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The New Mexico Milkmaid was recently a live guest on The Weather Channel’s “Growing Solutions” series that features farmers from across the country; focusing on how farmers are part of climate solution.

Hilmar Cheese Company Inc., Hilmar, Calif., announced last week their plans to build a new state-of-the-art cheese and whey protein processing plant in Dodge City, Kansas, this summer.

With only 450 acres and milking 60 Jersey cows, Ken Ropp has built a business that has survived and thrived in central Illinois. The lessons Ken has learned are ones that can apply to many farms of all sizes.

In an effort to stop the unfair practice of mislabeling non-dairy products as actual foods made from milk, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) are reintroducing the ‘DAIRY PRIDE’ Act.

As the plant-based market continues to grow, Walmart has made the decision to jump aboard the bandwagon by launching its own line of dairy-free cheeses.

These Tennessee dairy producers offer up six tips to help other aspiring on-farm cheese processors.

Class III milk struggled to find momentum higher. March fell 1 cent to $16.24, April fell 20 cents to $16.82, and May fell 22 cents to $17.56. The balance of 2021 was down 2-21 cents.

Fluid milk sales fared well last year showing only a slight decline. This was more than made up for with strong cheese and yogurt sales as well as other products.

Cheese inventory increasing at the end of 2020 may not be a good sign as the market is moving through a slower demand period of time.

Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin estimates that consumers will eat 20 million pounds of cheese this Sunday for the Big Game - enough to cover the entire playing field of every NFL stadium in the country.

Many traders follow patterns and the price movement of last year should have pushed cheese prices substantially higher.

Last year was the most volatile year on record when it comes to milk prices.

Total domestic consumption of cheese was weaker in 2020 compared to 2019.

Dairy analysts and economists have been emphasizing the role USDA purchases have had in supporting dairy demand.

On Dec. 29, 2020, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025 edition was released and reaffirmed dairy’s critical role in a healthy diet.

With this holiday season looking to be a little different than normal, fewer holiday get-togethers are expected to bring down the demand for one of dairy’s most popular products.

The United States Department of Agriculture just released its estimate of dairy product consumption on a per capita basis, showing dairy product use climbed 7 pounds in 2019. That’s just over a 1% increase from 2018.

More dairy products are continuing to move overseas. The U.S. Dairy Export Council reporting June dairy exports grew 28% in volume and 22% in value compared to last year.

Dairy industry leaders applaud the U.S. Trade Representative’s office and Congress for getting the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) done.

Experts say U.S. cheese prices are now the most expensive in the world and that could hurt the export business.

The latest April Cold Storage report shows Cheese stocks rose 8% last month with more than 1.4 billion pounds of cheese in refrigerated warehouses as of April 30.

In downtown Muskoka, Iowa, there’s a little lunch spot called Moore Family Farms.

The emergence of plant-based dairy products has engulfed the consuming public in an aggressive wave of popularity in recent years -- and it’s not likely to stop.

It has longed been assumed that wine and cheese have always made the perfect pair, but one Minnesota brewing company is challenging that belief.

If you are looking to ramp up some of your Halloween snacks to hand out to trick-or-treaters, here are six spooktacular beef, pork and dairy related treats!

Across two years, cheese stolen from a California plant was being sold in plain sight. Here’s how authorities caught a lead.

Tuesday’s AgDay dairy report brought some big news for the dairy industry.

The U.S. is expected to slap tariffs on the E.U. Friday. It has prompted Americans to buy more cheese.

U.S. consumers who appreciate aged Italian Parmesan cheese as an aperitif or atop their favorite pasta dish are stocking up ahead of next week’s tariff hike and as dairy producers in the two countries square off.

Lower cheese stocks could spell good news for producer’s milk checks as we prepare for the coming holiday season.

Partnership aims to build trust in dairy by telling farmer stories to urban Wisconsinites

American’s are craving more cheese and driving up domestic consumption.

Legislators in New York are considering stricter laws on farm labor while the U.S. is rejecting to fall in line with the European Union when it comes to cheese names.

U.S. dairy exports reached record volumes in 2018, up 9% over 2017. But the good news was muted somewhat by declines in sales in December, the second consecutive month of falling sales.

When the 20th U.S. Championship Cheese Contest is takes place next month in the atrium of Green Bay’s Lambeau Field, judges will have a record number of entries to score from around the country.

Due to the decrease in cheese consumption, stock piles are growing at a faster rate.

Despite popular belief, a dairy rich diet has been shown to reduce chronic inflammation.

If eating healthier is your 2019 New Year's resolution, here are 19 reasons why you should keep dairy in you diet!

Looking for a way to warm up after a chilly morning on the farm? Cheese coffee just might do the trick.