Dairy farming is a diverse industry in America; there are more than nine million dairy cows spread across all 50 states. More than 60,000 working dairy farms (99 percent of them family-owned) provide the U.S. -- and many other countries -- with billions of pounds of dairy products each year.

Additional Resources:
The links below will help you learn more about farming as well as dairy nutrition and food safety. If you still have questions, just ask Nate, our expert dairy farmer.

For Dairy Lovers

www.3aday.org  Does your family consume the recommended three daily servings of dairy for stronger bones and healthy bodies? Visit and sign up for an e-newsletter with delicious recipes, helpful tips and more.

www.ilovecheese.com  The place for cheese lovers, this site profiles different varieties of cheese and helps you pick which best suit your taste buds. It also offers recipes, the history of cheese and other “cheesy” facts.

www.whymilk.com   The National Milk Mustache "got milk?®" campaign is everywhere, and now you can catch up with your favorite milk-mustached celebrities! In addition, find tips and plans to help you lose weight with milk, a reduced-calorie diet and exercise.  The site has step-by-step weekly instructions, customized meal templates, an online food journal, calorie calculators, localized fitness ideas, weekly motivational support and delicious ideas for getting more milk in your diet.

		www.NutritionExplorations.org  Learning about nutrition can be fun! Get tips for parents on fun ways to cook with kids, advice from nutrition experts, art contests and recommended reading.  Also be sure to check out  Milk: From Cow to You, which takes students step-by-step through the milk production process, from the farm to their home, and Thank Goodness for Cows, a workbook that is part of a complete 2nd grade lesson plan, Little D's Nutrition Expedition™.
		www.moomilk.com  Take a virtual tour of milk from the cow to your table, play fun games, take the Moo Milk quiz, get tasty recipes and much more.
		www.hilmarcheese.com/CowTour.cms   From California’s Hilmar Cheese comes this virtual tour of cheese production. Get an up-close view of every step of the process including manufacturing, recycling, packaging and sales.
		www.discoverdairy.com A site to help children learn where dairy foods come from, while teaching them about the circle of life, food safety, environmental stewardship and making healthy choices. All of the videos, games and materials are available as free downloads.

 Industry Resources

		www.dairyinfo.com Dairy Management Inc. is the domestic and international planning and management organization that builds demand for dairy products on behalf of America's dairy farmers.
		www.nmpf.org The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), a farm commodity organization representing most of the dairy marketing cooperatives in the U.S., offers industry news, legislative and regulatory background, market data and economic analysis.
		www.nationaldairycouncil.org  The National Dairy Council (NDC) provides timely, scientifically sound nutrition information to the media, physicians, dietitians, nurses, educators, consumers and others concerned about fostering a healthier society.
		www.milknewsroom.com The official newsroom for the National Milk Mustache "got milk?®" Campaign and the Milk Processor Education Program, this site is designed to be a resource for the media to access information about milk research and programs.
		www.usdec.org For a global view, the U.S. Dairy Export Council® provides information on dairy trade policies, regulatory affairs, food-related foreign aid programs and international products and suppliers.