Today, Slade, Kristin and Merret Cox from Ox Cart Dairy in Cato, N.Y., joined ADA North East, the Food Bank of Central New York and other local community organizations to provide 800 boxes of milk, dairy products and other food to local families in Oswego, N.Y., through the Farmers to Families Food Box program with USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) government-funded grants.

New York and Pennsylvania dairy farmers are making a connection with thousands of students through the Adopt-A-Cow program hosted by the Pennsylvania Center for Dairy Excellence (CDE) with support from ADA North East. The farmers are welcoming those students onto their farms through live video chats, where each farmer gives an update on the students’ adopted calves and a live walk-through of the farm. Nate Chittenden of Dutch Hollow Farm in Schodack Landing, N.Y., provided the first tour on April 7.

Consumer desires are shaping the beverage category now, and dairy innovation can encourage more fluid milk uses to keep consumers choosing dairy. It’s critical that real cow’s milk meets consumer demand for new choices, especially in blended dairy options. Learn more from Dairy Management Inc.’s Kristiana Alexander who discusses meeting these new consumer trends.