Canada’s federal government is funding a team of 16 scientists to try to figure out how farmers can use fewer antibiotics in the chickens, pigs and cows Canadians eat. Antibiotics are used in animal feed to prevent disease and promote growth.

On its 10th anniversary, the dairy giant reports that record financial performance and record milk production will result in $10.6 billion in milk payments and dividends.

The students received their financial support through the 2011 AABP Foundation-Pfizer Animal Health Veterinary Student Scholarship Fund.

In 2011, CWT has assisted members in exporting Cheddar, Monterey Jack and Gouda cheese totaling 32,785 metric tons to 20 countries on four continents.

It’s not your imagination: It costs more to fill your grocery cart this fall than it did at the beginning of spring.Staple food items sold at the three most popular groceries in the area have risen in price over the past six months, according to Dispatch research that began in March.Nationwide, grocery-store prices have increased 5.4 percent in the past 12 months, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.