Amendment prohibiting dairy labeling fails in Senate vote

A national dairy group says the defeat of an amendment that would have altered the way the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates non-dairy «milk» sends a strong message to food marketers who have long ignored FDA’s food labeling standards by inappropriately using dairy terms on products that do not contain any dairy.

New dairy farm idea floated in Netherlands

Rotterdam, Netherlands: FERTILE cropping land and prime pastures are no longer a requirement for successful agriculture with an industry ‘transfarmation’ now encouraging production on water and skyscraper roofs.

Dairy farmers on notice over stormwater contamination

Dairy farmers who allow dairy effluent to flow into stormwater drains and contaminate waterways have been put on notice by the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) following the sixth such fine in Gippsland in the past year.