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There’s some exciting news for cheese lovers! The new guidelines highlight how dairy can play a big role in our diets.

With a hefty $11 billion investment pouring into dairy processing, the U.S. is changing the game.

The National Dairy Council announced the Smart Swaps Initiative to help with the challenges that school nutrition professionals face as they work to meet evolving USDA school meal standards.

The dairy checkoff has introduced “Smart Swaps,” a dairy-focused initiative designed to help schools meet evolving nutrition standards and student expectations.

Earlier this week senators Amy Klobuchar from Minnesota, and Kansas' Roger Marshall introduced the Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act.  It’s a bipartisan bill designed to increase access to dairy products for SNAP participants and support dairy farmers across rural America.  The Act would allo...

The dairy checkoff stresses they continue to find ways to grow sales and build trust in dairy.  Dairy Management Inc. President and CEO Barbara O’Brien recently shared some highlights of this work from 2024 and what the team is looking forward to in the future.  One of t...

The dairy checkoff and General Mills recently unveiled a yogurt-based snack designed to give families a tasty option and expand yogurt’s presence in the snacking category.  YoBark is refrigerated and combines the creaminess of yogurt with the crunchy texture of Nature Valley Granola, offering a multi-sensory flavor experience.  It’s already ...

The results of a checkoff-initiated smoothie program pilot showed increased consumption of milk and yogurt and will be offered to more schools this fall.

On Thursday, Senators Jim Risch and Tammy Baldwin slammed the Food and Drug Administration for their “ill-advised guidance” on the unfair use of dairy terms to mislabel plant-based products.  The FDA’s draft guidance, "Labeling of Plant-based Milk Alternatives and Voluntary Nutrient Statement," allows plant-based products to continue to use dairy terms despite not containing dairy, nor h

The ERS released new data last week showing schools are the richest source of dairy in children’s diets. The data comes from 2017-2018, for children between two and 19 years old. These foods provided an average of 1.99 cups of dairy products per 1,000 calories consumed each day. F ...