At the recent 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, the United States announced that it would join the international Global Methane Pledge, which aims to limit methane emissions by 30%, compared to 2020 levels, by 2030. That’s an ambitious goal, but one that the U.S. dairy industry is already tackling.

Challenge, a brand of Dublin, Calif.-based Challenge Dairy Products Inc., says it launched spreadable butter with avocado oil. 

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) said it plans to discontinue operations at its Nashville, Tenn., Country Delite Farms manufacturing facility in February 2022.

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) applauded the passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA) by the U.S. House of Representatives.

Crescent City, Calif.-based Rumiano Cheese Co. says it released the Kamome Chef Box, a limited-edition home chef culinary kit. 

Perry’s Ice Cream Company Inc., Akron, N.Y, says it launched Hey-Ey-Sundae! — a new flavor that blends nougat ice cream with salty caramel swirls and brownie dough pieces

Old Amsterdam, a brand of Westland Cheese Co., Huizen, Netherlands, unveiled seasonal tree-shaped Old Amsterdam aged Gouda holiday trees. 

Dairy Foods' editors, Kathie Canning and Anna Boisseau, reviewed all of the new dairy products published in Dairy Foods magazine and on dairyfoods.com thus far in 2021.

Irvine, Calif.-based Golden State Foods (GSF), parent company to dairy processor KanPak LLC, said it was named the Gold winner in the Most Socially Responsible Company of the Year category in the 2021 Best in Biz Awards.

So much has changed in the dairy industry in the past two years that it can be difficult to assess.