Press Releases

Checkoff Strategy Focuses On Dairy’s Link to Brain Health

August 15, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 14, 2024 Contact: Scott Wallin Scott.Wallin@Dairy.org ROSEMONT, ILL. – The first 1,000 days of a baby’s life – encompassing pregnanc...

University of Minnesota Students Win Checkoff’s New Product Competition

June 18, 2024
Contact: Scott Wallin Scott.Wallin@Dairy.org ROSEMONT, Ill. – A University of Minnesota team took first place in the Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) New Product Competition with a cheese...

National Dairy Board Scholarship Award Winners Announced

October 18, 2022
The dairy checkoff has awarded 12 academic scholarships to students enrolled in programs that emphasize dairy and who have shown potential to become future dairy leaders.

Utah Students Capture 1st In National Dairy Council Product Competition

July 12, 2022
A team of Utah State University students majoring in food science answered the challenge of developing a dairy-based product for “gamers” during National Dairy Council’s New Produ...

Dairy Industry, Hunger Organizations Meet to Address Food Insecurity

June 30, 2022
Dairy industry leaders joined hunger relief organizations from across the Midwest to exchange ideas and discuss business models that will help get more dairy into the hands of people experiencing f...

USDA, Innovation Center Sign MOU to Continue Sustainability Commitment

June 16, 2022
The United States Department of Agriculture and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to continue working toward the dairy industry’s 2050 environment...

Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy Announces 2022 Sustainability Award Winners

June 07, 2022
The U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards program recognized a class of seven exceptional farms, businesses and partnerships for their socially responsible, economically viable and environmentally sound...

Dairy Sustainability Alliance Meeting Addresses Marketplace Opportunities

May 24, 2022
Navigating social, environmental and economic issues facing dairy businesses took center stage at the 2022 Dairy Sustainability Alliance® Spring Meeting.

National Dairy Council's Miller Earns Multiple Professional Accolades

May 19, 2022
National Dairy Council’s Greg Miller, who serves as chief science officer, Global Dairy Platform’s nutrition sector lead, and special counsel to the CEO on global nutrition affairs, has...

O’Brien Shares ‘Bold Moves’ With Checkoff Leaders

March 03, 2022
Dairy Management Inc. CEO Barbara O’Brien provided an overview of four “bold moves” the checkoff has made with farmer and importer directors at their recent meeting in San Antonio...