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Rio-Lopez foods issued a recall of 60 products under different brand names after the CDC linked products to listeria outbreak. 

Listeria outbreak linked to recalled dairy products 

Kraft announced they will be selling their first ever plant-based, dairy-free Mac & Cheese. The product, called "KRAFT NotMac&Cheese," will be available in two flavors: Original and White Cheddar.

Kraft releasing plant-based, dairy free Mac&Cheese

Kraft dairy-free Mac&Cheese

Heat like we saw on Monday is strenuous on humans and animals alike.

<p>ISSUES WITH IMMUNE SYSTEMS, LIVERS AND FERTILITY CAN'T EVEN TRUST COUNTY MORE. ALL RIGHT. THE SUMMER HEAT. IT'S NOT LETTING UP. TODAY'S HIGH IS 96 DEGREES. BUT THE THING IS IT FEELS MORE LIKE 106. &gt;&gt; AND THAT KIND OF FEET. IT'S DANGEROUS FOR PEOPLE AND ANIMALS, NOT JUST YOUR PETS. WRAL'S. ERIC MILLER JOINS US LIVE NOW AIRED. YOU FOUND OUT THAT SUPER HOT TEMPERATURES ARE A BIG PROBLEM FOR DAIRY COWS &gt;&gt; RIGHT. ABSOLUTELY. CAN BE CHRIS. YOU KNOW, THEY NEED THOSE PROPER CONDITIONS THAT PROPER SHAPE FOR US. THE QUESTION IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE. YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE HOWLING CAL CREAMERY, YOU CAN POP INSIDE AND GET AN ICE CREAM. YOU CAN GO INTO THE AIR CONDITIONING. YOU CAN COOL OFF BUT FOR THE COWS AND MAKE THE CREAM POSSIBLE. THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED. IT MIGHT NOT LOOK LIKE IT. THE BLENDED FAMILY FARMS, KATE BISHOP SAYS IN A WAY, YOU'RE LOOKING AT AN ATHLETE, THEIR DIETARY NUTRITION'S OR IS RIGHT UP THERE WITH BEING A SUPER ATHLETE. &gt;&gt; YOU'RE ASKING A LOT OUT OF THEIR BODIES TO BE ABLE TO PRODUCE HIGH QUALITY MILK AND SOME OF THESE GIRLS THAT I HAVE. &gt;&gt; PRODUCE 6, 7, GALLONS A DAY AND JUST LIKE AN ATHLETE, THESE TRIPLE-DIGIT TEMPS CAN TAKE A SERIOUS TOLL. THESE COWS CAN BE OVER. HE'S LOSE CALVES AND THEIR MILK CAN EVEN DRY UP. IF THEY GET OVERHEATED, THEY'RE BURNING UP ALL THOSE CALORIES THAT THEY NEED TO MAINTAIN BODY CONDITION AND ALSO PRODUCE MILK. ACCORDING TO NUMBERS FROM NC STATE, THERE ARE ABOUT 45,000 DAIRY COW SCATTERED AROUND NORTH CAROLINA. MOST ON SMALL FARMS. JUST LIKE THIS. &gt;&gt; THOSE COUNTS GENERATING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR THE STATE'S ECONOMY AND EVERY YEAR. BUT HIGH TEMPERATURES CAN THREATEN THOSE PROFITS, MAKING PROPER CARE. WHEN THE MERCURY RISES, A MAJOR PRIORITY. YOU WANT TO SEE THOSE GOOD BOWL GIS YOU WANT TO SEE SHE'S NOT PAYING. TEENS SHOULD NOT OVERHEATED. &gt;&gt; THE SKIN TEST YOU PULL. IT GOES RIGHT BACK. &gt;&gt; OKAY, BISHOP, SHE'S BEEN OPERATING OUT THERE IN JOHNSON COUNTY FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS. ONE OF THE BIGGEST LESSON SHE'S HAD TO LEARN PROVIDING PROPER SHADE IS CRITICAL. AND OF COURSE, FOR THE FARMERS OUT THERE WHO NEED ADVICE, RESEARCH, GUIDANCE, NC STATE. THEY HAVE GOT THEIR FACILITY RIGHT HERE. LOTS OF EXPERTS ABLE TO TELL YOU WHAT TO DO. TRY TO KEEP YOUR COWS, CATTLE AND LIVESTOCK SAY WHEN THE MERCURY GETS THIS. I'M CHRIS, VERY FASCINATING PERSPECTIVE. YOU MAY NOT THINK ABOUT THAT ANGLE IF YOU DON'T OWN A COW,</p>

Temps take their toll on dairy cows and their ability to produce milk

The markets for milk have been shaken by the coronavirus outbreak, forcing dairies in North Carolina and elsewhere to dump milk they can't sell.

With restaurants and schools closed during pandemic, NC dairies forced to dump milk

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PAY AND PLANS TO ADD THE PROPOSAL TO THE NEXT BILL. >>> DESPITE ALL OF THE POPULATION GROWTH IN NORTH CAROLINA, FARMING IS STILL BIG BUSINESS, BUT WITH RESTAURANTS AND SCHOOLS CLOSED, FARMERS HAVE SEEN MARKETS DRY UP AND PRICES PLUMMET. DAIRY FARMERS HIT PARTICULARLY HARD DURING THIS PANDEMIC WITH MANY FARMS HAVING TO DUMP MILK. WRAL'S BRYAN MIMS SHOWS WHAT IS ON THE HORIZON FOR A FARM IN ORANGE COUNTY. >> Reporter: NORTH CAROLINA ISN'T A BIG DAIRY STATE. IT RANKS AROUND 28th IN MILK PRODUCTION. WITH CORONAVIRUS, MAPLE VIEW FARM IS TAKING A GLASS HALF FULL VIEW. THE GRASS IS GREEN, THE COWS ARE FED, THE MILK FLOWS. >> WELL, WE HAVE BEEN SELLING QUITE A BIT OF MILK. >> Reporter: TO GROCERY STORES AND HOME DELIVERIES, THAT IS THE GLASS HALF FULL. ROGER NUTTER, MANAGER OF THE MAPLE COMPANY SAYS SO MANY OF THE CUSTOMERS ARE RUNNING EMPTY. >> WE SELL A LOT OF CREAM TO RESTAURANTS AND COFFEE SHOPS, SO ALL OF OUR CREAM SALES HAVE DROPPED OFF TO ABOUT NOTHING. >> Reporter: THE FAMILY FARM PRODUCES 8 TO 9,000 GALLONS OF MILK EVERY WEEK WITH THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS AT A TRICKLE, HE HAS HAD TO DUMP SOME MILK INTO THE LAGOONS. >> THERE IS NO MARKET FOR IT. >> Reporter: COUPLE THAT WITH THE SPRING TIME ABUNDANCE. >> THERE TENDS TO BE MORE MILK AVAILABLE IN THE MARKET ANYWAY. >> Reporter: DR. STAFF NEE WARD IS A DAIRY SPECIALIST AT NC STATE. HALF OF THE MILK PRODUCED IN NORTH CAROLINA FLOWS INTO THE FOOD SERVICE CHAIN, WHICH INCLUDES NOT ONLY RESTAURANTS, BUT SCHOOLS. IN RECENT WEEKS SHE SAYS MILK PRICES HAVE SPILLED TO HISTORIC LOWS. >> WE WERE PREDICTING THIS TO BE A BOUNCE BACK YEAR FOR DAIRY FARMERS AND THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE THE CASE NOW. IT MAY BE ONE OF THE WORST YEARS THEY HAVE HAD YET. >> Reporter: THE AMERICAN FARM BUREAU SAY PRICE FORECAST FOR MOST FARM PRODUCTS ARE BLEAK. >> IT IS MORE OBVIOUS HOW INTERCONNECTED OUR SYSTEMS ARE AND HOW NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS TRULY DO FEED THE WORLD. >> Reporter: MAPLE VIEW FARM IS PROBABLY MOST CHERISHED FOR THE ICE CREAM, BUT THE WHOLESALE MARKETS HAVE MELTED AWAY. >> BASICALLY ANY ICE CREAM BEING SOLD IS BEING SOLD OUT OF THE ICE CREAM STORE. >> Reporter: THE PEOPLE DO COME DAILY TO THE FARM'S SWEET SPOT FOR DRIVE UP SERVICE ONLY. IT IS A ROUGH PATCH, BUT MAPLE VIEW, FOUNDED NEARLY A CENTURY AGO, IS GOOD AT TAKING THE LONG VIEW. BRYAN MIMS, WRAL NEWS, ORANGE COUNTY. >>> ONE OTHER PROBLEM AT MAPLE VIEW, MILK BOTTLES. NUTTER SAYS HE USED A WHOLE TRUCK LOAD OF BOTTLES IN ONE WEEK THAT USUALLY TAKES FOUR MONTHS. HE IS PLEADING FOR CUSTOMERS TO RECYCLE THE MILK BOTTLES SO HE

Virus concerns drying up markets for milk

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PETA purchases Starbucks stock to make non-dairy options free

Showing cows is hard work. Sustaining a dairy farm in Chatham County, N.C., is even harder. Many youths still gather and compete in the Junior Dairy Show at the annual Silk Hope Old Fashioned Farmers Day event. (Video from UNC Media Hub)

Showing cows: A story of dairy's decline

Once thought to be essential to our diet, a glass of milk is often met with fear of indigestion or even disease.