BARABOO, Wis.-Foremost Farms USA will offer 11 scholarships worth $2,000 each to member-owners and the children of member-owners in 2005. The Agricultural Education Scholarships will be awarded to students who
GRANBY, Quebec-Agropur has closed its Saint-Alexandre, Quebec, plant laying off 50 people. The co-operative said last month the decision to close the plant, just east of Montreal, was based on
Last month USDA issued a final rule that puts into regulation the improvements to school milk contained in the new Child Nutrition Act. This act became law this summer with
Probiotics OnlineDannon has launched The Dannon Probiotics Center (www.dannonprobioticscenter.com), an online resource designed to bring the latest news and developments about probiotics to consumers, healthcare professionals and the media. The
Dean Foods Corp., Dallas, has rolled out new truck graphics for its Midwest fleets sporting sharp, colorful images of the new Dean's branded packaging. The newly-designed packaging was first introduced
TILLAMOOK, Ore.-The Tillamook County Creamery Association will double the cheese production capacity at Columbia River Processing Inc., TCCA's Boardman, Ore., facility. Tillamook said recently that it examined expansion alternatives in
New Zealand's Fonterra Cooperative has opened a new processing plant in the Hautapu region of the country. The company said the facility will improve its value-added manufacturing capability. The plant
J. Mark HuffmanUSDA Report Points Toward Policy Overhaul USDA has completed a report to Congress reviewing the effects of various dairy programs, some of which have been in existence for
Big ReturnUpstate Farms recently awarded $100,000 to a lucky Buffalo Bills football fan. Beverly Bennett, Batavia, NY, scored big when Bills cornerback Terrence McGee returned a kickoff for a touchdown
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