Americans souring on milk — famous dairy brands, products could disappear
The recent Chapter 11 bankruptcies of two major milk producers, Dean Foods and Borden Dairy, have shown how a sharp decline in milk sales poses an existential threat to leading dairy brands like Land O’ Lakes and TruMoo.
US dairy farmers look for any tech edge in fight to survive
Technology has played an important role in agriculture for years
Regulators Probe Potential Dean Foods Merger
Federal officials ask farmers, retailers to discuss market impact of tie-up with Dairy Farmers of America.
Antitrust Regulators Investigate Proposed Dairy Megamerger
Regulators are looking into a possible merger between Dean Foods and Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) and its potential antitrust implications for the industry, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
Condensed Milk: Dairy Farmers feel the Squeeze
There were almost 650,000 individual dairy farms in the U.S. in 1970. At the end of 2017, there were about 40,000, according to the USDA. That number dropped again in 2018. Over the last 40 years, milk consumption per capita has been nearly cut in half.
Would you pay a 50-cent premium for milk from New Hampshire cows?
Encouraged by consumers’ reported willingness to pay more, struggling dairy farmers are renewing pleas to major retailers to sell New Hampshire milk so they can cash in on a new state program.
Milk 2.0: How the dairy industry plans to save milk
It’s been a rough few months for the American milk industry.
Here’s why milk giant Dean Foods just went bankrupt (blame millennials and Walmart)
Got milk? You probably don’t. Or you do, and it’s just a splash in your coffee. Or you do, but it’s not from a cow.
Deals With Kroger, Walmart And Costco Fuel U.S. Growth Of A2 Milk Company
The competitive world of alternative milks has a new insurgent: The A2 Milk Company. The publicly traded Australian firm sells milk from cows that naturally produce the A2 kind of beta-casein protein only.
