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Dairy Checkoff Release ’23 Financials

Published November 11, 2024

Dairy Management Inc. has posted its 2023 annual report. The dairy checkoff program had total investments of $262.6 million last year. A focus has been on boosting domestic and international dairy sales, building trust with consumers, promoting dairy as a…

Carbon Neutral by 2050

Published January 6, 2024

The dairy checkoff has established a goal for the dairy industry to be carbon neutral by 2050. Dairy Management Incorporated board member Charles Krause says dairy farmers are taking steps to become more efficient with 75 percent of milk produced…

A Collaboration Between the Dairy Checkoff and Mayo Clinic

Published February 24, 2022

The dairy checkoff and Mayo Clinic are working together on dairy products and public health. With this is a five-year agreement, researchers from Mayo and the International Center for U.S. Dairy will focus on study the impact of dairy products…

U.S. Dairy Industry Meets to Discuss Farm Policy and Demand

Published November 22, 2021

The National Milk Producers Federation and the National Dairy Board met in-person this past week to look back on the year and plan for 2022. National Milk Producers Federation Senior Vice President of Communications Alan Bjerga says farm programs were…

Gallagher to Leave Dairy Checkoff, O’Brien Named New CEO

Published September 28, 2021

Dairy Management Incorporated says CEO Tom Gallagher is leaving the dairy checkoff to pursue teaching and other opportunities. Gallagher led the national dairy checkoff for 30-years. The current DMI President and Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy CEO Barbara O’Brien is…

How the Dairy Checkoff Adapted to COVID Challenges

Published December 18, 2020

COVID forced the dairy industry to redirect its efforts this past year. As of September, Dairy Management Incorporated CEO Tom Gallagher says domestic dairy demand and dairy exports combined had an increase of 1.2 percent. That’s 2.7 million pounds. "I…

An Optimistic Outlook Remains for the Dairy Industry

Published November 29, 2019

Midwest Dairy Board Chairman Allen Merrill remains optimistic about the future of the dairy industry as the industry adjusts to current market forces. "The dairy industry is changing. We've seen a price point a little more appealing coming out of…

Hardin Moves to Dairy Management Incorporated

Published May 1, 2019

Former USDA Deputy Secretary Krista Hardin is the new Executive Vice President for Global Environmental Strategy at Dairy Management Incorporated. Hardin will be tasked with leading the dairy checkoff’s environmental sustainability strategy. Hardin previously served as Vice President of External…

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Dairy Checkoff Release ’23 Financials

Carbon Neutral by 2050

A Collaboration Between the Dairy Checkoff and Mayo Clinic

U.S. Dairy Industry Meets to Discuss Farm Policy and Demand

Gallagher to Leave Dairy Checkoff, O’Brien Named New CEO

How the Dairy Checkoff Adapted to COVID Challenges

An Optimistic Outlook Remains for the Dairy Industry

Hardin Moves to Dairy Management Incorporated

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