Dairy

Beverage and snack food maker PepsiCo Inc is close to setting up a joint venture with German dairy company Theo Muller Group in an effort to break into the fast growing yogurt business, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people briefed on the matter. …

Dairy producers will benefit from new technology that will ensure quality control at all stages of the dairy food supply chain and result in increased quality assurance and enhanced food safety. Today, MP Mike Lake (Edmonton-Mill Woods-Beaumont), on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, announced an investment of over $350,000 to SciMed Technologies Inc for the development of a new device for the rapid and simultaneous detection of multiple antibiotic residues in dairy milk. …

"Now we are getting somewhere. The Dairy Advancement Act offered by Senator Robert Casey (D-PA), moves the dairy industry towards consensus on a path forward. Most importantly the bill will not hamstring our industry with a new government program to limit milk supply as does the controversial Peterson proposal. It sets no limits on the ability of dairy farmers to grow their businesses, and offers a safety net without strings attached. …

A legislative effort to repeal Wisconsin's long-established margarine restrictions is rekindling an old debate over government's role in protecting the state's dairy industry. …

The U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards program continues to gain support, as the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy® today announced that the newly launched awards program will be judged by a panel of experts from academic institutions, USDA, EPA, World Wildlife Fund, media and dairy industry leaders. …