Checkoff News

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Dairy Sustainability Alliance Meeting Highlights Innovations Driving Industry Progress

MINNEAPOLIS – The 2024 Fall Meeting of the Dairy Sustainability Alliance® emphasized the industry's collective efforts to meet...

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Checkoff Supports General Mills With Yogurt-Based Snack Launch

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The dairy checkoff partnered with General Mills to create YoBark, a yogurt-based snack designed to give families a tasty...

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Supporting Sustainable Dairy: New Checkoff Conservation Resource Goes Live

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The dairy checkoff has launched the Dairy Conservation Navigator, an online resource hub designed to provide farm advisors,...

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Dairy Checkoff Annual Report Offers 2023 Highlights, Financials

ROSEMONT, Ill. - Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), the planning and management organization that oversees the national dairy checkoff program on behalf...

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Sharing Thoughts From 2024 Annual Meeting

I recently returned from Phoenix, site of the 2024 joint annual meeting of the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA), National Dairy Promotion...

DMI Chair

Marilyn Hershey

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Dairy Promotion Directors Elect Board Officers

PHOENIX – Leaders of Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) and the United Dairy Industry...

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Dairy Checkoff Leaders Honored With Lyng Award

PHOENIX – The National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) honored Glen Easter and Larry Hancock as the 2024 co-recipients of the...

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O’Brien Outlines ‘Now, Next, Future’ Checkoff Strategies at Annual Meeting

PHOENIX – Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) President and CEO Barbara O’Brien outlined “now, next, and future” checkoff...

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How Many Households Are Buying Dairy?

We know the dedication it takes to run a dairy farm. Long hours, early mornings, and a deep connection to your animals and land – it's a...

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National Dairy Board Scholarship Award Winners Announced

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The dairy checkoff has awarded 12 academic scholarships to students enrolled in programs that emphasize dairy and who have...

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