One of the largest opportunities in the United States is amplifying the role of healthy eating patterns in achieving health equity and nutrition security. 

We have seen some very dramatic fluctuations in dairy farm input costs in the past four years, and while some costs have come down, not all of them have and most remain elevated compared to pre-pandemic levels.

Global dairy demand in 2023 was weaker than expected, but there were some pockets where demand was better than forecast.

Checkoff-led consumer research indicates that people believe the digestive system and microbiome are important not just for gut health but also for immunity, and mental and metabolic health. 

Cheesemakers are constantly striving to make high quality cheese by avoiding the occurrence of any unwanted attributes or defects.

In May of 2022 I was at a conference in Germany and the question I asked everyone was, “how high do milk prices have to go to get EU milk production growing again?” 

Like a sign above the bar at my favorite watering hole that says “Free Beer Tomorrow,” I feel like economists have been telling us that “Recession Starts Tomorrow” for more than a year now.

Packaging is essential to maintaining and protecting the quality of the cheese product as well as attracting the eye of consumers. The Center for Dairy Research is investigating methods to produce bioplastics from dairy waste and looking into producing pure lactic acid, a renewable and biodegradable bioplastic, from the biofermentation of cheese whey.

The Economist magazine says the biggest economic story of 2023 is happening now. 

The topic is especially important for Grade A milk plants under the Federal Milk Market Order.