Dairy farmers lobby for ban on soy and almond drinks being called 'milk'
Every day, more milk drinkers are switching to almond, soy, oat and rice alternatives for a creamy coffee blend, leaving behind traditional cow’s milk. But in a market that offers so many choices, what exactly constitutes milk? The labelling of plant-based milk alternatives is being protested by agricultural advocacy group Dairy Connect, which argues the […]
Why your ‘organic’ milk may not be organic
The High Plains dairy complex reflects the new scale of the U.S. organic industry: It is big. By Peter Whoriskey
Even the Hipster Organic Milk Craze Isn't Enough to End Glut
Even with record U.S. demand, organic dairies look for buyers. A few producers forced to sell at lower price or just dump it. By Megan Durisin
Duffy on dairy bill: 'Can't milk an almond'
Soy and almond-based drinks sometimes look like milk, creamy and white, and they are consumed as milk is, in coffee or cereal. But a bipartisan group of federal lawmakers, including U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy of Wausau, is fighting to reserve the term «milk» for the dairy industry. By Nora G. Hertel.
Is almond milk hurting dairy farmers? Wisconsin lawmaker says yes
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Stop calling almond, soy and rice milks 'milk,' 25 members of Congress say
Got milk? Twenty-five members of Congress say if it’s from soybeans, almond or rice, it should not be labeled as milk.
Almond drink? Soy juice? Some lawmakers want to crack down on what can be sold as ‘milk.’,
Call it the war on milk, or perhaps the war on what’s not milk. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
Dairy Farmers Think Almond Milk Is Bogus But Americans Love It
Milk, the kind from cows, is still Americans’ favorite complement to a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich. But it’s feeling the heat from milk, the kind from almonds. By Leslie Patton.
Dairy items register highest organic price premiums
Organic price premiums were especially high for eggs, yogurt and milk in a U.S. Department of Agriculture report, but the prices did not keep consumers from buying the items.
Fonterra forecasts 63% surge in 2017 organic milk payout to $9.20/kgMS
Fonterra Cooperative Group forecast a 63 percent jump in its payout for organic milk for the 2016/17 season, saying it needed to secure supply in a competitive market where demand is rising worldwide.