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Cheese-laden pizza was the food of choice when late night budget meetings dragged on beyond the dinner hour.

The 3,200-cow dairy is expected to increase Fonterra’s overall milk production in China to 360 million cups of fresh milk every year.

The U.S. is ideally positioned to take advantage of this gap if it can get dairy policies realigned to be focused on the export market.

National dairy leader Jerry Kozak points out the inadequacy of the current program and the need for better dairy policy.

Kraft expects the deal to be done by the end of 2012.

Mike Meier is a fourth-generation dairy farmer. Instead of feeding the cows all the grain they can handle, Meier uses an intensive grazing process that cuts his production costs dramatically.

Cow numbers in the country are also up 10,000 head over May, reaching an estimated 9.21 million head.

Dairy’s nutritional benefits dovetail perfectly with aging-related health concerns, creating fertile ground for U.S. dairy sales.

After focusing on moving earth for agriculture and industry for most of its 174-year history, Deere and Co. now is fighting for its place in the skies.