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Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative celebrated its 90th year of operation with record earnings of $14.5 million and reaffirmed its mission to maximize returns to members.

A full-page ad from the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) appears in today’s USA TODAY, highlighting the failure of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) to donate a significant amount of its members’ contributions to America’s underfunded dog and cat shelters.

The national beef checkoff program will debut a new advertising approach in May that focuses consumer attention on specific cuts of beef and their taste and protein positives.

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) testified yesterday in favor of a recently introduced House bill that would foster additional U.S. agricultural exports to Cuba, and permit open travel for all Americans to that nation.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the appointment of 12 members to the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. All appointees will serve 3-year terms beginning immediately.

McLanahan Corporation has developed the 44 Super Magnum Sand Pump, engineered and built specifically to meet the pumping needs of sand-bedded dairies.

A coalition of California dairy groups today announced the launch of a statewide program to promote and verify responsible animal care on the state’s 1,750 family dairy farms.

USDA raised its 2010 milk production forecast as the pace of herd reduction falls from last month’s level.

The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office (USTR) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) yesterday announced that a path towards a negotiated solution of the Brazil WTO cotton case dispute has been reached.

Bonus content: Rational Approaches to Making Treatment Decisions on the Farm Many dairy producers and their veterinarians find that using on-label extended therapy, defined as administering intramammary mastitis treatment for up to eight days, offers a better chance for a complete cure.