While dairy products are repeatedly recommended by the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) as a core component of a healthy eating pattern, the DGA also highlights that 90% of Americans do not consume enough milk and other nutritious dairy products. New legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate seeks to address this significant gap by increasing access to nutritious dairy …
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Building Trust with Youth Through Dairy-Focused Science Education
The dairy checkoff is bringing a new approach to building trust with young Americans by helping high school curriculum writers across the country incorporate accurate science behind dairy farming. The “On The Farm STEM” (science, technology, engineering and math) experience is co-funded by National Dairy Council and Midwest Dairy, and it is bringing leading science educators and curriculum directors to …
Bipartisan Group Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Common Name Protection in Upcoming Farm Bill
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) and allied organizations commend today’s introduction of the Safeguarding American Value-Added Exports (SAVE) Act to promote the protection of common names in the 2023 Farm Bill. Led in the Senate by Sen. John Thune (R-SD), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Tina …
Madera Irrigation District Leads the Charge on Groundwater Recharge
While farmers are accustomed to paying for the water they use, growers in Madera Irrigation District have recently been gett…
Real California Dairy To Be Showcased At 2023 National Restaurant Association Show
The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) will spotlight a variety of innovative and sustainably sourced dairy products at t…
Gene-Editing Tech Produces First Calf Resistant to Major Viral Disease
Scientists have collaborated to produce the first gene-edited calf with resistance to bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), a …
100,000 Dairy Cows Relocated Due to Central Valley Flooding
March Madness was taken to a whole new level this year when torrential rainfall and snowmelt caused unprecedented flooding i…
Caring People and Happy Cows – Where Quality Milk Begins
Nearly 100 milk quality professionals from 16 U.S. states – from New York to California – and three more countries attended …
Animal Ag Alliance Summit Speakers Discuss Strategic Attack on Animal Agriculture
A recording pass to the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2023 Stakeholders Summit is available through May 19 to those who were…
Dairy Industry Innovation Assessment Tool Identifies Most Promising Solutions
The dairy industry in both California and the Netherlands faces four major challenges: manure management, enteric methane, l…
Dairy Co-ops Lead in Developing Milk-Pricing Consensus
It would seem daunting that the highly diverse dairy community, which ranges from small, 20 cow farms to 20,000+ animal oper…
Dairy Council of CA Awards $5,000 Grant to Centennial Farm
Dairy Council of California, a leader in nutrition education and advocacy, has awarded a $5,000 community grant to Centennia…
Healthy RC Receives Grant From Dairy Council of CA
Dairy Council of California, a leader in nutrition education and advocacy, has awarded a $5,000 community grant to the City …
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