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The cooperative’s Alma Center, Wis., plant will close permanently and its Waumandee, Wis., cheddar cheese plant will be idled indefinitely.

‘What processors claim is a compromise is nothing more than a costly ruse.’ --National Milk Producers Federation

It’s the first U.S. casein production in more than 50 years.

Closure of slaughter plant in Quebec, Canada last year could be distorting U.S. cow slaughter numbers.

Year-to-date, CWT sales are the equivalent of 1.599 billion pounds of milk--more than USDA’s projected increase in milk marketings for all of 2013.

This is the third consecutive month dairy farmers will receive a MILC payment.

Scott Bentley is the new General Manager effective June 3, 2013.

Snowpack water content only 17% of normal.

Consumer Action, the Consumer Federation of America and the National Consumers League urged Senate and House Ag Committees) to reject supply management.

This is the eighth time since 1997 that the 400,000 cells/ml proposal has been rejected. NCIMS meets every other year.