Rising milk prices affect foods from pizza to nachos
Eve Troeh Oct 10, 2012
Many dairy farmers culled their herds because of high feed prices caused by the drought, reducing the supply of milk. Price increases will flow through many food products beyond a carton of milk.
Milk consumption at lowest in decades
Amy Scott Sep 7, 2012
Americans are drinking less milk as sports drinks, water and other beverages pour it on.
Spilled and spoiled: Exploring two worlds of food waste
Jori Lewis Aug 27, 2012
An alarming amount of the food we produce is never eaten. It’s a huge waste of land, water, labor, fuel and other resources. How to limit the losses? That depends on where we live.
Spilled and spoiled: In the U.S., consumers are the food wasters
Adriene Hill Aug 27, 2012
Where food is cheap and plentiful, consumers are the biggest wasters -- whether at home, in restaurants or at school. But how much of this waste is preventable?
Low milk prices push small dairy farms out of business
Melody Bodette Jun 13, 2012
As the costs of running a farm rise, farmers are getting paid less for their milk. That's forcing some farmers to get bigger or auction off their cows.
Milk: Cheaper by the gallon
Sally Herships Mar 13, 2012
Dairy products prices are falling in the U.S. worldwide. What’s behind the fall in milk prices? Bigger herds and warmer winter weather.
Milk producers: Soy milk not 'real' milk
Melissa Kaplan Apr 29, 2010
The National Milk Producers Federation is very protective about the use of the word "milk." USA Today reports they've written the FDA for the sec...
Wine expert: boxed wine better for the environment
Dalasie Michaelis Aug 18, 2008
From an op-ed piece by Tyler Cowen in The New York Times....
