A taxpayer-funded program to help dairy farmers cope with slumping milk prices will likely cost billions of dollars more than expected, from an original cost of $1.3 billion to a new estimate of as much as $4 billion, a federal official said last month.

Leiby's Dairy, Tamqua, Pa., took first place in the New Jersey State Ice Cream Festival competition under the name brand category on July 26.

Lino Saputo, founder of the cheese empire that bares his name, is retiring and will hand the reins over to his son, Lino Jr.

Quality Chekd Dairies Inc. and All Star Dairy Assn. are the newest co-sponsors of Worldwide Food Expo '03.

For the second year in a row, teen milk consumption increased last year.

The U.S. govenment is granting $4.4 million worth of powdered milk to the Philippines to be used to feed hungry children.

National Dairy Holdings and HP Hood Inc., have called off the proposed merger that would have created an unrivaled No. 2 milk organization.

CoolBrands International Inc. and its subsidiary, Integrated Brands, Inc., have acquired a majority interest in Americana Foods LP, Dallas.

Dairy industry representatives are taking aim at European dairy subsidies, lobbying Congress to push for a crackdown on these subsidies in the continuing round of World Trade Organization (WTO) talks on agriculture.

Despite a 10% increase in profits, Dean Foods Co. saw its stock prices dip a bit last month after its second quarter report indicated that sales were down from last year's second quarter.