We’re here to make sure you have the essential dairy and wellness information you're looking for because we know that real enjoyment and real nutrition come from real dairy.
Who We AreWe're proudly supported by the hard-working dairy farm families of New England and Eastern New York.
Learn More & Meet Local FarmersWe help ensure students succeed by having access to healthy foods and physical activity.
Our programs & resourcesWhether in a glass, bowl or plate, dairy makes any meal or snack complete with 13 essential nutrients.
Dairy & NutritionDairy milk provides a unique package of 13 essential nutrients.
Click through or swipe to learn how each nutrient helps your body.
Helps build and maintain strong bones and teeth.
Necessary for proper bone and brain development during pregnancy and infancy; linked to cognitive function in childhood.
Turns food into energy.
Helps keep nervous system, digestive system, and skin healthy.
Helps your body use carbohydrates, fats, and protein for fuel.
Helps build and maintain strong bones and teeth. Supports tissue growth.
Helps maintain a healthy blood pressure and supports heart health. Helps regulate body fluid balance and maintain normal muscle function.
Helps build and repair tissue. Helps maintain a healthy immune system.
Helps body use carbohydrates, fats, and protein for fuel.
Helps maintain a healthy immune system, regulate metabolism, and protect healthy cells from damage.
Helps keep skin and eyes healthy. Helps maintain a healthy immune system.
Helps with normal blood function. Helps keep the nervous system healthy.
Helps build and maintain strong bones and teeth. Helps maintain a healthy immune system.
Helps maintain a healthy immune system and healthy skin. Supports normal growth and development.
Dairy farms provide jobs and stimulate economic stability in our region, while producing a local food supply for our communities.
Find the impact in your specific state by using the International Dairy Foods Association’s (IDFA) Economic Impact Tool
1 in 6 Americans faces hunger.
The first step in addressing this issue is ensuring that nutritious foods are available for all.
Dairy is the milk in your cereal, the cheese on your pizza, the yogurt in your morning smoothie.
There is something for everyone and several options that work for your lifestyle. Dairy is part of all the things we love to eat and is present during some of the most special moments in our lives.
Dairy milk provides a unique package of 13 essential nutrients.
Click through or swipe to learn how each nutrient helps your body.
Highlights of dairy's sustainable cycle:
Impact on Local Economy
Find the impact in your specific state by using the International Dairy Foods Association’s (IDFA) Economic Impact Tool
The first step in addressing this issue is ensuring that nutritious foods are available for all.
Dairy is the milk in your cereal, the cheese on your pizza, the yogurt in your morning smoothie.
There is something for everyone and several options that work for your lifestyle. Dairy is part of all the things we love to eat and is present during some of the most special moments in our lives.
Evan Deckers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers long snapper, honors his New England roots and family dairy farm by supporting New England Dairy through the NFL’s My Cause My Cleats program. Funds raised through this initiative will support New England dairy farmers and our programs to increase community access to nutritious foods.
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