Your Local Dairies

Texas has 351 dairies with an estimated 586,395 cows. Texas Association of Dairymen provides info on where they are located on its website. (Information from a November 2020 survey.) Erath Number of Producers: 49 Percentage of Total: 13.

MyPlate helps keep lifestyles healthy

How can you make sure you’re getting enough dairy and other essential nutrients? MyPlate is a healthy eating pattern aligned with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans encouraging small practical changes that can improve your diet and add up to a healthy future.

DairyMax launches virtual farm tour

In an ever-changing world surrounded by rapidly changing technology, Dairy MAX knew there was a unique opportunity to connect consumers to local dairy farms.

DairyMax celebrates Dairy Month

For some, June is the beginning of summer when kids are out of school and families are planning a vacation, but for dairy farmers, it is the start of National Dairy Month. This month-long celebration recognizes the commitment dairy farmers have to their animals, their land and their communities.

Range, brush program set for Brownwood

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will present a multi-county range and brush program on July 12 in Brownwood. The event will cover using herbicides for weed and brush management. A hillside covered with a wide variety of Texas weeds and brush. The rangeland is also covered with dry grasses.

Making sure haulers keep moo-ving from the farm

I had a chance to speak to the International Milk Haulers Association during its meeting in Lubbock in early May. This group is a vital part of our industry because it handles the monumental task of moving thousands of loads of milk to and from processing facilities every day.

Cheese vital to kids’ nutrition

According to the National Dairy Council, the dietary guidelines, numerous health organizations and the latest science support the continued role of cheese as a core component of child nutrition programs as well as the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children and the...

How do milk alternatives compare to the real thing?

Milk alternatives such as almond, soy, coconut and rice milk continue to share shelf space with real cow’s milk. People are placing them in their carts, believing that they are equal to real cow’s milk.

Milk is an important part of average diet

Although milk from the cow is processed, it is not an engineered or fabricated food. It is about 87 percent water and 13 percent solids. The fat portion of the milk contains fat soluble vitamins. The solids other than fat include proteins, carbohydrates, water soluble vitamins, and minerals.