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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.
Diet - specifically veganism - and its impact on identity is becoming the focus of increasingly heated online discussions around climate change.
Green eggs and bacon anyone? The substitutes you need to make to change your traditional full English into a breakfast which is healthier for the planet – and for you.
A recent controversy over the consistency of butter reflects the need for evidence rather than anecdotal data.
Anti-nutrients naturally occur in food and can block the amount of other nutrients available for your body to use. But their effects aren’t all bad, which is why they’re undergoing an image makeover.
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.
A long-awaited NZ$700 million package to clean up New Zealand’s rivers and lakes has disappointed some of the government’s expert advisers – especially a delay on setting clear pollution limits.
President Trump and Democrats recently agreed on a deal to pass the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. A trade scholar explains what’s new.
Your taste for cheese and yoghurt may never have been satisfied were it not for illicit microbial sex.
Russian experiments with VR for cows are unlikely to achieve much, going by past research on how animals interact with computers
A recent study reported a high consumption of dairy products was associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer. But breaking down the results shows there’s no reason for men to give up dairy.
When several milk brands were recalled last week due to the presence of E. coli, people were concerned. But the recall is a sign that dairy surveillance systems are working as they should be.
Pastoralism is a central part of many Africans’ identity. But how and when did this way of life get started on the continent? Ancient DNA can reveal how herding populations spread.
Dairy farmers’ incomes are dependent on so much more than the retail price of fresh milk.
Five experts were divided on whether or not we should choose the “light"dairy option.
Recent research suggests that biomarkers for dairy fat are inversely associated with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Canada, the US and Mexico have signed a deal to rip up the 25-year-old NAFTA and replace it with something new. But what’s actually changed?
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Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics, Colorado State University
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Lecturer in Sustainability and Environment, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Director, Food and Agriculture Institute, University of The Fraser Valley
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Specialist, CGIAR
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Clinical Trials Director, Department of Endocrinology, RPA Hospital, University of Sydney
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Professor, Food Economics, University of Guelph
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Senior Lecturer, School of Management, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Programme Leader, MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge
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Senior Visiting Fellow, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW
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Sir Graeme Harrison Professorial Chair in Global Value Chains and Trade, Lincoln University, New Zealand
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Professor of Dairy Production Systems, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Honorary Associate Professor, University of Leicester
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Senior Researcher on Environment and Health, University of Oxford
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Food Microbiologist, CSIRO