American Farmers Cashing In On China's New Taste For Cheese

Milk From America (2013): As China's middle class grows, so does its penchant for milk and cheese. Over in the US, some see an opportunity to revive California's beleaguered dairy industry, but it's making environmentalists nervous. For similar stories, see: This English Farmer Has A Surprising Trick For Increasing Milk Production https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU8_A_EIwAs Battle of the Beasts: Swiss Cow Fighting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pbb1rQW8qw Temple Grandin Is Revolutionising The Way We Treat Livestock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQb24bwtQME Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/film/5872/milk-from-america Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures "China has been going through a major economic growth boom over the last 20 years and that has fuelled consumption of dairy products", explains Ross Christieson, a consultant for the California Milk Advisory Board. Although China is trying to build its own nascent dairy industry to meet this demand, it relies heavily on imports. Over in California, where 300 dairies have gone out of business in 5 years, it is a welcome new fad. Yet environmental scientists argue it is wreaking havoc on air and water quality in the US and skyrocketing prices of feed for dairy cows. "We're bearing the burden of all this for a product that is being exported", says Brent Newell, legal director for the Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment. There is also a nervousness that the Chinese demand for dairy is only a passing trend. With hundreds of farms poised to provide its products to their new foreign friends, the critics are adamant: "You can't keep sticking more dairies in the Valley in order to give cheese to China!" The Center For Investigative Reporting – Ref. 5872 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world's most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world's top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you'll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.