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David Wiens elected as president of Dairy Farmers of Canada

Wiens applauds dairy farmers as the crucial first link in milk production.

July 13, 2023

Dairy farmers elected David Wiens as president of the Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) at the organization annual meeting in Winnipeg. With the DFC board since 2009, Wiens succeeds Pierre Lampron.

$300K in dairy grants available to processors

A larger funding opportunity will begin in January 2024.

July 13, 2023

The Pacific Coast Coalition Dairy Business Initiative (PCC-DBII), hosted by California State University, Fresno, will award funding to dairy producers and processors in California, Oregon, and Washington who want to become more innovative in today’s industry.

Borden Dairy workers go on strike

Local 662 is pushing for the workers to join a Teamster health care plan, which would offer better coverage at a lower rate for both parties, the Teamsters state.

July 10, 2023

Subsidiary New Dairy Select Milk workers are protesting alleged unfair labor practices at the company.

Emmi Group divests the Gläserne Molkerei

The transaction is consistent with the Group’s ongoing portfolio transformation.

July 7, 2023

The northeast German-based company specializing in the production of regional organic dairy products is being sold to Munich, Germany-based Mutares.

Report: Daisy Brand expanding Ohio processing facility

Daisy first broke ground at the facility nine years ago.

July 7, 2023

The facility, in Wooster Innovation Park, will allow Daisy to produce Squeeze, Single Serve Cottage Cheese and a new line of Dip products.

Darigold joins Global Dairy Trade platform

The co-op has completed its first product offering through GDT Events.

July 6, 2023

Through the offering, initiated on July 4 as part of GDT Trading Event 335, Darigold offered two skim milk powder products and one buttermilk powder product.

Edge Dairy Cooperative announces scholarship winners

Two scholarships will be awarded to students currently enrolled in college or university or a two-year technical, junior or community college.

July 6, 2023

This year’s recipients include high school seniors Bethany Magdanz, Brooke Witcpalek and Macy Verhasselt and current college students Brooke Meinholz and Megan Salentine.

Dairy Foods introduces new, fun game for website visitors

A gray letter indicates that the letter is not in the solution at all, yellow signifies that the letter is in the word but not in the correct position, and green indicates that the participant guessed the correct letter in the correct place.

July 6, 2023

Dairy Foods Word Play! is a captivating word-guessing game that gives players a limited number of attempts to decode a hidden word.

WCMA applauds signature of Wisconsin budget

The budget provides $1 million for the Wisconsin Initiative for Agricultural Exports (WIAE), an effort launched in December 2021 to increase sales of Wisconsin dairy, crop, and meat products overseas.

July 5, 2023

The bill includes funding to support dairy innovation, boost dairy exports, and improve infrastructure in the state’s rural communities.