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Northeast dairy farmers who have been strapped for months by low milk prices say a voluntary insurance program that was supposed to be a safety net isn’t helping.

An Illinois dairy farmer is handing the reigns over to his sons after 43 years of service to the industry.

Records show Ohio’s prisons agency made nearly $1.3 million after selling about 1,400 dairy cattle as part of a larger effort to raise money for new rehabilitation and job-training programs for inmates.

Group argues the milk price paid by consumers is not representative of the price paid to producers.

Danone agreed to buy WhiteWave Foods Co. for about $10 billion to add the best-selling U.S. soy milk brand Silk and expand in organic food in its biggest acquisition in almost a decade.

Hungarian dairy farmers have marched with some 50 cows near parliament asking the government to lower taxes on all dairy products while claiming that support from Hungary and the European Union is insufficient and ineffective.

China Huishan Dairy sells 50,000 cows and leases them back.

Germany says it will provide at least 100 million euros ($112 million) to help the country’s milk producers who have been suffering from falling prices.

People will travel miles and miles to sample fresh-off-the-farm ice cream and learn about the treat’s origins.

Hawaii Dairy Farms says its planned operation on Kauai will serve as a model for sustainable agriculture and won’t have a negative impact on the environment or surrounding community.