California

Real California Milk Launches Grilled Cheese Contest

August 8, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

An Iconic Comfort Food With a California Twist The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) today announced the launch of the 2025 Real California Grilled Cheese Sandwich Contest, a national foodservice recipe competition inviting professional chefs [Read More …]

California Dairy On Display At The California Restaurant Show

August 1, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) is bringing culinary inspiration with California dairy to the California Restaurant Show, August 3-5 at the Anaheim Convention Center. CMAB will showcase the diversity of dairy products – from [Read More …]

Real California Cow’s Milk Cheeses Bring Home 33 Awards at American Cheese Society Meeting in Sacramento, California

July 28, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

California Cheese and Dairy Producers Win a total of 51 Cheeses in Annual Celebration of North American Makers Cow’s milk cheese and dairy processors that use the Real California Milk seal brought home 33 awards [Read More …]

California Dairy On Display At The California Restaurant Show

July 23, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) is bringing culinary inspiration with California dairy to the California Restaurant Show, August 3-5 at the Anaheim Convention Center. CMAB will showcase the diversity of dairy products – from [Read More …]

California State Vet Calls for HPAI Cattle Vaccine

July 22, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The federal government should approve a vaccine against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle, the California state veterinarian told a House Agriculture subcommittee hearing on the work of the National Animal Health Laboratory [Read More …]

NASDA Concludes Successful Trade Mission with Moroccan Delegation in California

July 7, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture concluded an inbound trade mission with a high-level Moroccan agricultural delegation June 22–28. The visit further strengthened bilateral agricultural cooperation and deepened ties between the U.S. and [Read More …]

California Farm Bureau urges common-sense, compassionate approach to immigration enforcement on farms

July 1, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The California Farm Bureau is closely monitoring the current immigration situation following the Trump administration’s reversal of its earlier decision to pause immigration enforcement actions on farms. This change allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement [Read More …]

California Milk Advisory Board and Partner VentureFuel Expand Support for Dairy-based Startups

July 1, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Return of Real California Milk Excelerator Competition, Addition of Incubator Track Applications open through August 4, 2025 for dairy startups and entrepreneurs focused on high-growth dairy products. The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) and innovation [Read More …]

New Rules Being Negotiated for Colorado River Water

June 24, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Colorado River is an extremely important part of the water supply for California and the Western U.S. When the waters of the Colorado River were allocated nearly a century ago, it was thought that the [Read More …]

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Activity Comes to Agricultural Operations

June 17, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

As you may have seen in the news, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity is in full force, including on agricultural operations. Back in January, we emailed our members some information and resources regarding ICE [Read More …]

Agenda Announced for the 125th Annual Meeting of the California Creamery Operators Association

June 6, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The 125th Annual Meeting of the California Creamery Operators Association (CCOA) will take place June 23-24 at the Tahoe Blue Event Center in South Lake Tahoe. The CCOA’s Board of Directors are proud to announce [Read More …]

California Dairy Families and Raley’s Food For Families Partner to Deliver Nutritious Milk and Dairy Foods to Families Facing Food Insecurity

June 3, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

In California, over 3 million households face food insecurity. In honor of June as National Dairy Month, the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) is partnering for the third year with Raley’s Food For Families program [Read More …]

DHIA

California Dairy Farms Achieve 5 Million Tons of Annual Methane Reduction

May 27, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

This year, the state’s dairy farms will achieve an annual reduction of 5 million metric tons of methane (5 MMTCO2e/year). This has been accomplished through on-farm projects to improve manure management and continuous gains in milk [Read More …]

Real California Milk Retail Campaign Encourages Consumers To Enjoy The Snack Days Of Summer With California Dairy

May 21, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) today announced the return of its retail campaign focused on summer snacking with Real California dairy products. The initiative taps into consumers continued drive to find affordable snacking options [Read More …]

DairyBusiness News (USDA, Flickr/Creative Commons)

Saving California’s Rural Water Users

May 20, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Despite its status as an agricultural superpower, eclipsing every other U.S. state in farm output, California’s farming sector wields relatively little influence in Sacramento. When you evaluate the state’s GDP components, the sectors that dominate are [Read More …]

California Dairies, Inc. Celebrates Grand Opening of New State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility

May 1, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

California Dairies, Inc. (CDI), the largest dairy farmer-owned cooperative in the state, today celebrated the grand opening of its new, state-of-the-art manufacturing plant, Valley Natural Beverages (VNB) in Bakersfield, CA. The 200,000 square-foot greenfield facility [Read More …]

Outdated Water Regulations: A Call for Action

April 29, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Despite the fact that California has very full Northern California reservoirs and plenty of capacity in the major aqueducts and space to store water south of the delta, the state and federal delta pumping plants [Read More …]

Real California Cow’s Milk Cheeses Bring Home 57 Awards at California State Fair Cheese Competition

April 21, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Cow’s milk cheese and dairy processors that use the Real California Milk seal brought home 57 awards during the 2025 annual California State Fair Cheese Competition. Out of 113 entries Real California cow’s milk cheeses [Read More …]

Real California Cow’s Milk Cheeses Bring Home 59 Awards at California State Fair Cheese Competition

April 18, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Cow’s milk cheese and dairy processors that use the Real California Milk seal brought home 59 awards during the 2025 annual California State Fair Cheese Competition. Out of 113 entries Real California cow’s milk cheeses [Read More …]

CDFA Awards $24.82 Million From California Climate Investments For Methane Emission Reduction Projects

April 11, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

CDFA’s Office of Agricultural Resilience and Sustainability (OARS) is pleased to announce $24.82 million in grant funding to 30 methane emission reduction projects across the state. These new projects, part of the Alternative Manure Management Program [Read More …]

Real California Milk Kicks Off Annual Search For The Best Pizza Recipes Featuring California Cheese & Dairy

March 25, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

2025 Real California Pizza Contest features more finalists, new categories and $30,000 in total cash prizes The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) today launched the seventh annual Real California Pizza Contest, a nationwide search for [Read More …]

California Spotlights Innovative Dairy Options – Global Flavors At Pizza Expo

March 19, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Event marks kickoff of 7th annual call for innovative pizza recipes using California cheese, 3rd International Pizza competition Innovative products, on-trend applications and an international pizza bake-off are elements of the California Milk Advisory Board’s (CMAB) [Read More …]

President Trump is the Great Disrupter and California Water Management Needs Disruption

February 28, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

California is in a situation right now where the northern part of the state (above Sacramento) is very wet, and the rest of the state is pretty dry. The major reservoirs in northern California, Lake [Read More …]

California Milk Advisory Board Selects Student Ambassadors to Share California Dairy Messages With International Audience

February 14, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Anissa Borges and Dayana Limon Santiago selected to represent Real California Milk in Thailand Anissa Borges of Tulare and Dayana Limon Santiago of Wasco have been selected to represent the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) [Read More …]

California Farm Bureau stands with agricultural workers and farmers, calls for workforce stability amid reported concerns

February 6, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

While there have been news reports of unease among some farm employees, the California Farm Bureau has been in contact with numerous farmers across the state and has not heard of any widespread workforce disruption. [Read More …]

Note to California Producers Who Participate in Dairy Revenue Protection Crop Insurance Program

February 4, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

This is just a heads up to California producers who purchase Dairy Revenue Protection crop insurance coverage. There is a feature of this program that uses milk production per cow as an adjuster to the [Read More …]

Farm Credit continues efforts to preserve and protect California Agriculture

February 4, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Nation’s leading provider of ag credit gives $1 million+ to farm-related organizations Farm Credit, the largest provider of credit to U.S. agriculture, is also committed to the sustainability and long-term viability of agriculture and rural [Read More …]

California Dairy Innovation Center Releases Schedule of Dairy Short Course

January 30, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Training Opportunities and Conference for 2025 The California Dairy Innovation Center (CDIC) has released the schedule for short courses and events as a part of its 2025 training program series for processors, producers, entrepreneurs, and [Read More …]

Is U.S. Milk Production Increasing?

January 29, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Is milk production in the U.S. increasing? In a word, “NO.” The charts below show the annual changes in milk production for the U.S. and the five largest milk producing states; California, Wisconsin, Texas, Idaho, [Read More …]

California Dairy Students Partner With California Dairy Families to Raise Milk Donations for Families in Need

December 19, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

2nd Real California Milk Intercollegiate Give-A-Gallon Challenge focuses on increasing access to fresh dairy in local communities One in eight Californians currently struggle with food insecurity, with milk being one of the most requested but least [Read More …]

Real California Milk Launches Grilled Cheese Contest

California Dairy On Display At The California Restaurant Show

Real California Cow’s Milk Cheeses Bring Home 33 Awards at American Cheese Society Meeting in Sacramento, California

California Dairy On Display At The California Restaurant Show

California State Vet Calls for HPAI Cattle Vaccine

NASDA Concludes Successful Trade Mission with Moroccan Delegation in California

California Farm Bureau urges common-sense, compassionate approach to immigration enforcement on farms

California Milk Advisory Board and Partner VentureFuel Expand Support for Dairy-based Startups

New Rules Being Negotiated for Colorado River Water

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Activity Comes to Agricultural Operations

Agenda Announced for the 125th Annual Meeting of the California Creamery Operators Association

California Dairy Families and Raley’s Food For Families Partner to Deliver Nutritious Milk and Dairy Foods to Families Facing Food Insecurity

California Dairy Farms Achieve 5 Million Tons of Annual Methane Reduction

Real California Milk Retail Campaign Encourages Consumers To Enjoy The Snack Days Of Summer With California Dairy

Saving California’s Rural Water Users

California Dairies, Inc. Celebrates Grand Opening of New State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility

Outdated Water Regulations: A Call for Action

Real California Cow’s Milk Cheeses Bring Home 57 Awards at California State Fair Cheese Competition

Real California Cow’s Milk Cheeses Bring Home 59 Awards at California State Fair Cheese Competition

CDFA Awards $24.82 Million From California Climate Investments For Methane Emission Reduction Projects

Real California Milk Kicks Off Annual Search For The Best Pizza Recipes Featuring California Cheese & Dairy

California Spotlights Innovative Dairy Options – Global Flavors At Pizza Expo

President Trump is the Great Disrupter and California Water Management Needs Disruption

California Milk Advisory Board Selects Student Ambassadors to Share California Dairy Messages With International Audience

California Farm Bureau stands with agricultural workers and farmers, calls for workforce stability amid reported concerns

Note to California Producers Who Participate in Dairy Revenue Protection Crop Insurance Program

Farm Credit continues efforts to preserve and protect California Agriculture

California Dairy Innovation Center Releases Schedule of Dairy Short Course

Is U.S. Milk Production Increasing?

California Dairy Students Partner With California Dairy Families to Raise Milk Donations for Families in Need

Dietary crude protein: how low can we go thanks to the amino acid balancing concept in dairy cows?

Why Herd Immunity Matters to Your Dairy

What If You Could?

Cover Crops After Corn Silage