In dairy, fluid milk sales are a hot topic right now. There is a lot of concern, rightfully so, about declining fluid milk sales. The USDA released its Estimated Fluid Milk Products Sales Report in February, fluid milk sales fell 2 percent in 2018 to 47.1 billion pounds. In fact, for the past eight years, fluid milk…
Earlier this month I attended the Pennsylvania Dairy Summit in Lancaster, Pa. The event is hosted annually by the center and the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania, and it draws a mix of producers, farm employees and industry professionals. Despite the frustrations in the industry right now, people come to the Summit looking for positive…
Earlier this month the Center for Dairy Excellence joined the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, American Dairy Association North East, Team Pennsylvania and others to host a Dairy Innovation Forum in State College. The forum drew about 60 representatives from the dairy processing, retail and production segments of the industry to inspire a mindset of innovation…