Food Bank of Eastern Michigan to distribute calcium-rich milk to those impacted by water crisis FLINT, Mich.—The Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) and The Kroger Co. of Michigan, in conjunction with the Pediatric Public Health Initiative, today delivered 12,000 gallons of milk to the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan for distribution to families impacted by […]
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Kicking off 2015-2016 Local Meetings, the 2015 Leaders’ Conference brought together MMPA leaders from all facets of the cooperative to the Michigan State University Kellogg Center in East Lansing on November 23. In addition to presentations by MMPA General Manager Joe Diglio and President Ken Nobis, MMPA welcomed Joel Mergler from Select Sires, Kelly Millenbah […]
One hundred years. A century. Transforming from one millennium to the next. This time span can encompass several generations and engulf iconic changes in a civilization. From 1916 to 2016 that’s exactly what happened. Generations passed, a new century was turned and changes in the landscape of the dairy industry went from slow and steady […]
COOPERSVILLE, Mich.—The Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) and Continental Dairy Facilities, LLC hosted 57 food safety professionals from around North America at a dairy plant food safety workshop on October 13-14 in Coopersville, Michigan. The workshop—designed by the International Dairy Foods Association and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy— emphasizes the importance of strengthening manufacturing […]
NOVI, Mich.— The Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) was recently awarded top honors from the World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest, winning six titles in three categories: salted butter, unsalted butter, and flavored butter. MMPA’s processing plant in Constantine, Michigan swept the unsalted butter category, winning first, second and third place. Constantine also captured […]
NOVI, Mich.—Shawn and Beth VanDrie of Lake City were selected as the state winning 2015 Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) Outstanding Young Dairy Cooperators (OYDC). As the state winning cooperators, Shawn and Beth will represent MMPA at various industry and association activities. Darren and Regina Coffey of Allegan were selected as the runner-up cooperators. Selection […]
NOVI, MI—The Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA), a regional dairy marketing cooperative and dairy ingredient processor, announced today that it has been awarded SQF Level 3 certification by the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), a globally trusted, recognized and accepted food safety and quality program. The cooperative received “excellent” ratings at both processing facilities, the […]
LANSING, Mich. – The Food Bank Council of Michigan (FBCM) announced today Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) has donated approximately 22,700 gallons of milk to its statewide hunger-relief efforts. The donation was announced this morning at a special press event hosted on the farm of MMPA dairy farmers Mark and Fred Halbert in Battle Creek. […]
NOVI, Mich.–Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) member Nobis Dairy Farms was announced on May 7, 2015 as one of seven U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award recipients at a special ceremony in Washington, D.C. “We were honored to receive this award and showcase the practical ways many dairy farmers are taking great care of the land, animals […]
NOVI, Mich.– The 99th Annual Delegate Meeting of the Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) was held on March 19 at the Lansing Center in Lansing, Mich. Business conducted by the delegates included the reelection of mark Halbert, of Battle Creek, Mich., to an at-large position on the board of directors and adoption of the 2015 MMPA […]
NOVI, Mich.–Four of the seven producers recently announced as National Dairy Quality Award Program platinum winners belong to the Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA). In total, 20 MMPA members are among only 41 producers across the country receiving recognition through this program. Of those 20 members, four are platinum winners, eight are gold winners and […]