The USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service announced the participant list for its upcoming trade mission to Melbourne, Australia, Aug. 30 to Sept. 2. Participants from California include Best Buy Grocers, Carriere Family Farms, the California Table Grape Commission, the California Milk Advisory Board, Western United Dairies, the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council and Valley Pride Ag Co. Through FAS agribusiness trade missions, …
UC Ag and Natural Resources and F3 are offering free skills training courses to help California growers navigate the hurdles of planning, marketing, social media, capital access and buyer engagement. Small- to mid-size growers, ranchers, fishers, food producers and food business owners are invited to join the Business Launchpad, a free, cohort-based business development program designed to help them build …
As consumer demand for high-protein menu options continues to reshape the restaurant industry, Real California Milk Foodservice has launched a new protein-focused resource center designed to help chefs and foodservice operators capitalize on one of today’s fastest-growing menu trends. Available at RealCaliforniaMilkFoodservice.com/protein, the new hub brings together culinary inspiration, nutrition information and practical business resources that demonstrate how California dairy …
North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge® (NAIDC) recently elected new leadership, including one new board member and the 2026 – 2027 Executive Committee. As stated in the NAIDC mission statement, the organization strives to “Develop tomorrow’s dairy leaders and enhance the progress of the dairy industry, by providing education, communication and networking among students, producers and agribusiness and university personnel.” In …
U.S. Secretary of Ag Brooke Rollins visited the livestock inspection facilities at the Douglas, Arizona, Port of Entry joined by U.S. House Representatives from the state and Arizona Ag Director Paul Brierley, discussing the Department’s preparedness measures ahead of the planned reopening of the port to livestock trade on Aug. 24. During her visit, Secretary Rollins also announced USDA’s commitment …
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) is in Mexico City this week to support ongoing review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Becky Rasdall Vargas, IDFA’s senior vice president of trade and workforce, is engaging with U.S. government officials and industry stakeholders to advance IDFA’s priorities: preserve USMCA and strengthen it for dairy. “USMCA is essential to the competitiveness of …
The beloved Bay Area brand honors five decades of super premium California dairy with exclusive anniversary offerings. Full press release and images are attached for your consideration. Double Rainbow Ice Cream, the iconic Bay Area ice cream company known for crafting ice cream with California dairy since 1976, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this fall with a season-long celebration honoring …
Don’t wait. Don’t procrastinate. Register your Spanish-speaking employees to attend the 2026 Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) Vision & Training-Workforce program, set for Aug. 5, at the Ollie Liner Center, Plainview, Texas. This event, presented in Spanish, provides a platform for sharing best practices, peer learning, networking and unbiased industry expertise – some of DCHA’s core tenets. It is …
Two-year-old children who drink cow’s milk are being sought to participate in a 12-month study by the UC Nutrition Policy Institute, a part of University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. Milk will be provided for free to participants in the Milk Type in Toddlers Study, or “Milk TOT” study, being conducted in Northern California, the San Francisco Bay Area …
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) announced that registration for Dairy Forum 2027 is now open. From Jan. 24–27, more than 1,200 leaders from across the dairy supply chain will gather in Orlando, for the industry’s premier annual event. Hosted at the JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes, Dairy Forum 2027 will bring together executives from dairy processors, cooperatives, retailers and …
