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The United States has a variety of dairy farms, which are home to dedicated men and women who spend every day caring for their animals and the land that sustains them in order to provide American’s with fresh, great-tasting, wholesome and nutritious milk products. Browse this site to learn more about life on real, modern-day dairy farms from those who know it best…America’s dairy farmers.

In the News The spirit of America’s dairy farm families is alive and well. The following related articles share additional information:

• "High tech robotic milker frees up time for Franklin County farmer" Public Opinion News (PA), 8/20/08
• "What's that smell? Fair ride runs on manure" KIROTV (WA), 8/13/08
• "Idaho Power to buy energy from dairy" Idaho Statesman (ID), 8/10/08
• "Farmers turning manure into cash" UPI.com (IL), 8/1/08
• "Cow power could generate electricity for millions" Energy Daily (D.C.), 7/29/08
• "Got power?" SMUD starts using power from manure digester" Sacramento Business Journal (CA), 7/28/08
• "Animal waste may supply cleaner power" New Brunswick Business Journal (NY), 7/25/08
• "Cross country: Checking in on manure digesters and farmer entrepreneurs" Capital Times (WI), 7/24/08
• "Sniffing out the methane numbers" Sioux City Journal (ND), 7/21/08
• "Despite higher dairy prices, dairy farmers struggling" CBS News, 7/7/08
• "Dairy pricing" WJLA-ABC 7 (Washington D.C.), 7/1/08
• "Dairy farm tour reveals pampered cows" Frederick-News Post (MD), 6/30/08
• "New diet helps cows clean up their act" The Daily Star (NY), 6/30/08
• "Minnesota farmer turns manure to power" LaCrosse Tribune (MN), 6/28/08
• "Dairy industry commits to reducing greenhouse gases" Dairy Today, 6/25/08
• "Raw Milk: Dangers are real" Seattle Post-Intelligencer (WA), 6/24/08
• "Dairy farms get a helping hand" Telegram & Gazette (MA), 5/30/08
• "Commissioner Hooker recognizes June Dairy Month" Dept. of Ag Markets (NY), 5/30/08
• "Cows can combat global warming" Lansing State Journal (MI), 4/29/08
• "Dairy farm runs on 'cow juice" Intelligencer Journal (PA), 4/17/08
• "Making green cheese in Wisconsin" NBC Nightly News, 4/14/08
• "Newest energy source: cow patties" Los Angeles Times (CA), 4/10/08
• "Milking it: cows on waterbeds" The Today Show (NBC), 4/09/08
• "State dairy industry honors four farmers for excellence" Bangor Daily News (ME), 3/20/08
• "Farmer: Cows on waterbeds make more milk" United Press International, 3/18/08
• "Cow waterbeds boost milk production" Journal News (OH), 3/17/08
• "California cows start passing gas to the grid" Reuters (CA), 3/04/08
• "California cows to supply renewable gas energy" The San Francisco Chronicle (CA), 3/04/08
• "Texas Tech looks to animal waste as solution to energy problems" Daily Toreador (TX), 2/14/08
• "The waste of one manufacturer can be the raw material of another" Progress (NY), 2/8/08
• "Cow manure powers West Michigan dairy farm" Grand Rapids Press (MI), 1/24/08
• "Biogas could fuel businesses in county" The Post Standard (NY), 1/9/08
• "Fiscalini Cheese turn manure into methane for electricity plants" Modesto Bee (CA), 12/27/07
• "For kids: Milk's trip from cow to you" The Christian Science Monitor, 11/12/07
• "Fuel from cheese? Whey cool" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI), 11/10/07 
• "A cross-ventilated cow is a happy producer" The Capital Times (WI), 11/8/07
• "Milk Moguls" Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 10/29/07
• "Georgia solar, wind turbine project to bring water to cattle" Southeast Farm Press (GA), 10/3/07
• "Marin dairy leads the way" Marin Independent Journal (CA), 10/1/07
• "U.S. EPA Celebrates Sonoma County's First Methane Digester" EPA (CA), 9/25/07
• "Somerset dairy farm quietly boosting state economy" Bangor Daily News (ME), 9/24/07
• "Robotic milkers tend the cows" The Washington Times (D.C.), 8/16/07
• “Young generation spurs family farm expansion”  The Capital Times (WI), 8/10/07
• "Farms Find Alternatives To Power Up”  The Boston Globe (MA), 8/9/07
• “Innovative Solution to Counter Pollution” ABC News (CA), 7/17/07
• “Scientists at 8 universities conduct largest national study of livestock farm air emissions” Associated Press, 7/13/07
• "Cows get along fine with robot" Baltimore Sun (MD), 7/13/07 
• “Family farm has weathered generations of routine, change” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA), 7/ 8/07
• “Milk Prices Start to Soar” ABC News, 6/28/07
• "Fair Oaks Farms Makes Cheese Donation to Food Banks" Inside INdiana Business (IN), 6/8/07
• “Compost-heated Calves” AgWeb.com, 5/19/07
• “Remodeling Freestalls To Ensure That Cows Stay Clean, Dry and Comfortable” AgWeb.com, 5/19/07

Fact Sheets

 Animal Care Fact Sheet
 Butter Fact Sheet

 Cheese Fact Sheet

 Cloning Fact Sheet

 Cream Fact Sheet

 Environmental Fact Sheet
 Farm Security Fact Sheet

 Ice Cream Fact Sheet

 Milk and Hormones Fact Sheet

 Milk Fact Sheet

 Organic Milk Fact Sheet

 Raw Milk Fact Sheet
 Quality and Safety Fact Sheet

 United States Dairy Industry Fact Sheet

 Yogurt Fact Sheet

Resource Links Below are links to other dairy industry sites and 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 United States, 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.

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Media Contact - For Media Use Only If you are a member of the media and need further information or imagery, please contact: Jennifer Wing jenniferw@rosedmi.com If you are not a member of the media, but have general dairy questions, please ask Farmer Nate.