The industry is in the hands of smallholder farmers who struggle to raise capital and practise good farming.
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People who don’t drink milk can choose other foods to get the calcium, protein, vitamins and minerals their bodies need.
UK supermarket chain Morrisons recently announced it will use ‘best before’ instead of ‘use by’ dates on its milks. This change makes sense for the environment, and from a food safety perspective too.
Technological changes on the horizon will likely disrupt the dairy industry as we know it — plans to mitigate the risks this transition poses to farmer livelihoods and animal welfare should start now.
In Canada, milk is available in jugs, cartons, bags and glass bottles. A new analysis reveals which type of container has the smallest environmental footprint — from container production to disposal.
African livestock keepers need help: without proactive interventions, increasing temperatures will reduce meat and milk production.
From orange juice, to tea and coffee, to alcohol — different drinks can have different effects on iron absorption. This is worth thinking about if your iron levels are low.
Cow’s milk naturally raises levels of a growth factor strongly implicated in breast cancer risk.
What is it about chamomile tea, milk and cocoa that could help us sleep better, and what does the evidence say?
Dairy has the biggest environmental footprint, but some plant-based alternatives come with a number of environmental issues, too.
There are so many milk alternatives these days, but it can be difficult to tell how beneficial they might be for our health. So we asked a dietitian to run through the main options.
Women want to start breastfeeding again for a range of reasons, including during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s what’s involved.
This insect’s unique reproductive biology could lead to new ways to control the species in the environment – and prevent the deadly sleeping sickness it spreads to people.
Small-scale dairy farmers are struggling across the US – but in New Jersey they’ve developed a model that keeps their products and their customers local.
It’s not as easy as you might think to divert food intended for schools and restaurants and send it to grocery stores or even food banks.
When the holes – also called ‘eyes’ – don’t appear in a batch, cheesemakers say the cheese is ‘blind.’
If your child has accidentally eaten something you thought they were allergic to, but doesn’t have a response, they may have grown out of their food allergy. Here’s the safest way to check.
Pressure is mounting on Australia’s dairy farmers, from farm gate prices to animal welfare concerns, and technology that could produce milk without cows.
More people are drinking unpasteurised milk but what does the evidence say?
Ancient farmers ensured their children were fed and entertained in a similar way to modern parents.
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Honorary Associate Professor, University of Leicester
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Professor (Food Science & Human Nutrition), Singapore Institute of Technology
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