Powder to the people: Slaking China’s thirst for milk

A new factory in Fallon, Nev., will turn milk from nearby dairy farms into powder to be shipped to China, where parents depend heavily on powdered milk to feed young children. Above, the evaporator room. (James Glover II / For The Times)

March 14, 2014 9:42 PM PT

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An hour away from Reno, the United States’ first milk powder factory aimed solely at the Chinese market is about to open.

A painter works in the evaporator room of the factory, which is to start making powdered milk in April. (James Glover II / For The Times)

The factory has been built by the Dairy Farmers of America. (James Glover II / For The Times)

Cows stand in a field at a dairy farm in Fallon, Nev. (James Glover II / For The Times)

Cows eat at a dairy farm in Fallon, Nev. Output of the milk powder factory in town is to be sold to Yili Group, one of China’s three biggest dairy companies. (James Glover II / For The Times)

Tony Apolinar milks a cow at Liberty Jersey Farm in Fallon, Nev. (James Glover II / For The Times)

Lindsay, 20, left, and Emily Cristoph, 22, prepare to feed an electrolyte drink to a calf they’re nursing back to health at Liberty Jersey Farm. (James Glover II / For The Times)