About Dairy Foods
About Dairy Foods Today’s dairy case looks much different than it did 50 years ago, making it easy to meet the federal government’s dietary recommendations for three servings of dairy a day. And, portable packaging makes it convenient to grab dairy products on-the-go, or as part of a healthy breakfast, lunch or dinner. Milk For many years, milk has been hailed as nature’s most perfect f...
Farm to Fridge
Farm to Fridge Farmers and milk processors are passionate about delivering only the freshest, safest and most delicious dairy products to refrigerators across the country. This requires a lot of hard work and dedication. From the farm to your fridge, milk is never touched by human hands. It travels through sanitized hoses and pipes and is monitored closely and tested repeatedly along the way. The ...
Ensuring Quality
Ensuring Dairy Quality Strange as it may sound, cows are a lot like people – give them a clean place to live, fresh food and water to eat and drink along with a little TLC, and they will thrive. It’s here that quality milk gets its start. Farmers understand the importance of keeping their cows healthy and comfortable, and their dairy farms clean. They also understand the value of state and fed...
Making The Grade
Making the Grade Environmental practices on all dairy farms are tightly regulated by both federal and state agencies. While requirements vary from state to state, dairy farmers strive to consistently meet these standards. In fact, many farmers go beyond what is asked of them. They see the benefits every day when they step into their barnyards and reflect on the legacy they’ll leave to their chi...
Modern Technology
Modern Technology Farmers have a vested interest in protecting wetlands, eco-diversity and other natural resources. For centuries, they’ve used traditional methods such as crop rotation and mulching to preserve the fertility of the land. Today, dairy farmers have even more options at their disposal to help reduce their environmental footprint. Soil Friendly Thanks to state-of-the-art manure hand...
Being Green
Being Green There is an old adage among farmers, “We live as if we’ll die tomorrow, farm as if we’ll live forever.” Taking good care of the land helps ensure healthy cows…and a healthy business. Most importantly, it sustains quality of life and makes the world a better place for future generations. Fresh Air For Everyone Clean air is important to everyone, including farm families. Farm...
Farm Security
Safe and Secure Safety and security took on new meaning for Americans following the events of Sept. 11, 2001. Suddenly, terms such as bioterrorism and agroterrorism became part of the nation’s vocabulary as people began to wonder about all kinds of threats to our national security. The dairy industry didn’t hesitate to respond in a proactive way, implementing a wide range of measures to secure...
Animal Care
Caring for Our Animals Treating animals with respect and compassion is part of every dairy farmer’s heritage. Farmers recognize that good animal welfare practices lead to the production of high quality, safe and wholesome milk, and they’re constantly seeking ways to improve the comfort of their animals. Simply put, without healthy and contented cows, a dairy farmer wouldn’t even...
