Leon the Milkman

Leon the Milkman has a B.Sc majoring in Food Science And Chemistry. Having had stints in most food industries, his love for dairy won and he has been working in the dairy industry in the Western Cape Province of South Africa since 1997. He is a Research Tech. and presents regular Cheese and Yoghurt Making Courses.

New Trends in Ice Cream

Published July 8, 2006 | By Leon the Milkman

Hi, Ice Cream Fans

Check out all the newest ice cream dessert trends here:

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13748818/

Kind regards,

Leon the Milkman

Cheese making

Published July 6, 2006 | By Leon the Milkman

Hi, Cheese fans

Check out the cheese making article posted today on the www.dairy-info.org homepage.

See ya,

Leon the Milkman

Calibrating Cryoscope

Published July 6, 2006 | By Leon the Milkman

Hi, Dairy Scientists

Had a question on how to calibrate a cryoscope.Â For you who do not know this is a apparatus that freezes milk to determine the freezing point.Â This tells us if water was added.Â No waterÂ may be added to milk legally.

Usually standards that freeze at -0.408Â°C and -0.600Â°C is used, because milk freezes between -0.512Â°C and -0.550Â°C.Â Â The calibration standards thus lie on each side of milk’s freezing points.Â Â Distilled water can also be used as higher standard in place of the -0.408Â°C standard.Â This tip will save your labÂ money!

Kind regards,

Leon the Milkman

Calcium supplements could help women control weight

Published July 5, 2006 | By Leon the Milkman

04/07/2006 – Middle-aged women could benefit from calcium supplements suggests a new study that is yet another twist to the calcium-dairy weight loss debate.

â€œIncreasing total calcium intake, in the form of calcium supplementation, may be beneficial to weight maintenance, especially in women during midlife,â€ wrote lead author Alejandro Gonzalez from the University of Washington, Seattle.

Make your own conclusions by clicking the following link and reading the rest of the article:

http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/ng.asp?n=68861-calcium-dairy-weight-loss

Kind regards,

Leon the Milkman

Milk conspiracy theory and politics

Published July 4, 2006 | By Leon the Milkman

Note to Food and Water Watch & Reminder to Starbucks – Activists Should Stop Masquerading as Consumers.

This is one hell of a good article that sheds light on a few political dairy issues. Read it:

http://www.amazines.com/article_detail.cfm/111696?articleid=111696&title=%2CNote%2Cto%2CFood%2Cand%2CWater%2CWatch%2C%26%2CReminder%2Cto%2CStarbucks%2C%2D%2CActivists%2CShould%2CStop%2CMasquerading%2Cas%2CConsumers

Sorry about the massive link ;-), but click it anyway.

Kind regards,

Leon the Milkman

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Dairy farms getting bigger, more efficient

Published July 3, 2006 | By Leon the Milkman

LISBON, N.D. – While the number of dairy farms nationwide is falling, those that remain are getting bigger and more efficient.

Qual Dairy near the southeastern North Dakota town of Lisbon epitomizes the trend, trucking about 4,650 gallons of milk to Cass-Clay Creamery in Fargo every day – enough to satisfy the daily milk consumption of eight out of nine residents in North Dakota’s largest city.

To learnmore, click on the following link:

http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/state/14954033.htm

Kind regards,

Leon the Milkman

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Production cut no help to poor milk prices

Published July 2, 2006 | By Leon the Milkman

Hi, Milk Fans

ScottishÂ dairyÂ farmers have rejected persistent claims that they could get a better farmgate price by cutting production.

Read the rest of the article here:

http://business.scotsman.com/agriculture.cfm?id=957782006

Kind regards,

Leon the Milkman

A Dairy Farm Where Milk and Manure Pay the Bills

Published July 1, 2006 | By Leon the Milkman

Hi, Cow Fans

The cows at the Audet family’s Blue Spruce Farm make nearly 9,000 gallons of milk a dayâ€”and about 35,000 gallons of manure.

It’s long been the milk that pays, but now the Audets have figured out how to make the manure pay as well. They’re using itâ€”actually, the methane that comes from itâ€”to generate electricity.

Read the rest here:

http://www.livescience.com/environment/ap_060630_manure.html

Kind regards,

Leon the Milkman

Here is an article with some financial figures as well: Economics of producing methane gas from cow manure to generate onfarm electricity (University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Service. Bulletin) (University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Service. Bulletin)

Low-fat dairy helps blood pressure

Published June 30, 2006 | By Leon the Milkman

A new study suggests that milk and other dairy products, especially low-fat varieties, can help reduce blood pressure. Those who ate the most dairy cut the risk of high-blood pressure by 54 percent, according to the research published in the journal Hypertension.

Read the rest at:

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_healthblog/2006/06/lowfat_dairy_he.html

Kind regards,

Leon the Milkman

Leon the Milkman’s RSS Feed

Published June 29, 2006 | By Leon the Milkman

Hi, Milkman Fans

We will be putting up a RSS feed to www.dairy-info.org shortly – so be on the lookout!

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Leon the Milkman

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