America’s dairy farmers face a growing list of challenges, including trade wars and low prices. ( Lance Anderson/Metroland / Lance Anderson/Metroland )“Greek yogurt was a very big innovation in the yogurt market,” says Caleb Bryant, senior drink analyst at Mintel. New York dairy farmers who jumped at the chance to expand their herds five years ago are now wondering whether it was the right move. “We employ many tactics to find a home for our members’ milk, such as additional sales, drying, donating the milk or moving the milk to other areas where we can find demand,” said Nichole Wenderlich Owens, a spokesperson for Dairy Farmers of America. Ball said the state is trying to address the declining fortunes of New York dairy farmers.

Source: thestar October 17, 2018 16:30 UTC