Processors
Julia Kadison will head the Milk Processor Education Program.
The two international dairy leaders move deeper into Venezuela, Brazil and Ecuador.
A new dairy processing plant at Vermont Technical College is expected to be up and running by next spring.
A Wisconsin-based milk distributor is expanding its Maine supply network and picking up half of the former MOO Milk organic dairy farms as suppliers.
The maker of Actimel yogurt has raised prices to offset an 18% increase in milk costs, leading consumers to pare back on dairy purchases.
A shortage of butter is fueling higher prices, but will it last?
The world’s biggest yogurt maker said its investment will enable Kenya’s Brookside Dairy Ltd. to expand its product portfolio and presence in Uganda and Tanzania.
Dairy farmers on the Big Island say one of Hawaii’s largest dairy farms has requested to sell milk below the minimum price set by the state.
Abbott Laboratories is planning its first foray into China’s dairy market through a $300 million joint venture with Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd., the world’s largest milk processor.
A rebound in New Zealand’s milk supply is adding to gains in Europe and the U.S., overwhelming demand growth in China that helped send global dairy prices to a record in February.
Four U.S. companies make the list in a year that saw most industry giants battle challenging conditions.
Cheese manufacturer Schreiber Foods Inc. is set to open its new headquarters in Green Bay, Wis.
New leader will head one of the largest commodity boards in the U.S.
They jostle for the No. 3 position in U.S. milk production while dairying in sharply different environments. But dairy producers in the two states share similar concerns.
New York claims title for second consecutive year as U.S. yogurt production continues to increase.
Wells’ Dairy says it is voluntarily recalling one of its Blue Bunny ice cream products for a labeling problem.
The Greek yogurt maker will export products to Latin America from its New York and Idaho facilities.
Schreiber Foods will begin construction of a distribution center this month in Richland Center, Wis., to meet the growing demand for yogurt.
A major employer in New London, Wis., says it will be shutting its doors.
With milk prices near a record, it costs Fonterra more to make other products with the milk it can’t process into powder.
Hawaii land officials have approved a nearly 1,400-acre dairy farm and cheesery on the Big Island.
The charges against the New Zealand dairy giant stemmed from last year’s botulism scare.
The Department of Natural Resources in Iowa says sludge from a northwest Iowa cheese processing plant overflowed from a storage tank and flowed into a nearby stream.
The largest capital project undertaken since California Dairies Inc. built its Visalia plant in 2007, the new evaporator will increase the co-op’s ability to meet tight export specifications on value-added milk powders.
Two critical aspects of milk handling have helped keep safety and quality concerns at a minimal: milk cooling and pasteurization.
Yogurt shipment was blocked by Russian import restrictions.
The Turlock facility will produce a variety of milk powders for global distribution.
Wisconsin farmers pay an average of 25¢/cwt; North Dakota farmers, $1.26.
Danone, the world’s biggest yogurt maker, canceled its supply contract with New Zealand’s Fonterra and is seeking compensation for last year’s product recall over a contamination scare.
The deal will help Lactalis reduce its reliance on Europe, where it gets 60 percent of its revenue.