Market Watch http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/market-watch RSS Feed for Market Watch en-us Wed, 01 May 2013 10:10:00 GMT Economic Indicators: U.S. milk production down 0.3% in March http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/market-watch/Economic-Indicators-US-milk-production-down-03-in-March-205241511.html Milk production in the top 23 dairy states was down 0.1 percent in March compared to the same month a year earlier, according to the “Milk Production” report released by the USDA on April 19. November production up 1.1 percent http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/market-watch/November-production-up-11-percent-185470472.html September may have been a one-hit wonder. Milk linked to improved senior health http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/market-watch/Milk-keeps-bodies-fit-through-old-age-177514701.html Consuming milk during childhood does more than provide essential nutrients for growing youth. New research shows that it also is linked to improved senior health. Dairy fat emerges from the 'perfect storm' http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/market-watch/Dairy-fat-emerges-from-perfect-storm--174954781.html For nearly 60 years, suspicion has been cast on dairy products because they contain saturated fat. Dairy promotion is farmer’s voice in the marketplace http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/market-watch/Dairy-promotion-is-farmers-voice-in-the-marketplace-176942091.html The dairy checkoff gives producers a voice in the marketing chain after milk leaves their farms, and that helps grow sales, said Tom Gallagher, CEO of Dairy Management Inc., which manages the national dairy checkoff program. Dairy shows up on body-friendly food list http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/market-watch/Dairy-tops-body-friendly-food-list-178976891.html Milk “does a body good,” but a new article featured on Yahoo! shows that other dairy foods achieve that purpose, as well. Georgia parents vote to keep chocolate milk in lunchroom http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/market-watch/Georgia-parents-vote-to-keep-chocolate-milk-in-lunchroom-180021691.html Parents of students in a Georgia school district have voted to keep chocolate milk in lunch rooms, reversing the school board’s original suggestion to stop offering the popular dairy drink for students. Nothing fishy about milk fortified with omega-3 http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/market-watch/Nothing-fishy-about-milk-fortified-with-omega-3-181552241.html Omega-3 fatty acids have many proven health benefits, but its fishy origins and smell drive away some consumers. New research suggests that milk may be the key for getting the benefits of omega-3 without the stinky side effects. Michigan milk gets spotlight in popular ad campaign http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/market-watch/Michigan-milk-gets-spotlight-in-popular-ad-campaign-167073015.html While Michigan may not be the first state that comes to mind when it comes to dairy production, the latest installment of a popular advertising campaign hopes to change that. Milk a powerful tool in fighting osteoporosis http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/market-watch/Milk-a-powerful-tool-in-fighting-osteoporosis-166934856.html New research points to milk as the ultimate superhero in the fight against osteoporosis, a common bone disease impacting millions of people around the world.