Key Takeaways News in Brief Could Giving Milk a Longer Shelf Life Reduce Food Waste? The dairy industry has seen its fair share of disruptors. Now, an Australian food company has made fresh milk that can last for 60 days. Emily Moon
Environment White Americans’ Food Choices Are Contributing Disproportionately to Climate Change A new study finds that more greenhouse gases are emitted producing the typical diet of a white American than that of a Hispanic or African American. Tom Jacobs
Articles Audio Environment Dairy Disneyland: One Farm’s Quest to Save Industrial Agriculture Is Fair Oaks Farms bringing transparency to large-scale agriculture—or something more like propaganda? Emily Moon
News in Brief Why the USDA Wants to Put Whole Milk Back in School Lunches The fight between public-health concerns and the food industry's needs will play out on school lunch menus—again. Emily Moon
Issue #69: December/January 2019 Magazine One Last Thing Previous Issues The Culture Pages Objects That Matter: Milk In 2009, researchers found that cows with names produce more milk, confirming the quaint Wisconsin dairy adage, "Speak to a cow as you would to a lady." Emily Moon
According to Research News in Brief Why Is Milk Being Called a White Supremacist Symbol? Although research debunks white supremacists' claims about lactose intolerance, race has long played a role in American milk-drinking. Emily Moon
Social Justice LGBT Film: Still Suffering From Baby-Step Syndrome After marriage equality, LGBTQ cinema is in flux—and Hollywood has been slow to adapt. Kyle Turner
Environment Proponents of Raw Milk Are No Better Than Anti-Vaccine Advocates The perils of the “farm-food freedom” movement. James McWilliams
Education Banning Chocolate Milk Was a Bad Choice The costs of banning America's favorite kids drink from schools may outweigh the benefits, a new study suggests. Paul Bisceglio
Economics Milk a Genius Makes It’s not just an affinity for chocolate that seems to produce Nobel prizewinners. Kevin Charles Fleming