Oversupply and weakening consumer demand have been causing milk, butter and cheese prices on the wholesale market and at the grocery store to fall slightly. The lower prices on the dairy staples are ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. Whole milk is ready for its comeback in ...

Lawmakers say the return of more types of milk in schools will help upstate dairy farms and may reduce obesity in children U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer checks out a robotic cow ...

Almond milk has healthy fats that can lower cholesterol and reduce heart disease risk. Almond milk is fortified with more calcium than cow's milk, making it good for bones. Almond milk is low in ...

Butter, milk and cheese prices are falling as a surge in global milk production floods the market, prompting warnings of a looming period of weak prices. “Too much milk for the market, combined with ...

While coconut milk is undeniably creamy and delicious, and seems healthier than cow’s milk because it’s plant-based, is it really better for you? Is it a healthier option than other non-dairy ...

Lindsey DeSoto, RD, is a nutrition writer, medical reviewer, and registered dietitian who helps clients improve their diet for health-related reasons. Her writing covers a variety of topics, including ...

Prairie Farms, a farmer-owned dairy company, issued a voluntary recall of fat-free milk products on November 25, 2025—two days before Thanksgiving—over concerns they might contain food-grade cleaning ...

You won’t be drinking it any time soon, but the aquatic mammal’s milk is much more chemically complex than that of other mammals, including humans. By Kate Golembiewski Collecting milk from a nursing ...

More than a decade after USDA regulations banned whole milk from school menus, Congress is considering a comeback. The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act would overturn 2012 rules that limited schools to ...

Raw milk contains harmful bacteria that can lead to illness. Foodborne illness from raw milk can cause digestive problems and flu-like symptoms. Pasteurization kills the harmful bacteria in raw milk, ...