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Dan DeGroot’s guiding principles are his cows, employees and sustainability of the family farm business.

Green Valley Dairy is known for its green practices of recycling water, repurposing manure nutrients, conserving energy and producing electricity with its three anaerobic digesters.

Four multi-generational families run three separate enterprises – a 1,600-cow dairy, a bottling plant and composting business.

For the fiscal year ending September 30, dairy farmers received MILC payments in eight of the 12 months.

Dairy processors say the state is competing to seize global opportunities.

Dollars and Sense contributors share how they take care of the environment.

New members who sign-up for 2014 membership now, receive free membership for the remainder of 2013.

Chinese consumption of UHT milk jumped from less than 18 million lbs. in 2010 to a forecast 331 million lbs. this year.

Canada’s Saputo seeks to tap growing demand in China with purchase of Australian cheese and butter plant.

It’s the chain’s first permanent new pizza product added to its menu in nearly two decades.