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Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) and Chinese company Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group announced a new $100 million milk processing plant to be built in Kansas. Though the exact location hasn’t been announced, it will likely be in western Kansas, close to the highest concentration of milk producers.

The American Angus Association announced new members and officers for its board of directors during the 131st Annual Convention of Delegates in Kansas City, Missouri.

After spending more than a decade decoding breast milk’s important health-promoting constituents, a team of researchers in the Foods for Health Institute at the University of California – Davis, is now doing the same for cow’s milk, with potential benefits both for human health and the U.S. dairy industry.

The farmer-owned cooperative, Northwest Dairy Association (NDA) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Darigold Inc., has announced the retirement of its president and CEO, Jim Wegner. Wegner plans on retiring on Jan. 1, 2016. Until that date, Wegner will act as executive vice president of special projects, assisting the interim president and CEO, William Krippaehne.

St. Johns Township Board has recently given a conditional use permit for a new dairy to Riverview LLP, owner of eight large dairies in Minnesota and South Dakota, which together milk approximately 45,000 cows. The location under consideration is west of Willmar, in west-central Minnesota.

Academy Award-winning filmmaker James Moll’s feature length documentary, Farmland, is now available for rent and purchase via On Demand platforms. The film’s move to digital platforms takes place this month.

The third annual Heart of America Dairy Expo, presented by Hiland Dairy Foods, will be on Jan. 22-24, 2015, at the Ramada Oasis Hotel and Convention Center in Springfield, Missouri.