This month we are going to focus on June Dairy month. Hear from dairy farmers on how they are celebrating the "cooling" aspect of dairy when it comes to spicy foods and cooling our planet's climate. Plus, hear about a special episode of a popular online wing-eating show that featured DFA and how milk cuts the heat. Here are your Talk Dairy to Me headlines for June. Now that summer is upon us, Lallenmand Animal Nutrition has developed a tool to predict the negative impact that heat stress has on milk yield and milk quality.The web-based tool can forecast potential heat stress-related producti ..read more

This month, we are highlighting a DFA product that has a long history — in fact, it has been on the market for more than 40 years — and we are sharing how, through innovation and consumer insights, it has grown and changed throughout the decades. We are talking about Sport Shake®. Join host Doug Dresslaer as we learn more about this popular and long-lasting product ..read more

For this month's episode we travel to Syracuse, NY for the annual Grow-NY Food and Ag Summit. Our host, Doug Dresslaer, learns about the summit, the competition among AG and food startups and how this event is helping to grow agriculture in this region of New York. Plus, Doug visits with two startups focusing on the dairy industry ..read more

This month on Talk Dairy to Me, DFA’s podcast about all things innovation, our host Doug Dresslaer, director of cultural innovation, highlights some of the great academic work that is happening in the dairy industry, specifically at Cornell University and University of Wisconsin-Platteville.   Listen in to learn more about these schools’ innovation programs, fully functioning dairies on campus and even ice cream for sale ..read more

This month we tell the stories of two of our great family-owned farms. One is using an education program to teach students the story of dairy. The other farm is using what's available on their land to start a whole new business. Join host Doug Dresslaer as he interviews both families and talks about how their family heritage is what keeps them both innovating and growing ..read more

This month, our host Doug Dresslaer, is once again talking with three great companies from our 2021 DFA Accelerator program.  You'll meet H2Ok Innovations, Dairy Office and The Modern Milkman.  Learn about these three innovative companies and their plans for the future ..read more

July is recognized as National Ice Cream month, so we are focusing this episode on all things ice cream.  Learn about new trends and changes to the ice cream aisle and find out how our newest regional brands of ice cream are working hard to bring consumers all the tasty treats they desire. Grab a bowl of your favorite ice cream and enjoy the latest episode of Talk Dairy to Me ..read more

DFA’s 2021 CoLAB Accelerator program may have officially concluded last week, but we want to continue to help you get to know the innovative companies that participated in the program. Many of these startups are still getting up and running — and all have exciting futures ahead. For this month’s episode of Talk Dairy to Me, our podcast about all things innovation, our host Doug Dresslaer, director of cultural innovation, talked dairy with the founders of three of the seven companies that participated in this year’s program. Tune in to hear from the founders of CattleEye, which provides hardwar ..read more

DFA’s 2021 CoLAB Accelerator program may have officially concluded last week, but we want to continue to help you get to know the innovative companies that participated in the program. Many of these startups are still getting up and running — and all have exciting futures ahead. For this month’s episode of Talk Dairy to Me, our podcast about all things innovation, our host Doug Dresslaer, director of cultural innovation, talked dairy with the founders of three of the seven companies that participated in this year’s program. Tune in to hear from the founders of CattleEye, which provides hardwar ..read more

LEADING THE WAY WITH OUR PLANET, OUR PEOPLE AND OUR COMMUNITIES From protecting the environment, to investing in our employees and family farm-owners, to giving back to all the communities we touch, DFA takes our social responsibility to our planet, our people and our communities seriously. Our recently released 2021 Social Responsibility Report focuses on the progress made in these areas in 2020 — despite all the challenges of an unprecedented year — and sets the path for 2021. If you haven’t had a chance to read the report — all 56 pages of it — you’re in luck. This month’s episode of T ..read more