How Drinkable Yogurt Brought The Middle East Into Middle America

August 5, 2016 Chase Purdy, Quartz

The love affair Americans are having with yogurt is so passionate it’s dominating the dairy section of the grocery store. And as more food companies and grocery stores cater to the refining tastebuds of American consumers, a wider variety of yogurt and yogurt-like products are taking over the shelves.

USDA Announces Safety Net Assistance For Milk Producers Due To Tightening Dairy Margins

August 5, 2016 USDA

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced approximately $11.2 million in financial assistance to American dairy producers enrolled in the 2016 Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy). The payment rate for May/June 2016 will be the largest since the program began in 2014. The narrowing margin between milk prices and the cost of feed triggered the payments, as provided for by the 2014 Farm Bill.

Surprise Your Consumers With A Big Boost Of Fruit

August 5, 2016 Puratos Taste Tomorrow

Consumers around the world consider fruit fillings as the winning ingredient in sweet baked goods, as it provides great taste and adds a sense of healthiness. To help you capitalise on the natural goodness of fruit, Puratos developed two ranges of fruit fillings.

Mill City Gets New Mill With Steve Horton's Baker's Field Flour And Bread

Steve Horton wasn’t satisfied with baking outstanding breads. He wanted a deeper relationship with the grains that went into it. He would work with farmers from the Upper Midwest to get the grains he wanted. He wasn’t going to grind a few hundred pounds for his own bakery. At Baker’s Field, he’d mill enough to sell the flour to other bakers and grocery stores, and spread the word about local grains. At capacity, he hopes to mill about 20,000 pounds of grain per week.

ND-Owned Mill Overcomes Depressed Wheat Prices To Post $9.3M Profit

It wasn’t an all-time high, but North Dakota’s state-owned flour mill posted a healthy $9.3 million profit in fiscal year 2016 as record shipment volumes helped offset tough wheat market conditions, President and General Manager Vance Taylor said Tuesday.