In recognition of National Ice Cream Month this July, Prairie Farms Dairy, Edwardsville, Ill., is inviting ice cream lovers everywhere to visit its July Ice Cream Month page and sign up for a chance to win one of 10 weekly ice cream packages.

Westby Cooperative Creamery said it is giving its 6,280-gallon silo on Main Street in Westby, Wis., a facelift by wrapping it to look like a giant cottage cheese container.

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) said 28 future leaders of the dairy industry were accepted into the second class of the NextGen Leadership Program, a signature program of IDFA’s People Strategy.

The U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards program, which honor dairy farms, dairy processors and others having practices that improve the wellbeing of people, animals and the planet, is recognizing six winners for 2020.

Members of Congress representing dairy districts from across the country joined together on July 8 to send a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.

With the need for food assistance on the rise due to the global pandemic, Chobani announced that it is donating all profits from a new limited-edition charity flavor to Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks that provides food to people in need.

Activia, a brand of White Plains, N.Y.- and Broomfield, Colo.-based Danone North America, said it is launching a new ad campaign titled “A to Z” to continue building on the brand’s evolution as a modern gut health innovator.

COVID-19 is dramatically affecting consumer habits and dairy supply chains as foodservice demand plummets and grocery sales surge, according to Denver-based cooperative bank CoBank.

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), both based in Arlington, Va., are celebrating the U.S. Trade Representative’s office and Congress for the strides made in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) as it enters into force today.

The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA), Madison, Wis., announced a break with tradition, as it plans to host the World Championship Cheese Contest in February 2021.