Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative Presents 2025 Legislative Priorities

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative announced its priorities for the next congressional session, focusing on rural workforce accessibility, trade and supply chain opportunities, the 2025 farm bill and climate and environmentally sustainable efforts.

Introducing the Voice of Milk: Powered by Dairy Farmers Across the Midwest

October 10, 2024 Voice of Milk

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, Dairy Business Association and Minnesota Milk Producers Association announced a new umbrella brand, the Voice of Milk, bringing together three dairy organizations working on federal policy as well as state policy throughout the Midwest.

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative Awards $10,000 in Secondary Education Scholarships

Each student is a dependent of an Edge member and has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, leadership and participation in school and community activities, academic honors, goals and aspirations, recommendations and work experience.

New School Meals Program Recognizes Importance of Dairy Products

Included in the updates was the continuation of allowing schools to offer flavored and unflavored milk to students. The new guidelines recognize the important role milk plays in providing the essential nutrients students need, such as calcium, vitamin D and potassium. The update did include a new limit on the amount of added sugar allowed in the milk, a requirement school milk processors have committed to meeting the limit on added sugar.

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative celebrates support to expand school milk optionsWhole Milk for Healthy Kids Act – a win for nutrition and dairy

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, the third largest dairy cooperative in the country based on milk volume, applauded the passage of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 1147) through the House, with strong bipartisan support in a 330-99 vote.