association has issued a call to dairy processors to nominate their businesses in the 13th annual Dairy Industry Safety Recognition Awards. Deadline is April 20.

Corner office

Former USDA Secretary Vilsack to lead U.S. Dairy Export Council

The new president/CEO will provide strategic leadership and oversight of global promotional and research activities, regulatory affairs and trade policy initiatives.

January 17, 2017

The U.S. Dairy Export Council selected former U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack as president and CEO, effective Feb. 1.

This week in dairy

Hear that humming? Those are butter churns

Many butter plants are running at full capacity. Cheese production is active throughout the country, and demand picks up for milk in single-serve containers as schools return to session.

January 14, 2017

The USDA’s Dairy Market News finds that dairy processing plants are busy manufacturing butter, cheese and fluid milk.