AMPI Cheesemaker Shawn Sadler is featured in a video created by the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) to promote U.S. cheese. USDEC launched the “Meet the USA Cheese Community” video series to highlight the commitment of the U.S. cheese industry to produce high-quality, versatile and award-winning cheeses. 

AMPI announced today it will transition production at its Blair, Wis., cheese plant from cheddar cheese to cottage cheese.

AMPI has announced it is selling its New Ulm, Minn., butter plant to Grassland Dairy Products Inc. of Greenwood, Wis. The sale is expected to close by the end of calendar 2025.

Sheryl Meshke, president and CEO of Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI), has been named to the 2025 Class of Distinguished Alumni by the South Dakota State University (SDSU) Alumni Association.

AMPI Young Cooperator (YC) families focused on farming for the future during the annual YC Summer Tour in St. Cloud, Minn. This year’s event brought together the largest group in nearly a decade with 45 adults and 34 children attending. Of those, 15 families were first-time attendees.

AMPI’s first MasterClass is in the books, and participants say the experience has taken their cooperative involvement and leadership to the next level. The inaugural class included 19 dairy farmer-leaders from throughout AMPI country.