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2016 consumer trust research by the Center for Food Integrity states that a majority of consumers know little about dairy farming, yet they have a very strong desire to learn more about how their food is produced and where it comes from.

Imagine a day when dairy farmers and other members of the U.S. dairy industry realize the economic, environmental and societal benefits of a currently underused resource: manure. Now, with the help of Newtrient, that day is closer to reality.

On June 7, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national farmer-owned dairy cooperative, celebrated the opening of its new headquarters building in Kansas City, Kansas. The three-story, 110,000-square-foot building, which was designed by HOK, is located at 1405 N. 98th St. and honors the cooperative’s dairy farmer members.

There was a time in our industry when whey was more waste product than valuable byproduct. The whey that remained from cheese making was either discarded or spread on farmers’ fields years ago.

Should everyone know a dairy farmer? Yes, I believe they should. But you might be thinking, “Why would anyone want to know a dairy farmer?”

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national farmer-owned dairy cooperative, and Vanguard Renewables, a Massachusetts-based renewable energy developer, formed a strategic partnership to help bring anaerobic digestion technology to more farms across the country.