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Farmers Feed the U.S. campaign explains how food is produced, and offers a sweepstakes to win groceries for a year.

USDA’s Risk Management Agency announced today that the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation board of directors approved revisions to the Livestock Gross Margin for Dairy Cattle insurance plan.

USDA has announced the opening of the application period for proposals to conduct feasibility studies on prospective renewable energy systems, including anaerobic digesters, under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP).

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted a total of nine bids from members for assistance in selling cheese, butter and anhydrous milkfat to customers in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.

Pennsylvania State University researchers are experimenting with sophisticated diets to reduce harmful pollutants that emerge from, ahem, both ends of the cow.

Expo cattle shows stream over the Internet and to remote sites.

The National Milk Producers Federation and the U.S. Dairy Export Council expressed great disappointment at today’s announcement by the Mexican government that it would impose tariffs of 20% to 25% on several major categories of U.S. exports to Mexico, including many cheeses.

July’s 3% increase in U.S. milk production over year-ago levels surpassed the expectations of many market watchers.

July dairy cow slaughter is down 2,000 head compared to July 2009.

The Gold Standards II establishes standards for the production and performance of Holstein heifers, from 6 months of age to freshening.