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The FAO’s dairy price index rose to the highest level since November 2007, largely on Chinese demand for milk powder.

Danone, the world’s biggest yogurt maker, canceled its supply contract with New Zealand’s Fonterra and is seeking compensation for last year’s product recall over a contamination scare.

Corn stockpiles in the U.S. were 30% larger on Dec. 1 than a year earlier after farmers harvested a record crop. Analysts were expecting a 34% jump.

The dairy barn that has lent its name to a southeastern Ohio arts center is marking its 100th year with a series of community displays.

USDA is preparing to implement an agriculture law not yet passed in Congress and isn’t planning to adjust for rules that may double milk prices in the absence of a law, Secretary Tom Vilsack said.

Wisconsin farmers pay an average of 25¢/cwt; North Dakota farmers, $1.26.

The funding will help dairy farmers convert farm waste to energy and develop individualized business and environmental plans to reduce operating costs and increase profitability.

National Dairy Genetics Workshop in Tempe, Ariz., Feb. 17 - 19.

The Turlock facility will produce a variety of milk powders for global distribution.