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A federal judge has denied Idaho’s request to dismiss a lawsuit arguing that the recently passed law criminalizing surreptitious recording at agriculture facilities is unconstitutional.
Vermont’s top agriculture officials and two congressional members are urging the state’s dairy farmers to enroll in a new price protection program.
A California company that makes hoof care products plans to build a $2 million plant in Idaho’s dairy region in the south-central part of the state.
Dairy farmers squeezed in recent years by low milk prices and high feed costs can begin signing up next week for a new program replacing old subsidies that didn’t factor in the price of corn.
An Idaho dairy industry group said Tuesday it didn’t intend to deny media access to dairies when it mailed a letter to about 500 members urging them to turn down interview and tour requests.
Anne Arundel County, Md., officials say the current tenants of the former Naval Academy dairy farm will resume organic operation of the property.
A Wisconsin appeals court ruled against a pair of raw milk producers Thursday, but sidestepped the issue of whether a person has a right to purchase and consume unpasteurized milk.
Three more former MOO Milk organic dairy farms have signed into contracts, this time with Stonyfield farms.
A dairy processing plant planned for southeastern Kentucky intends to develop a low-calorie, lactose-free skim milk produced from Kentucky cows.
The only local milk producer in southeastern New Mexico is going out of business.
A new dairy processing plant at Vermont Technical College is expected to be up and running by next spring.
A Wisconsin-based milk distributor is expanding its Maine supply network and picking up half of the former MOO Milk organic dairy farms as suppliers.
Meanwhile, a recent lawsuit by the owner of a Kauai resort seeks to stop the dairy.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says South Dakota increased its milk production in June.
Dairy farmers on the Big Island say one of Hawaii’s largest dairy farms has requested to sell milk below the minimum price set by the state.