CONCORD, N.H.-Stonyfield Farm has developed such a need for organic milk it wants to pay state inspectors to travel to New Zealand dairy farms so it can import milk products to boost its organic yogurt production.

A series of new "got milk?" ads continues the departure from the milk-deprivation approach of past campaigns and instead skewers the recent baseball steroids scandal, depicting milk as a performance enhancer.

Groupe Danone stayed in the news last month, even without further speculation about takeover bids.

Schreiber Foods Inc. is entering the yogurt market by purchasing Hilltop Valley Dairy, a single-facility operation in Richland Center, Wis.

WASHINGTON D.C.-Three weeks after the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program's expiration date, New England and Midwestern legislators were working to resuscitate the program, calling it a safety net for small farms.

TOKYO-Meiji Dairies Corp. said last month it will spend more than $100 million to construct a natural-cheese operation that will have an annual output capacity of 20,000 tons, one of the largest in Japan.

Saying that it is "putting its money where its mantra is" Ben & Jerry's is debuting a powerful television ad tackling the issue of the rapid disappearance of America's farms.

CoolBrands International Inc., has appointed independent board member Robert E. Baker to the newly created position of lead director.

A new study published in the August 2005 issue of Obesity Research, adds some weight to the dairy industry's weight loss claims.

With its market share in Texas continuing to slip, Safeway announced Tuesday that it is closing 26 Randalls and Tom Thumb stores, including 15 Randalls in the Houston area.