MVP Dairy, Celina, Ohio, in partnership with McCarty Family Farms, Colby, Kan., and VanTilburg Farms, Celina, Ohio, opened a new dairy, creating 35 new local jobs.

St. Albans Cooperative Creamery (SACC), Canada, announced a merger with Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), Kansas City, Kan., to help secure a long-term future amid rapidly changing market dynamics.

A study conducted by researchers at Emory University, Atlanta, in collaboration with The Organic Center, Washington, D.C., found that a majority of samples of conventional retail milk tested positive for residues of antibiotics – two of which are banned from dairy production -- and used controversial pesticides.

CAS DataLoggers, Chesterland, Ohio, supplied an in-transit temperature recorder solution for a large milk supplier in the United States.

Straus Family Creamery, Petaluma, Calif., announced plans to move its processing plant from its current location in West Marin to Rohnert Park by next year.

Arla Foods, Basking Ridge, N.J., developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to better predict milk intake from farmer-owners.

The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR), Washington, D.C., awarded a $590,000 Seeding Solutions Grant to Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., to develop technology that provides consumers with a more accurate shelf-life predication for perishable products.

Hatsun Agro Product Ltd. (HAP), India, launched Hatsun Cow Milk.

Researchers from the Department of Biological Systems Engineering (BSE), the WSU/UI School of Food Science, Pullman, Wash., and other departments developed a sensor that can “smell” if milk is spoiled or not.