Dairy farmers have a dilemma: what to do with cows and a growing glut of milk as prices drop sharply.

The nation’s largest dairy cooperative will pay $12 million and amend its trading practices to settle a federal investigation into a possible price manipulation scheme.

In China’s widening milk scandal, dairy farmers say that the real culprits are dairy companies and the milking stations that they operate.

One of China’s biggest dairy producers received complaints about its baby milk formula as early as December 2007, state media reported.

One of China’s biggest dairy producers received complaints about its baby milk formula as early as December 2007, state media reported.

Aiming to offset increased ingredient and transportation costs, some of the nation’s food manufacturers are reducing the size of packages. The price, of course, usually stays the same.

Monsanto said it hoped to sell its dairy hormone business, a move that comes after many grocery chains across the U.S. have rejected hormones amid questions about safety.

Between 1970 and 2006, average Americans added 1.8 pounds of food a week to their diet.