Australian dairy group Norco expands into plant-based alternatives
Australia’s Norco Co-operative has joined the ranks of dairy companies that include plant-based alternatives in their product range. The business is selling pea- and oat-based drinks in Woolworths st...Read More
Interactive ‘virtual farm’ website expands access to sustainability
A new interactive “carbon calculator” tool can help dairy farmers see sustainability principles in action and improve farm management decisions related to climate change. The carbon calculator expand...Read More
Dairy farmers take pride in being backed with Dairy Pride Act
The stakes are high for a re-introduced bill named The Dairy Pride Act. An FDA ruling in February allowed soy and nut beverages to be called milk, but it has caused quite a stir among farmers and lawm...Read More
How single-celled yeasts are doing the work of 1,500-pound cows
The first course was a celery root soup lush with whole milk. The last was a spice cake topped with maple cream cheese frosting, served with a side of ice cream. And then a latte with its fat cap of g...Read More
Entire dairy value chain feeling pressure around the world
According to a new report from Rabobank, participants all along the dairy value chain are being squeezed. Producers’ milk prices have tumbled from 2022’s lofty levels while feed prices are at record h...Read More
Global dairy price index down by 0.7%. Cheddar prices crashed
Global dairy price index went down by 0.7% at its 327th auction on March 7th 2023. The new average price is USD 3403 per MT.The total traded commodities volumes also contracted to 26747 MT. Cheddar ch...Read More
Meat, dairy and rice production will bust 1.5C climate target
Emissions from the food system alone will drive the world past 1.5C of global heating, unless high-methane foods are tackled as per a study. Climate-heating emissions from food production, dominated...Read More
Dairy Consumption Linked to Prostate, Ovarian, Breast Cancers
Naturally occurring hormones and compounds in dairy products may play a role in increasing the risk of breast, ovarian, and prostate cancers, according to a new narrative review by the Physicians Comm...Read More
Anonymous Petitioner Challenges Perfect Day’s Patents For Whey
Perfect Day, the leading producer of precision fermentation whey, has had its US patent challenged by an anonymous petitioner. The news of the patent challenge broke yesterday. While the request has...Read More
IKEA Will Eliminate Dairy Products from Menus by 2030
According to IKEA, it serves more than 650 million customers each year across its restaurants, cafes, and bistros. Ditching dairy to be ‘people and planet positive’ The company’s new sustainability pl...Read More
Drinking’ milk to stay key category for Australian dairy sector
The liquid ‘drinking’ milk market remains of key importance to Australia’s dairy sector – with improved domestic retail pricing and opportunities for further export growth – Rabobank says in a newly-r...Read More
Milk production surge continues in USA
On Wednesday afternoon, USDA released the most recent U.S. milk production report. Production continues to increase as the report stated that, “Milk production in the 24 major States during January to...Read More