The Hershey Company, Land O’Lakes Inc. and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay said they are partnering to implement on-farm best management practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

The Cooperative Communicators Association (CCA) recognized Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) co-CEOs Donn DeVelder and Sheryl Meshke with the Outstanding Communicator Award on June 9 for excellence in effectively integrating communication into their leadership style.

The U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards program — celebrating its 10-year anniversary — has a new class of seven winners that demonstrate excellence in sustainability and contributions to the industrywide 2050 Environmental Stewardship Goals, as well as positive efforts in communities.

Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) announced Peggy Han as its new executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Cacique LLC — a privately-owned Hispanic foods company that boasts the No. 1 brand of authentic Mexican-style cheeses, cremas and chorizos in the United States — said it officially broke ground on an $88 million dairy processing facility in Amarillo, Texas.

On World Environment Day, Stonyfield Organic, a Londonderry, N.H.-based organic yogurt maker, is collaborating with The Organic Center and Organic Valley to launch the Toxins Calculator, a free tool to discover the environmental impacts of organic dairy.

Castello, a Basking Ridge, N.J.-based brand of Arla Foods Inc., said it is making every cheese lover's dream a reality this National Cheese Day (June 4).

June is National Dairy Month — a perfect time to celebrate all the great things about dairy.

In commemoration of World Hunger Day and to celebrate 50 years of bringing flavor and tradition to homes across Texas, La Vaquita — a Houston-based subsidiary of Kansas City, Kan.-headquartered Dairy Farmers of America — said it will donate 13,000 pounds of its popular queso fresco to the Houston Food Bank on May 28 to help local communities fight hunger.