The University of Illinois will be offering three online dairy classes in the fall 2015 semester.

Hilmar Cheese Company Inc. has announced plans to increase cheese capacity and add 500-pound barrel production at the Dalhart, Texas, manufacturing site. The company currently processes cheese into 40-pound blocks and 640-pound blocks.

PerforMix Nutrition Systems, a liquid and dry feed supplement and nutrition company for the beef and dairy industry, has announced it will build a new state-of-the-art production facility in Rupert, Idaho. The company is a subsidiary of Agri Beef Co. and has facilities in Nampa and Fruitland, Idaho, and Moses Lake, Washington.

The 2015 University Program Contest has seen another year of enjoyable videos from the students. North Carolina State University has won the 2015 University Program Contest by BCF Technology.

Cattle and dairy producers are about to get the chance to win a $7,500 truck lease or travel voucher by filling out the winning bracket in the first-ever Bovamine Bracket Challenge, launching in March.

Dry weather in New Zealand sent global prices higher in the first two months of the year, but heavy supplies accumulated in 2014 still hang over the market. Oceania prices for whole milk powder and butterfat jumped more than 30 percent in three months. Skim milk powder prices improved as well.

Sexing Technologies has acquired dairy genetics company Trans-America Genetics (TAG). Since its inception six years ago, TAG has expanded into more than 40 markets worldwide.

Land O'Lakes Inc. is acquiring the assets of FLM+, a marketing communications and strategic consulting company with expertise in the agribusiness and rural community sector. The acquisition aligns the growth strategies of both companies in serving the agricultural industry.

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), Kansas City’s largest private company with approximately $18 billion in revenue in 2014, has announced plans to build its new global headquarters in Kansas City, Kansas.