Turnabout is fair play, as they say. Some of you may remember the Steak Sundae post here on Agwired about three years ago that generated lots of comments from anti-meat eaters who thought it was disgusting. So, how about this? Ice Cream Hamburger Treats, a recipe from Blue Bunny. These are “cool” – in more ways than one. The burger …
Credibility & Reputation Challenges Abound Online
Like many, when I look for information I go online first. With so much information out there, I often wonder if it is accurate. According to a new study conducted by v-Fluence Interactive, the information consumers search for regarding the production practices that put meat and dairy products on their kitchen tables, they are most likely to see the kind …
Midweek With Leon The Milkman
I’ve been a fan of Leon The Milkman for a long time. Finally I got to meet him via YouTube. Leon says he’s starting Midweek With The Milkman, a video newsletter for dairy fans. Say hello to him:
Get Your Dairy “Cowlendar”
ANIMART, Inc. has released its annual, uniquely-themed customer appreciation “cowlendar” — “Cows and Kids”. This year, the ANIMART calendar features photos with dairy cattle and adorable kids. These images serve as a reminder of the family connection within the dairy business by displaying colorful photos of customer’s children conducting farm chores from milking cows to feeding animals or showing cattle. …
Dairy and NFL Helping Kids Get Fit
I’m still in World Dairy Expo mode and thought you might be interested in this program. Grant Kohler is a dairy farmer from Utah where he milks 300 cows with a family operation. He was attending World Dairy Expo to talk about the Childhood Nutrition Fitness Initiative that’s a joint project of the National Dairy Council and the National Football …
Dairy Expo Talk
This week’s ZimmCast is being sponsored by DTN and The Progressive Farmer. “DTN and The Progressive Farmer deliver the right content to the right audience across multiple media platforms—it all adds up to you moving the needle with producers now.” Last week’s World Dairy Expo provided another opportunity to see a lot of my friends in the agricultural marketing world. …
Get Dairy Impact Photos
If you’re a media person needing some dairy information, especially photos, then Dairy Impact is where you need to go. This is a website of the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. Here’s WMMB, Vice President, Producer Communications & Programs, Matt Joyce, showing it off to World Dairy Expo Dairy Woman of the Year, Marion Barlass at this year’s Expo. Matt says …
National Dairy Animal Well-Being Guidelines Announced
At last year’s World Dairy Expo we heard about the announcement of the National Dairy Animal Well-Being Initiative. This morning they released the official principles and guidelines. The facilitator for the Initiative is Charlie Arnot. He described the process that got us to this point and says that now it’s time for the Initiative to move to the next step. …
Dairy Impacts Wisconsin
I really like this graphic from the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. When I saw it today it made me think of next week’s World Dairy Expo. I’ll be there starting on Wednesday morning. Wisconsin Dairy Impact.com is a new resource for media types like yours truly. You can find lots of graphics like this one and almost 3,000 images. As …
AgNite Got Cheesy
AgNite at the RNC was all about showcasing American food and agriculture. One of the most interesting displays included 3 large blocks of cheese. These were donated by Associated Milk Producers Incorporated. They’re not something you’d have room in your refrigerator for since each block weighs 690 pounds! The people working the display got a serious workout slicing off the …