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Damage from Monday’s fire and explosion at a California Dairies, Inc. (CDI) powder and butter plant is expected to be minimal, the co-op’s CEO said today.

Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it accepted eight export assistance bids last week for the sale of butter, anhydrous milkfat and whole milk powder.

Cooperatives Working Together will conduct a new herd retirement program this fall, its second this year.

U.S. milk production in the 23 major dairy states during October grew 1.5% from year-earlier levels to total 14.4 billion pounds, USDA said today.

The National Milk Producers Federation elected Randy Mooney as its new Chairman during its 2008 annual meeting last week in Nashville, Tenn.

Farm Journal Media’s key dairy magazine, DAIRY TODAY, is announcing the expansion of its eNewsletter both in frequency and in content starting immediately.

“The overall [dairy] demand outlook is one of recovery,” say USDA economists in their Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook released this morning.

Dairy Today’s Dollars and Sense contributors respond to consumer concerns about milk production.

With several organizations now pressing to implement supplement management programs for the U.S. dairy industry, the two sides of the debate are starting to form skirmish lines.

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. is renovating its Schulenburg, Texas, plant to keep pace with steadily growing production demands.