Talk Dairy to Me

This month we are going to focus on June Dairy month. Hear from dairy farmers on how they are celebrating the "cooling" aspect of dairy when it comes to spicy foods and cooling our planet's climate. Plus, hear about a special episode of a popular online wing-eating show that featured DFA and how milk cuts the heat.Here are your Talk Dairy to Me headlines for June.Now that summer is upon us, Lallenmand Animal Nutrition has developed a tool to predict the negative impact that heat stress has on milk yield and milk quality.The web-based tool can forecast potential heat stress-related production losses giving producers the ability to adjust preventitive programs to avoid the negative effects of heat stress.https://www.dairyreporter.com/Article/2022/06/10/new-tools-to-manage-heat-stress-in-cows-and-rumen-acidity“Use-by” dates printed on milk cartons could become a thing of the past as consumers reach to embrace QR codes for more accurate information. Research from Cornell University found consumers will use QR codes to see how long milk is drinkable, a development that could help cut food wast.https://www.dairyreporter.com/Article/2022/06/13/how-qr-codes-and-digital-innovation-could-cut-dairy-wasteNeed your ice cream fix, but don't to get out in the heat? Well, Unilever has announced the Ice Cream Shop a partnership with Flytrext to bring ice cream through the sky to your doorstep using drones. When it launches, you could have your ice cream as quickly as three minutes. https://www.dairyreporter.com/Article/2022/06/07/unilever-partners-with-flytrex-for-drone-ice-cream-deliveries?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=07-Jun-2022&cid=DM1007748&bid=1957407021

Last month, we introduced you to three companies from our 2022 DFA Accelerator program. This month, we are bringing you the remaing three innovative companies. As a reminder,  the DFA accelerator is a 3-month program where startups in ag-tech and commercial dairy products work with DFA to help build their businesses and bring value to DFA's family-farm owners and the dairy industry.From on-farm sustainability and animal welfare to sustainable manufacturing techniques, the 2022 accelerator class is working to have a positive impact on the dairy industry.This month, are two of the companies are working on ways to make the dairy industry more sustanaible and one is focused on all things animal welfare. Our host, Doug Dresslaer, talked dairy with Lyras, Cattle Scan and Hago Energetics.May's Dairy HeadlinesA DFA family farm-owner is taking photography on farm to a new level. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/these-are-the-winners-of-smithsonian-magazines-19th-annual-photo-contest-180979865/More than three dozen companies and cooperatives received grant money this year from the Dairy Business Innovation Alliance, a partnership between the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association and the University of Wisconsin's Center for Dairy Research.https://www.dairyprocessing.com/articles/925-dbia-announces-recipients-of-dairy-business-builder-grantsDairy Farmers of America has introduced Borden Melts, cheese slices specially made for cheeseburgers.Borden Melts are made with real cream in every slice for that perfect melt every time.https://www.berryondairy.com/cheese.htmlIf you have an idea for a podcast or a headline you want us to feature, emails us at colab@dfamilk.com.

This month we are featuring half of the 2022 DFA Accelerator class that kicked off earlier in April. There are six extremely innovative companies in this year's class. From on-farm sustainability and animal welfare to sustainable manufacturing techniques, the 2022 accelerator class is working to have a positive impact on the dairy industry.Over the next two episodes of Talk Dairy to Me, we are going to be introducing you to this year's class. Host Doug Dresslaer talked dairy with Reprohealth, Lemna and Smack'd chocolate milk.This month's dairy headlines:Ben & Jerry's brings back a fan-favorite flavor that features and ingredient from a DFA accelerator alum.https://vermontbiz.com/news/2022/march/17/ben-jerrys-brings-dublin-mudslide-back-graveyardDFA family-farm High Plains Ponderosa is partnering with Shell fuel to create a net-zero tomorrow. Royal Dutch Shell is working with dairies across the country to produce low-carbon intensity renewable compressed natural gas as a fuel for heavy-duty, on-road transportation.https://www.nmpf.org/focus/high-plains-ponderosa/

This month, our episode focuses on innovation in dairy when it comes to reaching our current customers and attracting new customers to all things dairy. Beyond the classic jug of milk, the dairy industry is using innovative technologies, bold flavors and creative products to address consumer needs around giving their families more of the nutritious value of dairy.Our host, Doug Dresslaer, talks with innovation experts about new products and processes in dairy, and what the future holds for the industry.New Headlines:New Clear CapsIce Cream FlavorsSocial Media Farm Sisters

The dairy industry takes food safety very seriously. For many years now, dairy farmers and processors have worked closely with the Food and Drug Administration and state regulatory offices to establish regulations and practices to make American milk and dairy products among the safest and most highly regulated foods in the world.Our host Doug Dresslaer talks dairy with two food safety experts about how they are working to keep all your favorite dairy products safe and readily available.This month's industry headlines2021 was a record year for U.S. dairy exports. https://www.dairyfoods.com/articles/95470-record-year-for-us-dairy-exportsTaco Bell has unveiled its new checkoff supported dairy-based beverage. https://www.dairyreporter.com/Article/2022/01/26/taco-bell-unveils-dairy-based-beverage-with-checkoff-support?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=26-Jan-2022&cid=DM991031&bid=1828630650The Natural Pet Food Group is rolling out Pet Milk for Cats & Dogs. https://www.berryondairy.com/Milk.html

This month, we are highlighting a DFA product that has a long history — in fact, it has been on the market for more than 40 years — and we are sharing how, through innovation and consumer insights, it has grown and changed throughout the decades. We are talking about Sport Shake®. Join host Doug Dresslaer as we learn more about this popular and long-lasting product!

For this month's episode we travel to Syracuse, NY for the annual Grow-NY Food and Ag Summit. Our host, Doug Dresslaer, learns about the summit, the competition among AG and food startups and how this event is helping to grow agriculture in this region of New York. Plus, Doug visits with two startups focusing on the dairy industry.

This month on Talk Dairy to Me, DFA's podcast about all things innovation, our host Doug Dresslaer, director of cultural innovation, highlights some of the great academic work that is happening in the dairy industry, specifically at Cornell University and University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Listen in to learn more about these schools' innovation programs, fully functioning dairies on campus and even ice cream for sale!

This month we tell the stories of two of our great family-owned farms. One is using an education program to teach students the story of dairy. The other farm is using what's available on their land to start a whole new business.Join host Doug Dresslaer as he interviews both families and talks about how their family heritage is what keeps them both innovating and growing.

This month, our host Doug Dresslaer, is once again talking with three great companies from our 2021 DFA Accelerator program.  You'll meet H2Ok Innovations, Dairy Office and The Modern Milkman.  Learn about these three innovative companies and their plans for the future!

July is recognized as National Ice Cream month, so we are focusing this episode on all things ice cream.  Learn about new trends and changes to the ice cream aisle and find out how our newest regional brands of ice cream are working hard to bring consumers all the tasty treats they desire. Grab a bowl of your favorite ice cream and enjoy the latest episode of Talk Dairy to Me!

DFA's 2021 CoLAB Accelerator program may have officially concluded last week, but we want to continue to help you get to know the innovative companies that participated in the program. Many of these startups are still getting up and running — and all have exciting futures ahead. For this month's episode of Talk Dairy to Me, our podcast about all things innovation, our host Doug Dresslaer, director of cultural innovation, talked dairy with the founders of three of the seven companies that participated in this year's program. Tune in to hear from the founders of CattleEye, which provides hardware-free technology for monitoring cows; SimpliFed, a company working to create an organic formula to bridge the gap between breast milk and conventional formula; and Cheeseboard Snacking Bar™, a single-serve cheese snacking bar that provides healthy and satiable fuel between meals.

DFA's 2021 CoLAB Accelerator program may have officially concluded last week, but we want to continue to help you get to know the innovative companies that participated in the program. Many of these startups are still getting up and running — and all have exciting futures ahead. For this month's episode of Talk Dairy to Me, our podcast about all things innovation, our host Doug Dresslaer, director of cultural innovation, talked dairy with the founders of three of the seven companies that participated in this year's program. Tune in to hear from the founders of CattleEye, which provides hardware-free technology for monitoring cows; SimpliFed, a company working to create an organic formula to bridge the gap between breast milk and conventional formula; and Cheeseboard Snacking Bar™, a single-serve cheese snacking bar that provides healthy and satiable fuel between meals.

LEADING THE WAY WITH OUR PLANET, OUR PEOPLE AND OUR COMMUNITIES From protecting the environment, to investing in our employees and family farm-owners, to giving back to all the communities we touch, DFA takes our social responsibility to our planet, our people and our communities seriously. Our recently released 2021 Social Responsibility Report focuses on the progress made in these areas in 2020 — despite all the challenges of an unprecedented year — and sets the path for 2021. If you haven’t had a chance to read the report — all 56 pages of it — you’re in luck. This month’s episode of Talk Dairy to Me, our podcast about all things innovation, gives a behind the scenes look at the report and the progress the Cooperative made in 2020. Our host, Doug Dresslaer, director of cultural innovation, talks dairy with Hansel New, director of sustainability, Angie Wiltz, senior vice president of human resources, and Jackie Klippenstein, senior vice president, government, industry and community relations.

Earlier this month, DFA kicked off its 5th accelerator welcoming seven great companies to the program.  On this month's episode, our host Doug Dresslaer explores why DFA started the program, successes we've achieved by having the program and gets updates from companies who have been in previous cohorts.

On this month’s episode of Talk Dairy to Me, DFA’s podcast about all things innovation, we’re talking about National Nutrition Month and highlighting the importance of dairy in a healthy diet. From protein powders to sports drinks, innovations in how we process products, and the ingredients used, are expanding consumers’ choices for healthy (and trendy) eating through all the possibilities of dairy. Our host, Doug Dresslaer, talks dairy with Jeff Clark, director of strategy management for our Ingredient Solutions Division, and Andrew Rice, product optimization director for Ingredient Solutions, about how protein powders are no longer that chalky, unappealing powder you might think of and how DFA’s plants process high-quality protein powders. Finally, he chats with Michelle McBride, founder and CEO of GoodSport™, an alum of DFA’s CoLAB Accelerator program who developed a sports drink made from the elements of milk to create a super-hydrating and delicious beverage for athletes and all active individuals.

On this month’s episode of Talk Dairy to Me, DFA’s podcast about all things innovation, we’re highlighting DFA’s inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council and the work the council has done since it was formed last summer to foster a culture of openness and inclusion across the Cooperative. Our host, Doug Dresslaer, director of cultural innovation, talks with Marjie Knust, senior director of communications, about why the council was formed. He also chats with two members of the council, JeVel Lindon, human resources generalist out of our headquarters in Kansas City, Kan., and Philip Salazar, regional continuous improvement manager for the south region of DFA’s Ingredient Solutions team based in Portales, New Mexico, about why they wanted to participate on the council. You’ll get an update on the work that has taken place since the council was formed, the guiding principles the council has set to help lead them and how you can take part.

NOGS, FLAVORED MILK, DRINKABLE YOGURTS, OH MY! On this month’s episode of Talk Dairy to Me, DFA’s podcast about all things innovation, we’re featuring the delectable drinks that hit the dairy case in 2020 — thanks to the innovation happening at DFA. Our host, Doug Dresslaer, director of cultural innovation, talks dairy with the talented teams in our Dairy Brands Division that took products from ideas to grocery store aisles last year. The Dairy Brands Division nourishes consumers through our family of brands with delicious cheese, butter, fluid milk, ice cream, cultured dairy products and more. We don’t want to give too much away … but get ready. There’s Fireball®, pumpkin spice and, of course, there’s milk. Feeling parched? Grab a glass and listen today.

This month, we want to focus on a new innovative program from our Farm Services team. Feed is the number one expense for our dairy farmer-members and so the Farm Services team created the Feed First program to bring awareness to the suite of services we have available to help our farmer-members optimize their feed purchasing. Join host Doug Dresslaer as he explores this new program with members of the Farm Services Team.

As we all start looking ahead to 2021, there’s no better time to reflect on where we’ve been — and that’s exactly what’s happening on this month’s episode of Talk Dairy to Me, DFA’s podcast about all things innovation. While we review applications of companies wanting to participate in DFA’s 2021 CoLAB Accelerator, a 90-day immersive program to grow ag-tech and dairy food product startups, we’re taking it back to the past. On this month’s episode, we’re chatting with three former CoLAB Accelerator participants — My Dairy Dashboard, AgVoice and Pharm Robotics — about where they are now and how their companies have grown since they participated in our program. There are some exciting announcements, surprising news and a few quips along the way, so be sure to tune in.

MAKING VIRTUAL A REALITY ON DFA’S PODCAST 2020 has been a year of challenges. This month’s episode of Talk Dairy to Me, DFA’s podcast featuring all things innovation, dives into one of those challenges — working virtually — and how teams across DFA have adapted to this new virtual reality. Our host, Doug Dresslaer, director of cultural innovation, kicks off the podcast by thanking those essential workers including our family farm-owners and employees who continue to head to work every day to put nutritious dairy on families’ tables across the nation and around the world. But for many employees at DFA, their new reality has been working remotely. Doug talks dairy with teams across the Cooperative including Human Resources, Ingredient Solutions and Risk Management to showcase the ways they’ve gotten creative to get their jobs done — while doing it virtually. Listen today by searching for Talk Dairy to Me wherever you listen to podcasts, such as  Apple Podcasts, Google Play or Spotify, and make sure to subscribe.

DAIRY FARMERS ARE THE ORIGINAL CONSERVATIONISTS ON DFA’S PODCAST It’s no secret that dairy farmers love their animals. What’s lesser-known is how much they care about the environment and the land that they — and all of us — depend on. Dairy farmers have always been stewards and conservationists of the land, with centuries-long traditions of caring for their animals and farming responsibly. They are also innovators, looking toward solutions for a more sustainable future. On this month’s episode of Talk Dairy to Me, DFA’s podcast featuring all things innovation, we’re looking at the ways dairy farmers, DFA and the agriculture industry as a whole are making huge strides in sustainability. Our host, Doug Dresslaer, director of cultural innovation, kicks off by talking dairy with David Darr, senior vice president and chief strategy and sustainability officer at DFA. They discuss the rich traditions of sustainability in our industry and how DFA will work to achieve our aggressive sustainability goals. Next, Doug chats with Kevin Chase, the chief investment officer at Vanguard Renewables, a company focused on turning farm waste into renewable energy.

If you’re not hungry now, you’ll likely want a snack after listening to this month’s episode of Talk Dairy to Me, DFA’s podcast featuring all things innovation. The two food entrepreneurs we’re highlighting this month each started dairy foods companies with unique and delicious products focused on one of our favorite pastimes: snacking. Both companies participated in DFA’s CoLAB Accelerator this year. Our host, Doug Dresslaer, kicks off by chatting with Eric Ciancaglini, CEO and founder of Chank’s Grab-N-Go, a handheld snack company reimagining how you eat pizza, Philly cheesesteaks and more. They chat about how the company is reinventing the cone and its recipe for success. Next, we turn to Andrei Garbuz, CEO and founder of YAAR Bar, which produces Nordic chilled dairy snacks. Andrei tells us about the healthy snacks, why they’re making the switch from filling their bars with quark, a mixture of cow’s milk and natural lactic acid, to Kefir yogurt and how the company is bringing the delicious goodness of dairy to handheld snacking.

From turning manure into water, transforming excess milk into fabrics and packaging, and a new method for tracking mastitis in cows, we’re talking to ag-tech innovators on this month’s episode of Talk Dairy to Me, DFA’s podcast featuring all things innovation. The three entrepreneurs featured in this month’s episode have all started companies building products to help revolutionize the dairy industry and are participating in DFA’s CoLAB Accelerator this year. Our host, Doug Dresslaer, director of cultural innovation, kicks off by chatting with Gil Hakim, chairman and CEO of Armenta, which is helping treat bovine mastitis in cows using acoustic technology. Next, we talk manure with Karen Schuett, CEO of Livestock Water Recycling, which developed a process to turn manure into usable and, yes, drinkable water with the hopes of eliminating manure lagoons on farms. And, just when you thought it couldn’t get any more inventive, we turn to Robert Luo, CEO and founder of Mi Terro, which creates fabric from milk proteins (end result: t-shirts) and uses the same technology to create new and sustainable packaging to replace plastic.  

On this month’s episode of Talk Dairy to Me, DFA’s podcast featuring all things innovation, we’re talking to some whey warriors. These three entrepreneurs have all started companies doing new and exciting things with whey and are participating in DFA’s CoLAB Accelerator this year. Our host, Doug Dresslaer, director of cultural innovation, kicks off by chatting with Dr. Juan Guzman, CEO and co-founder of Capro-X, which is taking acidic whey waste from Greek yogurt production and turning it into bio oils. Next, Melissa Martinelli, CEO and co-founder of Superfrau, tells us why it’s time to drink your whey, especially her company’s electrolyte drinks made from upcycling surplus whey. And by the time you’re feeling thirsty and ready for a cocktail, we hear from Emily Darchuk, CEO and founder of Wheyward Spirit, which takes excess whey from the dairy industry and turns it into a smoother, better tasting and more sustainable farm-to-flask spirit. These companies are showing us that there’s so much more to this byproduct of cheesemaking and other great dairy products than you ever thought possible.

Learn more about CoLAB, DFA’s evolved innovation program, its upcoming launch to DFA employees and the plans for the program in the coming year.  Plus, host Doug Dresslaer talks with members of the Consumer Insights team to learn about some innovative new team projects they've been doing to better understand consumer trends.

On this month’s episode of Talk Dairy to Me, DFA’s podcast featuring all things innovation, we take a look at innovation in light of the current coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak going on in our world and focus on the good we’re seeing happening at DFA during these unprecedented times. When we think about innovation, it’s about more than finding new ways to improve processes, people and efficiencies; it also means using innovation to help people. Learn about DFA’s current donation efforts and how we’re working to ensure nutritious dairy products get to those in need plus our social media campaign #AddAnOunce that highlights all the possibilities of using a little bit more dairy to help support our nation's dairy farmers.

On this month’s episode of Talk Dairy to Me, DFA’s innovation podcast, host Doug Dresslaer chats with DFA Accelerator alum, Bethany Deshpande, CEO of SomaDetect, and DFA member Natasha Sutherland of Stein Farms in Le Roy, N.Y., about how SomaDetect is empowering dairy farmers with the data to make better milk and improve the lives of their herd. Grab a glass and Talk Dairy with us.

This month on Talk Dairy to Me, DFA’s podcast featuring all things innovation, you’ll learn how DFA is leveraging one of the oldest food sciences on the planet to create new, exciting flavors consumers can feel good about. Our host, Director of Cultural Innovation Doug Dresslaer, chats with Jessica Niblick, an innovation food scientist at DFA, and Bill Hayes, director of innovation on the ingredient solutions team at DFA. These experts in fermentation explain how new approaches in the fermentation process have grown in popularity, and how they are being used in new and different ways to encourage consumers to purchase dairy.  

They’re vacuuming floors, driving Teslas and … milking cows. They’re also pushing feed, reading GPS trackers and doing numerous other tasks on the farm. That’s right, we’re talking robots. We’re kicking off 2020’s first episode of Talk Dairy to Me, DFA’s podcast featuring all things innovation, with automation and technology. Our host, Director of Cultural Innovation Doug Dresslaer, is interviewing a couple of innovative DFA members who have implemented robots on their family farms. Jennifer Leech from Ingleside Dairy in Lexington, Va., and Aric De Jager from Icon Holsteins in Kersey, Colo., are giving insights into how robots are providing their families with actionable information that helps them make smart, data-driven decisions to improve their operations.

This month, Talk Dairy to Me, DFA's podcast featuring all things innovation, gets entrepreneurial.  First, we chat with DFA member Angela Schmid whose family hosts an Airbnb where their guests can hug cows, help with the chores and even camp with the cows!  You'll also hear from DFA member Shelly Grosenick, who cans her own jams as a side hustle to her family's 300-cow dairy.  Jam out to this episode and share with friends!  From all of us here at Talk Dairy to Me, have a wonderful holiday season!

Innovation is all around us at DFA, from robotic milkers to new, blended products and everything in between. On this month’s episode of Talk Dairy to Me, DFA’s podcast featuring all things innovation, you’ll hear about one of those in-between topics: mooving milk.  Our host, Director of Cultural Innovation Doug Dresslaer, talked with Tim Houck, vice president of fluid milk operations, and Cory Johnson, senior vice president of operations and logistics, about how we’re getting the good stuff from farm to plant more efficiently with their new mobile manifest project. To listen to this episode and ensure you don’t miss any in the future, search for Talk Dairy to Me and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

On this month’s podcast, we are going to dive into the development of a disruptive new product you may not know is on the market. And it’s on store shelves thanks to a brand owned by DFA — Live Real Farms. The product is Dairy Plus Milk Blends beverages. Using a unique blending process, Dairy Plus Milk Blends combines almond and oat beverages with the protein power of dairy.

The latest edition of Talk Dairy to Me has our host Doug Dresslaer covering topics from cows and cannoli to Canada, which is where his guest Louis Hui of Healthy Cow calls home.  Healthy Cow participated in the 2019 class of the DFA Accelerator.  In this episode, Doug is joined by another alum from 2019, Will Hickox of RifRaf.  You won't want to miss it so subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.  Oh, and if you have ideas for future episodes, send them to innovation@dfamilk.com.    

Is it gassy in here, or is it just our podcast? Talk Dairy to Me is getting gassy — and buttery? If you think that’s a weird combination, you’ll want to listen to the August episode of Talk Dairy to Me, available now. This month you’ll meet our new host and spend some time with a couple of the startup founders who joined us in the 2019 DFA Accelerator class. We’ll talk enteric emissions (yep, we mean cow burps) with Dr. Elizabeth Latham, and then hear from the Butter Boy himself, Josh Green. If you haven’t subscribed yet, get your life together and search Talk Dairy to Me wherever you listen to podcasts.

During this episode, we’ll outline some of the work our Beverage and Dairy Foods division is doing around continuous improvement and challenging the status quo every day. Join your host, Annie Kramer, as she chats with Craig Martek, Dustin Mitchell and Jeff Terrell about the exciting work they are doing within their division and how they’re getting it adopted across more of the manufacturing teams at Dairy Farmers of America. As always, be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss a single episode. Questions or ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a note at innovation@dfamilk.com.

Today we’re going to take a look at the Transportation and Logistics Department here at Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), and dive into some of their new, innovative initiatives they are working on to create efficiencies across the Cooperative. We’ll kick it off with an overview of supply chain with Executive Lecturer and Director of the Supply Chain Management Centerat University of Kansas Roger Woody. After we have a little bit of context, we’ll talk to several members of the DFA team, including Susie Richie, Corey Ritenour, Darlene Wolf and Frank Wurst, about their work more specifically. Don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss our newest episodes!

In part two of this 2-part series our host is joined by Greg Czernik, Senior Director of Consumer Insights and Trade Spend for DFA’s Consumer Retail division, to discuss how DFA’s Consumer Retail division, uses consumer insights to decide which new products to launch. Want the full download on how consumer insights are used within the Food and Beverage industry as a whole? Check out part one before you listen to this episode!

During this episode of a 2-part series, we’ll dive into consumer insights with industry experts, Pushkar Raj, Director and Instructor of Marketing Analytics at University of Minnesota and our partners at iRi, John Crawford and Andrea Huberty. We’ll not only talk about what exactly are consumer insights and how they are used to make business decisions, but also discuss the idea of how these insights are used when talking about Food and Beverage as a whole, and then specifically, the dairy industry. Don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss how these insights are then utilized in DFA’s Consumer Retail division.

During this episode our host had a chance to sit down with Alan Reed, Executive Director at the Chicagoland Food and Beverage Network. Listen as they dissect the complicated landscape of the food and beverage industry — from trends and new products to e-commerce and accelerator programs.

Take a quick break from your day as we hear from Brandon Fischer in our first employee spotlight mini episode. Brandon works as our Compliance Manager at our Kansas City, Kan., office in the mind behind the name for this podcast. Want to learn more about innovation at Dairy Farmers of America? Check out our website at www.dfamilk.com/innovation.

Join your host, Annie Kramer, as she takes you on a journey from farm to table at Craigs Station Creamery, a facility in Pavilion, N.Y., built as a joint venture between DFA and eight local farmers. We’ll talk with farmer-member Chris Noble; Brian Paris, plant manager at Craigs Station Creamery; and one of our customers through the plant, Don Stohrer, Jr., general manager at Arla Foods USA. Want to learn more about Craigs Station Creamery and the farmers invested in this venture? Check out their website at http://www.craigsstationcreamery.com. www.dfamilk.com/innovation

Today, we're going to highlight Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) and our relationship with the Sprint Accelerator in Kansas City, Mo. Included in this episode are interviews from Doug Dresslaer, managing director of the Sprint Accelerator, as well as several DFA employees, including David Darr, vice president of sustainability and member services and general manager of Farm Services; Kevin Strathman, senior vice president of finance; and Scott Aldridge, director of sales.  Want to learn more about the Sprint Accelerator? Check out their website at www.sprintaccel.com. www.dfamilk.com/innovation

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