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Greek Yogurt Galore

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The New York Times reports on the astounding growth of the production of Greek-style yogurt in the US, which has dominated New York State dairy in the last few years, and now is set to take over Idaho as a new Chobani plant opens in Twin Falls. This new plant is expected to serve the entire West Coast to help satisfy our sudden appetite for this thick dairy treat, including in forms never before seen, like tube yogurt, and packaging that includes separated mix-ins.

Meanwhile one of Maine’s dairy processing plants (the Bangor Garelick/Hood plant) is shutting down and Maine dairy farmers continue to struggle to receive a sustainable price under the current federal pricing structure…

Evidence of the World’s Oldest Cheese?

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The scientific journal Nature has published a study of the residues left in very old pottery shards that happen to form pots with holes in them. These porous pots could have been used for a great many tasks, but one that’s always been listed is for cheese making. This study shows the presence of milk fats in the pots, which appears to strongly corroborate that hypothesis. The linked article (on the BBC web site) has lots more info on the ideas surrounding how ancient cheese making skills are, and how they might have been developed.

Meeting — Maine Agricultural Trade Show

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Our meeting was held at the Maine Agricultural Trade Show at the Augusta Civic Center on Tuesday, January 8th, 2013 at 10:00am in the Waldo room. We had a very good discussion about workshops, the results of which you can see now posted on the Home page of our web site.