The giant food company is helping China accelerate the development of its milk industry,

Sales of Greek yogurt are booming in the United States, benefiting from a perception that the food is healthier than regular yogurt and other snacks.

But in a delicious ironic way, the demand for whey, the waste product of cheese manufacturing, is now growing by leaps and bounds.

Siemers Holsteins is a 2,700-cow family corporation located in Newton/Cleveland, Wis., a rural area between Green Bay and Milwaukee.

My wife, Pam, and I started Prairie View Dairy with a partner in 1978. Bailey County, Texas, had only two dairies at that time, so we were pioneers in our area, starting with 350 Holsteins on 80 acres.

I am a manager/stockholder for Larson Dairy Inc. Okeechobee is the southernmost point at which milk is produced in Florida. My grandfather started our dairy business in 1947.