Midwest Dairy is the marketing organization for dairy farmers across the Midwest and strives to build awareness and sales of dairy products in various ways. These ways include partnerships, dairy marketing research, engaging healthcare professionals, and sponsoring events. See the latest work done by Midwest Dairy by reading success stories from our dairy checkoff programs.
2025 Dairy Ambassador Program applications are open
Midwest Dairy is inviting students interested in dairy to apply to become Dairy Ambassadors in one of five Midwestern states: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and…
Midwest Dairy sponsors the Midwest Agriculture Export Summit
The third annual Midwest Agricultural Export Summit, sponsored by Midwest Dairy, took place in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in early August. This annual gathering serves…
2024 dairy princess round-up
Midwest Dairy recently crowned two new Dairy Princesses in Iowa and Minnesota. These remarkable young leaders will serve as goodwill ambassadors for the dairy industry over…
Promo center back to school bundle
The back-to-school season is a great time to promote dairy in your community! To make it easy for you, Midwest Dairy has created a “Back-to-School…
Leadership grant funds available to dairy farmers
Midwest Dairy encourages all dairy farmers who contribute to the Midwest Dairy checkoff to consider applying for a leadership grant to help enhance their leadership…
Young dairy leaders develop communication skills at June event
To kick off June Dairy Month, the Iowa Dairy Princess Program held its annual June Event—a youth dairy communications workshop and dairy princess orientation. Held…
Dr. Erin Cortus discusses manure management with dairy ambassadors
Sustainability is top of mind for consumers, and many have questions about manure management. Since dairy ambassadors share the dairy story with consumers and may…
Midwest Dairy hosts farm crisis webinar
Approximately 40 people attended a webinar developed by Midwest Dairy for farmers about on-farm crisis preparedness. The webinar, held on June 6, provided tips and…
Midwest Dairy awards 2024-2025 educational scholarships
Midwest Dairy is proud to award scholarships to deserving high school and college students for the 2024-2025 academic year. Recipients were chosen based on their past…
Dairy ambassadors learn how to navigate tough questions from consumers
This year, Midwest Dairy is represented by 27 dairy ambassadors from Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota. The Dairy Ambassador program offers educational and…
Midwest Dairy leadership grants help farmers grow their leadership skills
Midwest Dairy offers a range of leadership grants to improve dairy farmers’ leadership and advocacy skills. These grants can be used in various ways, including…
Breaking Through the Noise training is now available to farmers
In 2023, Midwest Dairy partnered with Janice Person, founder, and CEO of Grounded Communications, to offer a new training to dairy farmers called Breaking Through…