Dairy Farmer's Thankful Thursday

Members of Arkansas Farm Bureau are in Little Rock this week for 

the annual convention which includes the policy development process of

the organization. One of the issues of discussion this year is in regard

to reforming Federal Milk Marketing Orders.  It's a complicated 

subject and definitely not for light dinner conversation! 

I do appreciate the importance of the Federal Orders in  providing 

 stability in the milk marketing process and ensuring that milk

 is available to consumers across the country. 

As I have been learning more about the Federal Milk Marketing 

system,my appreciation has grown for how hard our

 dairy cooperative works to market  milk for all of its members.

It's a great honor to be a dairy farmer working everyday

to produce high-quality milk for your family and mine

and

I'm thankful to 

be a member of  a cooperative that I trust to

do the very best job in marketing the milk we produce.

Dairymom's Thankful Thursday

Farm tours are a great way to meet consumers of all ages  to share how

 we work everyday on the farm to produce safe,affordable food.

This week I was privileged to be one of the host farms for the  12th tour

 of Moms on the Farm.   Janeal Yancey, my favorite University of Arkansas 

meat scientist ,organized the first tour in 2012.  Each tour day  includes

  a visit to dairy, poultry and beef farms located in Benton or Washington County.

The finishing touch to the tour is a delicious lunch hosted by 

Arkansas Cattle Women preparing delicious beef recipes.

I'm thankful for the Moms and the few men that braved a 

chilly and windy day to learn about Arkansas farming and food production.

Raise Your Glass for World Milk Day

We're  kicking off June Dairy Month celebrating World Milk Day (June 1)

 down on the dairy farm 

by raising a glass of our favorite ...MILK!

World Milk Day was established  in 2001 by the Food and 

Agriculture Organization  of the United Nations to recognize

 the importance  of milk as a global food.

Behind every nutritious drop, is a dedicated dairy farm family.

We invite you to celebrate with us today  by raising a glass (or two) and

 if you share your toast on a social media channel using hashtags 

#WorldMilkDay or #RaiseAGlass, 

our Dairy Farmers of America Cooperative will donate $1 

to the Great American Milk Drive, up to $10,000. 

Just think how many more of our friends could enjoy a glass of nutritious milk 

by today's #World Milk Day celebration!

                                                     
                                                        I just love milk...how about you?