Coca-Cola once again ventured into the milk market with the recent announcement of the beverage mogul’s newest product, FairLife, to be launched in 2015.

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.

Female leadership is lacking in Idaho’s dairy organizations. The number of women serving on the boards of Idaho’s dairy organizations is hauntingly close to Agatha Christie’s best-selling mystery novel And Then There Were None (sometimes known as Ten Little Indians).

Past experience has taught the men and women of the agriculture industry to eye animal welfare commitments from major corporations with an apprehensive eye. Nestlé’s latest commitment appears to be no exception to this rule. In an Aug. 21, 2014, press release, Nestlé announced its partnership with NGO World Animal Protection and renewed its commitment to farm animal welfare. Nestlé has 7,300 suppliers who act as middlemen between Nestlé and producers. Consequently, this initiative affects tens of thousands of dairymen around the world.

Whether they go on to their own dairy farms or to manage large herds for others – or to work as consultants, nutritionists, veterinarians and other allied industry careers – the ribbons and awards of those youthful days in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, each September are not what stick with the youth who found educational opportunities at the annual All-American Dairy Show over the past 51 years.

Merck Animal Health (known as MSD Animal Health outside the U.S. and Canada) today announced the launch of Creating Connections, a new program designed to help producers better understand cattle behavior and use that knowledge to employ strategies that can reduce stress, improve reproduction and foster stronger immune responses.

Joseph Gallo Farms conserves more than 2.9 billion gallons of water per year, earning it the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award for Outstanding Dairy Processing and Manufacturing Sustainability and a spot in the limelight in U.S. Dairy's video series about the award.

Vets Plus Inc. has awarded Hawk High Dairy in Norwalk, Wisconsin, a $500 prize toward milking services. The global animal health company selected Hawk High Dairy as the winner of a drawing held for booth visitors at World Dairy Expo in October.