Consumption and support is growing for non-pasteurized milk, in spite of public health official’s warnings — what’s behind it?

More and More States are Legalizing Sales of Raw Milk

A natural mutation found in Puerto Rican dairy cows might keep them healthier in extreme heat.

Farmers Are Breeding Heat-Resistant Cows

A strange, bipartisan alliance is pushing to make 22 USDA commodity-promoting programs — e.g., beef, dairy, and corn — more accountable, and less harmful to smaller producers.

Has the Time for Checkoff Reform Finally Arrived?

The public is fascinated by images of thousands of gallons of milk being discarded in farm fields each year. The reasons are complicated.

Why Dairy Farmers Dump Their Milk

The only child of an 82-year-old Wisconsin farmer considers what’ll happen when she inherits the family farm.

Notes From a Dairy Farmer’s Daughter

A new study shows that bald eagles have landed on Northwest Washington dairy farms to feed on placenta and calf carcasses. It’s a symbiotic relationship.

Washington Dairy Farmers Love Bald Eagles, and Vice Versa

In the wake of new Food and Drug Administration guidance, dairy state politicians are again trying to make almond milk change its name.

Fighting to Keep Milk a Household — But Not Plant-Based — Name

Consumers are thirsty for raw milk, and more states are looking to legalize its place on grocery store shelves. But is it safe?

The Growing Movement to Liberate Raw Milk

Global conflict and extreme weather have led to higher-than-ever input costs and reduced revenues. Producers are struggling to stay afloat. 

Organic Producers Ask Congress for Emergency Aid

A raw milk logistics operation helps keep small farms afloat.

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