Midwest Dairy Association

Midwest Dairy’s blog features our program experts in Nutrition, Retail and Schools plus dairy farmers and an industry expert. The blog is a forum to share and dialogue about the many reasons why dairy makes sense for you and your family.

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Fresh Foods + Fresh Air = Fresh You

From Asher Allen
May 15, 2013 02:20 PM

Hi Friends, Take a deep breath! If you’re like me, you have been breathing in the same indoor air for some time now. For the last 5 months I have been wondering if there is any area in the Midwest that doesn’t have snow. Is there any place I can leave my water bottle and not get an instant slushy? I’ve had dreams of taking long jogs outside...

Dairy Mom Celebrates the Season of Mother’s Day

From Susan Anglin
May 08, 2013 01:15 PM

Mother’s Day Season begins when I look out the front door and see the blushing pink blossoms on the crab apple tree that was a Mother’s Day gift more than 15 years ago from my mother-in-law. These blooms begin about three weeks before Mother’s Day and always coincide with the spring delivery of many new black and white spotted Holstein calves...

Team Dairy Runs on Protein

From Stephanie Cundith
April 30, 2013 04:45 PM

Spring is an exciting time for runners for several reasons: 1) Warmer temps coupled with more daylight means saying goodbye to bulky winter gear and the excuse that “it’s too cold, icy, snowy or dark” to run. 2) Race participation starts to pick up and doesn’t stop until after crossing the finish line of that “big” race in the fall.

Happy Earth Day from the Cows!

From John Fetrow, VMD, MBA
April 22, 2013 11:45 AM

As a veterinarian and educator, I’ve had the privilege to work closely for 35 years with dairy farmers and their cows. Dairy cows are remarkable creatures. I want to sing the praises of cows for Earth Day. Dairy farms supply 20% of the protein and 10% of the calories in the American diet in that remarkably tasty package of nutrients called milk.

Running with a Purpose

From Cindy Sorensen
April 18, 2013 10:50 AM

I am shocked and saddened by this week’s events in Boston. My heart is broken and my thoughts, prayers and sympathy go out to the victims of this cruel act. Every runner who came to run the Boston marathon was there with a purpose. Perhaps they had overcome physical adversity to be there; perhaps they had overcome health issues...

Do You Want a Better Brain? Eat Breakfast

From Carolyn Suerth Hudson
April 09, 2013 02:36 PM

Breakfast is brain food and now we can prove it! As a mom and a Registered Dietitian, I was excited to read the new Wellness Impact Report because it draws a line between the positive effects of eating breakfast, physical activity and better students. Dr. Murray, MD, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University provided a great perspective in the report saying: “We can’t make kids smarter, but with improved nutrition and physical activity we can put a better student in the chair.”

How to Get the Most From Your Workouts — Get milk!

From Nancy Clark, MS, RD, CSSD
April 03, 2013 08:45 AM

As I write this blog, I am returning from the American College of Sports Medicine’s 17th Annual Summit, an educational meeting for health care providers, personal trainers, and other exercise leaders. Numerous informative sessions filled the schedule and respected speakers presented the latest exercise and nutrition research...

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Featured Bloggers

Carolyn Suerth Hudson

Hi! I am Carolyn Suerth Hudson, a registered and licensed dietitian (RD, LD). All fancy words for letting you know that I am licensed to help you make sense of dairy nutrition.

Mary Wilcox

From the first blade of grass the cow consumes until the time you eat it, I have studied it. I grew up on a farm in southern Illinois and have spent my 20-year career in the agricultural, dairy and food industries.

Lori Dather

I am a registered dietitian working as a Health and Wellness program manager for Midwest Dairy Council. My work takes me to schools across the Ozarks region, including Arkansas, eastern Oklahoma and southwest Missouri.

Susan Anglin

I now consider myself a dairy farmer. At first, I was married to the dairy farmer. After 25 years of marriage, raising two sons on the farm, learning to do all sorts of jobs around the farm and being involved in the everyday operation – I have arrived!

Stephanie Cundith

Nutrition Spokesperson and Communications Manager

As a registered dietitian and nutrition spokesperson for Midwest Dairy Council, I work on behalf of dairy farmers to communicate the benefits of dairy nutrition.

Char Heer

As a licensed registered dietitian with the Midwest Dairy Council, I am part of a 90-year tradition of providing science based, practical nutrition information to educators, health professionals and consumers.

Cindy Sorensen

Hi, I’m Cindy Sorensen, the “retail guru” and vice president of strategic information and relationship management for Midwest Dairy Association. Why do they call me the retail guru? After 28 years of sales experience with Nestle, Minute Maid and Cadbury, I have learned a thing or two about grocery stores.

Karen Bohnert

Hi, I’m Karen Bohnert of Bohnert Jerseys located in the Illinois Quad Cities area. I am a mom, dairy farmer’s wife and dairy enthusiast – through and through. My pride and passion for each of these roles could fill a barn!