Episode 24 - How Dairy Sustainability Became A Priority For Dairy Farmers And The Dairy Checkoff

Your Dairy Checkoff

Sustainability is a term that gets used often in food marketing, by politicians and thought leaders but what does it really mean to dairy farmers and the dairy checkoff. Listen as Georgia dairy farmer Adam Graft has a conversation with former National Dairy Board member and California dairy farmer Steve Maddox and Stephanie Masiello Schuette, Director of Environment Research for Dairy Management Inc., about why it’s important for the dairy farmers to be involved in sustainability practices as well as how the checkoff is helping with dairy farming sustainability practices and measurement. They will also discuss the future of dairy sustainability and current research projects. Tune in to find out!

To learn more about the national dairy checkoff and your local dairy checkoffs, please visit www.usdairy.com.

Dairy Farmer Hosts:

· Farmer Host: Adam Graft

Dairy Farmer Guests:

· Farmer Guest: Steve Maddox, CA dairy farmer and former National Dairy Board member

· Farmer Guest: Stephanie Masiello Schuette, Director of Environmental Research for Dairy Management Inc.