IDFA says the Goodlatte-Scott amendment will provide an effective and expanded safety net for dairy farmers. A disappointed  NMPF calls the amendment 'an effort to ensure that dairy processors get a government-insured supply of cheap milk.'

California Dairies Inc. said that a properly written federal milk marketing order for California would provide a regulatory structure that would potentially result in higher farm gate prices, which would benefit California dairy farm families. 

Hamdi Ulukaya, the founder of Chobani, is named Entrepreneur Of The Year by Ernst & Young World. Wisconsin Dairy Products Association said Joe Weis of Foremost Farms will receive its Presidents Award.

Jim Mulhern will move up to president & CEO from COO as Jerry Kozak retires Dec. 31 from the National Milk Producers Federation.

A new website for the Center for Dairy Research; consuming cheese may help protect teeth against cavities; Asian consumers believe in dairy, but they don't consume it; cheese contest deadline is approaching.