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 […]

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.