Swiss Valley Farms' Regular Swiss was judged Best Overall Cheese, and Tillamook Cheese received eight awards at the National Milk Producers Federation's (NMPF) annual meeting held Nov. 29 - Dec. 2 in San Francisco.

Global ingredients company Tate & Lyle, has signed agreements to acquire U.S. specialty food ingredients company Continental Custom Ingredients (CCI) and the Italian based Cesalpinia Group.

The University of New Hampshire is establishing an organic dairy farm for research, education, and outreach, making it the nation's first land-grant university to have an organic dairy farm.

American Dairy, Inc., one of the leading producers and distributors of milk powder and soybean products in China, will attend the Eighth Annual ICR XChange Investor Conference in Naples, Fla., this month.

WASHINGTON D.C.-In the aftermath of the Washington state E.coli outbreak, FDA issued an advisory warning the public against drinking raw milk.

Saputo Inc. is making several changes in its senior management as the president and chief operating officer of its Dairy Products Division (Canada), Randy Williamson, will retire April 1.

Eight people have gotten sick, including two children hospitalized in critical condition, after being exposed to E.coli through raw milk from a farm near here.

Groupe Lactalis, France, and Swiss Nestle, say they will partner to produce and market a portfolio of chilled dairy yogurts and desserts in Europe under established Nestle brands.

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.