A farmer says "Raw milk consumption is growing at a rate of 25% per year while conventional milk sales are falling relentlessly."
March 20, 2013
The Weston A. Price Foundation (WAPF) announces that the National Farmers Union (NFU) has adopted new pro-raw milk policies. The new policies were proposed by Mark McAfee, founder and CEO of Organic Pastures Dairy in California, on behalf of the delegates from California, and supported by delegates from Pennsylvania and the Northeastern states. Conference participants called for access to raw milk for all citizens and responsible production standards for raw milk producers. The new policies stipulate single source production for raw milk to assure that consumers know the source of the raw milk they purchase.
Perhaps whole milk makes children feel full so they don't reach for the chips or other snacks.
March 20, 2013
Preschoolers who are given low-fat milk, as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics, are more likely to be overweight or obese than children given 2 percent or whole milk and, over time, gain weight at a similar rate as children drinking 2 percent or whole, new research at the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests.
Most people who work in the dairy industry are familiar with the iconic “got milk?” milk mustache campaign, but fewer know that research is the driving force behind MilkPEP’s approach to program activities ranging from targeting to messaging and creative execution. Often, the research conducted to guide our consumer campaign also provides our processors with important and actionable insights that can help guide product development, inform marketing and drive sales.
The UC-Santa Barbara campus is the first to buy the BIB format.
March 5, 2013
Straus Family Creamery, Marshal, Calif., has introduced a 5-gallon bag-in-box organic milk product that is non-GMO Project Verified for the foodservice market.