WASHINGTON D.C.-In a last-chance move before it broke for the holidays, Congress passed legislation extending the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program for an additional two years.

In a final ruling in December, USDA modified the exemption for milk producer-handlers in the Pacific Northwest and Arizona-Las Vegas Milk Marketing Orders.

Idaho milk production during October 2005 increased 13.2% to 884 million pounds...

IDFA's Ice Cream Technology Conference will be held at a new venue this year, and Dairy Foods joins as sponsor of the Ice Cream Flavor Competition.

WASHINGTON D.C.-In a letter last month to President George W. Bush, 46 dairy industry leaders encouraged the White House to continue to press for meaningful reform of agricultural subsidies within the World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha Round.

Brown's Dairy, a New Orleans-based dairy serving the Gulf Coast region, has completed repairs to its facility and has returned to full pre-Hurricane Katrina operations and business level.

A new cheese plant and a facility expansion at an aseptic food and dairy plant were announced by Hilmar Cheese Co. and Steuben Foods last month, and a group of co-ops says it is considering building a brand new milk plant in Kansas.

BARABOO, Wis.-Foremost Farms USA, and Stacyville Cooperative Creamery, Stacyville, Iowa, have agreed to the merger, whereby Foremost Farms will assume the equity investments of Stacyville members.

For the 6,294 food- and beverage-related companies that exhibited at the world's largest food fair-ANUGA-in Cologne, Germany, from October 8 to 12, the fair was an opportunity to establish contacts and conduct business with companies from every corner of the world.

A group of California artisan, farmstead and specialty cheese producers have formed the California Artisan Cheese Guild.