Florida’s Ocheesee Creamery was in federal court this week facing the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which said Ocheesee’s all-natural skim milk must be labeled as “imitation” because the dairy does not add vitamins to the skim milk. The department argues that because skim milk is milk with the cream removed, vitamins are removed as well, and[…]
(Bloomberg) — Americans would like another scoop of ice cream. Surging demand for dairy fats is tightening supply of the cream used to make the frozen treat, as well as butter. That’s boosting costs during the peak summer season. After decades of eating less ice cream, U.S. consumers are no longer shying away from higher-fat[…]
Organic foods are on the rise in the U.S., and revenue for the sector has tripled over the past 10 years to a record $36 billion in 2014. However, that growth has not come without pains. High demand is a constant struggle for organic producers, and shortages of organic feed and produce have sent prices for[…]