As part of ADA North East’s National Dairy Month digital campaign with Price Chopper/Market 32, the retailer featured a Facebook Live interview today with dairy farmer Lisa Porter of Porterdale Farms in Watertown, N.Y.

More than 3,000 cars passed through the drive-through donation in Rome, N.Y., Thursday, to receive 8,000 gallons of milk provided through Nourish New York and the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP).

ADA North East’s 2019 annual report is now available online. The report includes a message from the dairy farmer chairmen and the CEO, and details the association’s programs related to retail, youth educational programs in schools, consumer education and media outreach, farmer advocacy, hunger relief collaborations, environmental partnerships, dairy princess programs, and national partnerships. Financial records are also included to explain the income and expenditures of dairy farmer checkoff investments.

Dairy farmers are reminded the application deadline for ADA North East’s Dairying for Tomorrow Awards is June 15. The awards recognize farmers’ passion for dairying and their exemplary practices in three categories: animal care, community outreach and environmental stewardship. The program highlights farms that will help lead the industry into the future. Contact Beth Meyer, at bmeyer@milk4u.org, for more information.