Dairy Industry News

  • DAIRY FARMERS ASSIST LOCAL FOOD BANKS

    May 21, 2020 · Forney Messenger

    Southwest/Southland Dairy Farmers Lend a Hand During PandemicTo assist with the massive number of people in need of basic nutrition during the COVID-19 crises, members of Southwest Dairy Farmers and Southland Dairy Farmers have pitched in to help their local communities, including Forney, through donations of fluid milk and monetary contributions to fifteen different food banks in six states.Read Full Article

  • Dairy Farmers donate to Friendship Feast

    May 20, 2020 · Dodge City Daily Globe

    Local food banks and those across the country received donations of milk and monetary contributions from members of Southwest Dairy Farmers and Southland Dairy Farmers.Read Full Article

  • FeedNC among Iredell organizations receiving donation from dairy group

    May 20, 2020 · Mooresville Tribune

    Two organizations in Iredell County who have made it their mission to feed those in need got some surprise help recently.FeedNC and Fifth Street Ministries were both recipients of donations from the Southwest and Southland Dairy Farmers.Read Full Article

  • Southwest/Southland Dairy Farmers CEO Comments on the Dairy Business: What’s Up with Dairy?

    May 6, 2020 · businesswire

    SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following is an opinion-editorial provided by James C. Hill, Chief Executive Officer of Southwest and Southland Dairy Farmers.It seems that lately in the “news de jour” there is frequently something about dairy foods or the dairy business. For example, on November 12 of this year, Dean Foods Co. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Since that date, anyone who even casually keeps up with the news would have seen story after story about the reasons the nation’s largest milk processing company was failing. Even Saturday Night Live aired a skit about Dean’s dilemma a week after the filing. But – and here’s the funny thing – it seems that almost as many positive stories about milk and dairy have appeared in the news lately, opposite the speculation about “the decline of the milk industry.” So, what is up with dairy?Read Full Article

  • Fight COVID-19 with dairy

    Mar 24, 2020 · The Bullvine

    Milk and other dairy products are an excellent source of high-quality protein and can also provide a source of Vitamin B2, Vitamin A, calcium and other nutrients essential for the human body. So a higher intake of these products for those low in protein, especially when higher immune resistance is required to fight the novel coronavirus, will be very beneficial.Read Full Article