I sometimes hear farmers ask why the checkoff is involved in efforts focused on animal care and sustainability. To me, the answer is simple: the checkoff, nationally and locally, has the unique ability to convene stakeholders and to be a unifying leader to most effectively promote the good work of farmers and the dairy community. 

More than 5,000 professionals who are on the front lines of nourishing our nation’s children gather every July for the School Nutrition Association’s annual conference

I like to say when I joined National Dairy Council (NDC) 27 years ago, I came for the product, but I stayed for the people. 

You know how farm life goes. The work never seems to cease, and the thought of finding a spare moment for much of anything else can seem like a distant hope.