A collaboration among several dairy families and nutritionists in California's Central Valley led to the construction of a milk processing facility that exceeds expectations.
Milk producers are applauding bipartisan legislation they say would help reverse the decline of milk consumed in schools. Rep. G. T. Thompson (R-PA) and Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT) are co-sponsoring the School Milk Nutrition Act of 2015, aimed at preserving milk’s place on the school lunch menu.
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy recently vetoed a state education bill that would have prohibited children from having nonfat chocolate milk with their school lunches.