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The record-low milk price was the hot topic at the IFCN Dairy Conference in Kiel, Germany. And Rabobank finds the world is producing more milk than the market currently needs.

Temperatures affect milk production; milk bottling demand is down except in Northeast. Western, Midwest cheese plants are running at capacity, reports the USDA.

The GDT Price Index decreased by 23% in the second quarter; the Tetra Pak Dairy Index 2015 says dairies can revitalize milk through innovation, communication.

A round-up of world dairy news, featuring Nestle, Lakeland Dairies, Tetra Pak and a look at India’s dairy prospects.

On June 16, MilkPEP is leading a nationwide challenge to generate as many donations as possible for The Great American Milk Drive.

On the international dairy scene, Gay Lea Foods and Nutrinor are big winners in Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards. 

The American Dairy Products Institute, Elmhurst, Ill, elected Doug Wilke of Foremost Farms USA, as president for 2015 - 2016.

Start-up brands turn to dairy processors to make their ideas come to life. So do some established dairies that might not have the in-house expertise or the capital to buy and install processing lines. Contract manufacturing is a multibillion-dollar business benefitting both parties.

Family-owned Perry's Ice Cream, Akron, N.Y., disposed of 70% less waste at landfill in 2014 over the previous year, according to the company's corporate sustainability report.