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Poll: Parents want whole and 2% milks back in school meals

February 7, 2024

A new Morning Consult poll of parents with children in public shows near unanimous support for the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023,

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act is huge for the dairy industry

The U.S. House of Representatives approved the measure, with the Senate next.

Brian Berk

February 5, 2024

It is not every month we get to discuss momentous, legislative events for the dairy industry. Yet, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act has the potential to help more schoolchildren enjoy nutritious, delicious milk in two additional varieties.

New hot chocolate concept launches in 50-plus schools

Chartwells teamed with the National Dairy Council.

January 30, 2024

Chartwells K12's new Hot Chocolate Milk concept features hot chocolate milk served during breakfast and lunch, so kids can enjoy their mug of cocoa with an array of toppings as they create their custom specialty beverage in the school cafeteria.

The Dairy Alliance teams with Kentucky basketball star

Reed Sheppard joined the University of Kentucky in 2023.

January 29, 2024

The nonprofit organization has joined forces with Sheppard, the accomplished shooting guard of the University of Kentucky men's basketball team, to showcase Milk’s Got Game!

Milk launches only women's marathon

Milk designed the Every Woman’s Marathon to be inclusive, beginner-friendly, and attuned to the unique needs of women at every stage of their marathon journey.

January 25, 2024

The event will take place Nov. 16 in Savannah, Ga.

Organic Valley makes first payments to Carbon Insetting Program farmers

Organic Valley's carbon insetting program is category first in offering end-to-end support and a market price for per ton of third-party verified carbon reduction or removal by a participating farm, it states.

January 25, 2024

The cooperative is taking the next step to improve the carbon footprint of its milk.

Pineland Farms Dairy expands product portfolio from cheese into milk, ice cream mixes and dairy blends

Dairy operations equal between fluid milk and cheese

Barbara Harfmann

January 15, 2024

The healthy hydrating refreshment of cool, nutritious, and delicious milk will never go out of style. Founded in 2004, Pineland Farms uses 100% fresh Maine milk from nearby farms — around 20 within a 50-mile radius of Bangor — to handcraft 3,200 to 6,400 pounds of specialty cheeses a day.

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Organic Valley introduces DHA Omega 3-enhanced milk

This new milk is meant to be enjoyed by milk lovers of all ages and comes from pasture-raised cows on Organic Valley's small family farms.

January 12, 2024

Organic Valley Family First milk also has the standard 12 essential nutrients in Organic Valley milks.

Pennsylvania charitable milk program gets big boost

People throughout Pennsylvania are not immune to food insecurity, with rural areas having some of the highest rates of food-insecure households. In fact, more than 1.2 million Pennsylvanians including 325,000 children experience food insecurity each year.

January 5, 2024

Joining Feeding Pennsylvania to announce the kickoff were program supporters: Two-time Super Bowl Champion and Former NFL quarterback (Pittsburgh Steelers) Charlie Batch; Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture, Russell Redding and more.