One of the first things Matt McClelland, CEO and executive vice president of Prairie Farms Dairy, proudly tells Dairy Foods during a visit to its Edwardsville, Ill.-based headquarters is, “I work for a bunch of dairy farmers. 

Darin Copeland, Public Relations Manager at Prairie Farms Dairy in Edwardsville,Ill., joins Dairy Foods for a wide-ranging conversation on several trends impacting the dairy industry. 

Cheese continues its run as perhaps the strongest segment of the dairy industry. For the year ending Jan. 28, there were very few kinks in its armor.

The International Dairy Foods Association’s (IDFA) Healthy School Milk Commitment was officially recognized at a special event organized at the White House, which endorses a new set of commitments under the Biden-Harris administration’s National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. 

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Amy DeLisio, CEO of the Dairy Council of California, joins us for Episode 39 of the “Let’s Talk Dairy” podcast to discuss animal-free dairy.

Global dairy demand in 2023 was weaker than expected, but there were some pockets where demand was better than forecast.

New ingredients from IFPC and J. Rettenmaier USA

Truly Grass Fed, a premium brand of sustainably produced dairy products from the green fields of Ireland, has expanded into a new category with the introduction of Truly Gluten Free Premium Irish Oat Milk.

Checkoff-led consumer research indicates that people believe the digestive system and microbiome are important not just for gut health but also for immunity, and mental and metabolic health.