DFA and its regional dairy brands take action to ensure families in need have milk
The cooperative’s regional dairy brands will donate more than 2 million shelf-stable ‘The Giving Cow’ milk products to local food pantries across the country.
Starting this December, 17 regional dairy brands owned by Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) will help fill a real need at food pantries across the country with the donation of more than 2 million shelf-stable “The Giving Cow” milk products.
Milk is one of the most requested yet least donated items at food banks, Kansas City, Kan.-based DFA said. This is largely because the regional food pantries and shelters, which are served by food banks, often lack the necessary refrigeration to store fresh milk. In fact, according to Feeding America, people who get assistance from food pantries typically receive the equivalent of less than 1 gallon of milk per person a year.