Dairy Farming

A cow’s health is of utmost importance to dairy farmers. Dairy farmers know that healthy, comfortable, and well-treated animals produce high-quality, wholesome dairy foods for people around the world.

Dairy farmers across the United States follow industry accepted best management practices to ensure that their dairy cows are healthy and well cared for, that the environment on and around their farms is protected, and that the milk they produce is safe and of high quality. While many factors affect the milk cows produce, here are the most critical steps for producing high-quality, wholesome and safe milk, starting at the source—the cow—and ending at the consumer’s table.

Most dairy farmers live and work on their farms. It’s important to them to protect the land, water and air for their animals, families, and surrounding community, as well as for future generations. In addition, environmental practices on all dairy farms are tightly regulated by both federal and state agencies.

Farm to Food to You Tear pads offers fun and games through colorful imagery showing cow care and giving dairy nutrition messages. Recommend for children grades 3-6.

A fun coloring page to help you learn about dairy farmers, dairy foods, and dairy farming.

The “From Farm to Food to You” poster is perfect to help you relate the store of the dairy process to tour groups or classrooms. The (12x11) poster is an easy teaching tool for all ages learning about dairy farming.

One of the great challenges of the next generation will be providing nutritious, affordable food to a global population expected to grow to nine billion by 2050.

Dairy farmers have a shared responsibility in the health of future generations. They recognize there are serious challenges to feeding a growing world and are committed to being part of the solution.

The 2012 drought has had a major impact on American agriculture, and dairy farmers, like Orville Miller in Hutchinson, Kansas, are some of the hardest hit. But faith, determination and never compromising on animal care are what keep farmers like Orville producing wholesome, quality milk even during difficult times. It is this spirit that ensures our country, and our world, has a safe and abundant supply of dairy foods. Learn more at

dairygood.org

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Take a virtual tour of Landwehr Dairy so you can to get a first-hand glimpse of how wholesome, nutritious milk is produced for you.