In November 2019, the nation’s largest fluid milk processor, Dean Foods, declared bankruptcy. Recently, the bankruptcy court received bids from interested parties to purchase the Dean Foods plants and other assets.

Editor’s note: This is not an all-encompassing list, but we wanted to highlight stories of dairy farmers, companies and organizations across the country stepping in to provide milk and other dairy products to food banks and others in need during the COVID-19 crisis. This list is compiled by our staff and their news sources. We recognize it is not a complete list of all dairy donations that have occurred in the past few months. To have your story of goodwill added, email Progressive Dairy Editor Dave Natzke.

A team of researchers from University of California – Davis, Washington State University, University of Idaho and South Dakota State have developed a set of surveys to better understand the impact of COVID-19 and the coronavirus pandemic on U.S. dairy farms. Please fill out this survey as soon as possible.

U.S. milk production growth moderated in April as pressures related to COVID-19 reached back to the farm. First, the numbers.