Earlier today we were alerted to the existence of a new dairy-centric ad campaign from the same folks who brought you "Got Milk?", only this time, they're tackling the touchy topic of women. Specifically, women and their periods. Thirsty yet? more ›

The dairy nightmare is finally over, as cheese vendors at the city's Greenmarkets are finally being allowed to cut their cheese to order at the markets, which they had been temporarily barred from doing. more ›

Imagine: fresh, delicious mother's milk, straight from the udder! That's the plan from a team of Argentinian scientists, who have created the world's first transgenic cow—that's a cloned cow pumped full of human genes, folks—that will allow the animal to produce what is essentially human milk. more ›

Swearing that a drink of raw milk beats a trip to the doctor, a Brooklyn woman has gotten in with an underground network that traffics the unhomogenized, unpasteurized product. According to the Brooklyn Paper, Hannah Springer and her fellow milk smugglers meet at secret "drop-off" points around the city, to collect bottles driven down from farms in Pennsylvania. Like many converts, Springer had her first taste after reading The Omnivore's Dilemma, and now she's addicted. “I no longer have to take thyroid meds, which every doctor said I would be on for the rest of my life,” said the mom, who feeds two glasses of the stuff to her 18-month old son daily. But if its curative properties are what she says, why does the FDA call it "inherently dangerous"? more ›

Last night ABC News and Nightline delved into the dark world of "tail docking"—which is the practice of cutting off dairy cows' tails. The disturbing and unnecessary procedure is happening in our own backyard, and the program featured undercover footage of New York State’s largest dairy farm and a major supplier of milk to NYC. more ›

With Earth Day coming up tomorrow, it's a good time to think about greening up your life. Enter: Manhattan Milk; the company delivers farm fresh, organic milk straight to your doorstep...so you don't have to walk 10 feet to the corner bodega. more ›