Animal-free dairy could be the norm within the next decade, promising affordable, sustainable and cruelty-free milk. But what will the success of alternative milk mean for the thousands of jobs and businesses in the agricultural industry? Lesley Hughes on the future of dairy. 

Guest: Professor of biology at Macquarie University, Lesley Hughes.

Background reading:

The Milk of Human Genius in The Monthly

The Saturday Paper

The Monthly

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Animal-free dairy could be the norm within the next decade, promising affordable, sustainable and cruelty-free milk. But what will the success of alternative milk mean for the thousands of jobs and businesses in the agricultural industry? Lesley Hughes on the future of dairy. Guest: Professor of biology at Macquarie University, Lesley Hughes.Background reading:<a href="https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2020/march/1582981200/lesley-hughes/milk-human-genius">The Milk of Human Genius</a> in The Monthly<a href="https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/">The Saturday Paper</a><a href="https://www.themonthly.com.au/">The Monthly</a>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="https://7ampodcast.com.au/episodes/the-future-of-dairy">7ampodcast.com.au</a>. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

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Animal-free dairy could be the norm within the next decade, promising affordable, sustainable and cruelty-free milk. But what will the success of alternative milk mean for the thousands of jobs and businesses in the agricultural industry? Lesley Hughes...

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