Tag: milk
PA Farm Bureau, dairy industry urge schools to return whole milk...
With the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act signed and USDA rules finalized, the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau is urging schools to bring whole milk back for the 2026-27 school year. Local dairy leaders highlight the nutritional benefits and high student demand for these options at a recent Cambria County press conference.
‘From Moo to You’: Vale Wood Farms brings dairy products to...
Spanning multiple generations, Vale Wood Farms continues to service the local community through its dairy products and milk deliveries.
97 MILK nonprofit seeks volunteers help to continue milk advocacy
A movement to promote the choice of whole milk in schools that began in 2019 in central Pennsylvania may be close to succeeding. The trouble is they need more manpower to reach pay dirt and change public sentiment about the red-capped milk that they feel too few people know is 97% fat-free.
Reader: The health benefits of milk have been misrepresented for a...
Retired dairy farmer, Jim Crawford, wrote in to share his thoughts on the misrepresentation of milk's nutritional benefits over the years.
Emily Mullen ushers family dairy farm into future by bottling milk
Emily Mullen knew bottling milk was the way forward for her family's farm but it took a lot of blood, sweat, and tears and a little bit of faith to get there.
Our common chore
Bryce Angell crafts a poem about the nights and mornings spent in the barn milking cows.
What dairies need to know about changing markets
Simple maintenance, periodic upgrades and cleanliness can help farmers make their dairy farms more attractive when switching milk markets.
Pennsylvania milk labeling bill heads to Gov. Wolf’s desk
Senate Bill 434 would allow milk processors to apply with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture to exceed the 17-day labeling code.
Cortland dairy responds to need for milk during pandemic
Bottling milk and selling it was never in the plans for Denmandale Dairy. Then the pandemic hit and store shelves sat empty of milk. They Denmans knew what they had to do.
Lawmakers want to extend shelf life of Pa. milk
An antiquated regulation on milk freshness labeling is holding back the Pennsylvania dairy industry, state lawmakers say. Right now, milk processed in Pennsylvania must be labeled with a “sell by” date of 17 days from the date of pasteurization
