dairy
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The FDA is confused about the definition of ‘milk,’ so we talked to a dictionary expert
"Almond milk" dates back to the 1400s, says lexicographer Kory Stamper.
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The planet wants you to stop eating so much meat and dairy
The largest-ever analysis of farming’s environmental impact confirms what we already knew.
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Cows pass gas “so they don’t explode,” dairy industry reminds us
California wants to curb methane emissions, but flatulent cows might not cooperate.
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Americans spend twice as much of our budgets on processed food as we did 30 years ago
As a proportion of our income, Americans spend a lot less money on groceries than we used to. But we’re buying crappier food — a greater proportion of our grocery spending goes to processed foods and sweets. NPR whipped up a handy chart to show how much this has changed in the past 30 years: […]
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Wasted milk produces as much CO2 as 20,000 cars
The time to start crying over spilled milk is NOW. According to researchers from the University of Edinburgh, wasted milk in the U.K. creates the equivalent of 110,000 tons of CO2 every year. That’s equivalent to the emissions from 20,000 cars.
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Antibiotics in your meat? The ethanol industry might be partly to blame
Many farmers feed livestock spent grain from the ethanol process in order to lower feed costs. New research confirms what some have long suspected: Those byproducts contain antibiotics from the ethanol distilling process.
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Not your grandma’s yogurt
Although it's often seen as a healthy grocery store option, most yogurt is the product of an increasingly industrialized process.
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Big Dairy’s latest smear tactic
With soy, almond, and other plant-based milks growing in popularity, the dairy industry is flexing its ad dollars and reminding America that "real milk comes from cows."
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1,000-pound butter sculpture will power farm for three days
Like deep-fried cake on a stick (or regional variants), butter sculpture is a staple of state fair tradition that will never go away even if it’s unnecessary and kinda gross. But at least the Pennsylvania state fair is using its behemoth butter statuary as a source of alternative energy.