Tag: milk
Say ‘cheese!’ — it’s good for you
With U.S. cheese consumption up 30% over the last two decades, this dairy staple offers essential protein and calcium. OSU Extension specialist Maurice Eastridge breaks down the health facts on saturated fat and sodium, plus how cheese demand directly impacts milk prices for farmers.
Celebrate dairy farmers all month long
In celebration of June Dairy Month, Dwight Roseler reflects on the 250-year history of American agriculture. From a humorous "city boy" definition of a cow to the deeply moving words of Frank Mann’s Farmers Creed, discover why we owe so much gratitude to our hardworking dairy farmers.
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.
