U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act in 2025. The bill would allow for whole (3.25%) and reduced-fat (2%) milk to once again be served in school cafeterias.
The measure was approved by a vote of 24 to 10.
According …
U.S. dairy exports for 2024 totaled 2.23 million metric tons milk solids equivalent (MSE), down 0.4% from 2023, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Wednesday. Geographical and product-by-product performance was mixed against a backdrop of heightened competition and tight U.S. milk powder supplies, according to the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC).
U.S. dairy export …
During the International Dairy Foods Association’s (IDFA) annual Dairy Forum, held this week in San Antonio, Texas, IDFA and Ever.Ag announced the release of the first ever State of AI in the Dairy Industry report, featuring insights from conversations between dairy leaders and global technologists from the 2024 DairyTech conference, held in October …
During this year’s Global Ingredients Summit, held in Tampa, Florida, Feb. 10-12 and hosted by the American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI), panelists from ADPI, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Arizona State University touted “The Goodness of Dairy” and its role in health and wellness during a session Wednesday moderated by Kimberlee J. (KJ) Burrington, …
California forced the issue, now the FDA appears likely to reconsider additives that for decades have been considered safe, or at least acceptable.
For years, there have been calls for the FDA to ban questionable ingredients and additives in foods and beverages. Last year, in the face of inaction by …
Dairy is outperforming the rest of the retail store, Circana’s Darren Seifer stated during “What’s New in Ingredient Innovation,” a panel discussion that took place Jan. 28 at IDFA Dairy Forum in San Antonio.
Seifer, Industry Advisor, Consumer Goods and Food Service Insights for the research firm, pointed …
A Milwaukee-based cheese store was in the national spotlight on Sunday, February 9 during one of the many big game ads.
Wisconsin Cheese Mart was featured by Google as part of an ad campaign promoting their Gemini AI tool. The campaign highlights one small business from each of the 50 states to show off how …
The U.S. dairy industry is poised to establish a new “golden age” of U.S. dairy trade, with exports reaching $8.2 billion in 2024—the second-highest total export value ever and a $223 million year-over-year increase, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Mexico and Canada—U.S. dairy’s top two global trading partners representing …
That’s Enough to Fill a 14-Pound Cheese Basket for Every Philly and KC Resident!
Cheese lovers across the United States are preparing to indulge in an astounding 29 million pounds of cheese during football’s biggest night, including some of the finest Wisconsin Cheese. To put that into perspective, that’s enough cheese for every Philadelphia and Kansas City resident—1.5 million people in …
Cottage cheese, long confined to lonely corners of the salad bar or hidden between layers of lasagna noodles, over recent years has emerged a social media star thanks to its viral success on social media platforms. And while TikTok’s future remains uncertain, experts aren’t questioning the future of this cultured staple that has starred …