Leaders of the two major dairy industry groups jointly rejected a suggested federal excise tax on flavored milk drinks, such as chocolate and strawberry that contain sugar-based sweeteners. Connie Tipton,

In lieu of cutting its own sustainable-based dairy farmer pay prices, Organic Valley will require its farmer-owners to reduce their organic milk supply by 7% beginning July 1.   The mandatory

Daniel Carasso – whose father named Danone yogurt after him in 1919, and who set up the brand in France 10 years later – died May 17 at 103.Carasso, born

The International Dairy Foods Association applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s efforts to recognize trade concerns when the department released a proposed rule today for the Dairy Import Assessment. Meanwhile,

The Wisconsin Dairy Products Association’s 2009 Dairy Symposium will be held July 12-13 at the Eagle Ridge Resort, in Galena, Ill. The Dairy Symposium is a complete and comprehensive program

Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies announced their latest all-electric truck refrigeration solution –ElectriMax. The new solution provides outstanding flexibility and operational savings for the refrigerated transport industry. ElectriMax does not have

Rutter's Dairy has introduced Southern Brew Sweet Tea to its line of iced teas. The newest flavor, the store chain's 13th iced-tea variety, is available in regular and diet gallon-sized

Mike Mitchell, president of sales for Nestlé USA, is to take the helm at local unit Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream.Mitchell becomes president and CEO replacing Timothy Kahn, who is retiring

Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it has tentatively accepted 388 bids representing 102,898 cows and 2 billion pounds of milk production capacity in the first of a series of

Kathleen Merrigan, the new Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, has been tapped to speak at the Washington Insider's Breakfast on June 18, the second day of IDFA's Washington Conference. Backed by