In an effort to meet the challenge of feeding a growing global population, Alltech and Kentucky State University (KSU) have formalized a joint research alliance to develop sustainable farming techniques and modern farming models.

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) has acquired Dairy Maid Dairy (DMD). Located in Frederick, Maryland, DMD is a family-owned processor of milk, juice and fruit drinks.

A new publication titled “Oregon Orchardgrass” has recently been released by the Oregon Orchardgrass Seed Producers Commission. Prepared by Drs. Don Ball and Garry Lacefield, the publication focuses on production of the grass and harvesting practices.

Former President Clinton is in the news again, and it appears he's may be cheating ... on his diet.

Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) says that construction has begun on a new state-of-the art research facility at the University of Guelph. This new dairy research facility at the Elora Research Station is a joint project involving the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario (ARIO), the university and Ontario dairy industry stakeholders.

At a Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia (DFNS) special members meeting Aug. 2, the 176 licensed producers present overwhelmingly passed a motion to reaffirm support of the quota cap policy and direct the board to rescind its decision to remove the cap. The motion passed 163 to two; only one person abstained.

The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will resume milk production quarterly producer surveys in the new federal fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1, 2013. NASS suspended the surveys in April of this year to meet the budget reductions required by sequestration.

Karen B. Olson, former CEO of the now-defunct Matanuska Creamery, has been charged with lying to the USDA and trying to defraud the state of Alaska. A federal grand jury has handed down a six-count amendment with the charges, according to the Alaska Dispatch.