Hot Chocolate Milk Drives Sales in Schools
Erin Hawkes of Green Acres Farms in MA promoting hot chocolate milk at school.
Heating chocolate milk and offering it as hot chocolate to students is a great way to increase milk consumption in schools.  We fund hot chocolate dispensing units and promotional kits to help schools get started.

See what students at Auburn High School in Auburn, MA have to say about hot chocolate milk as a part of their school meal program.  
Olympic Rower Gevvie Stone Visits Dairy Farm
U.S. Olympian and Team Milk athlete Gevvie Stone is sponsored by New England Dairy & Food Council to promote the benefits of milk. She recently visited Laggis Brothers Farm in Hardwick, VT. She wrote on her Instagram, "Now even more appreciative of milk than ever before!"

New HISTORY Series Features NH Dairy Farm
This Thursday, April 4th the Robertson Family, of Bohanan Farm and Contoocook Creamery in Contoocook New Hampshire, will add TV stars to their job descriptions! They will join 150 members of their community at UNH to watch the premiere of the HISTORY television series "The American Farm," in which their family's life on their dairy farm is depicted. They are one of five families featured in the series to launch on Thursday, April 4 at 10 p.m.
New England Dairy Promotion Board is sponsoring the premiere event and other promotion plans with the family and HISTORY channel.
Checkoff Highlights

Dairy sales grew 2.2 percent in 2018 (through November) overall. Learn about the checkoff highlights with partners, fluid milk revitalization, exports, dairy research, youth wellness, Undeniably Dairy campaign and more.

Learn How to Handle Tough Questions at Discussion Training
Gala to Celebrate 10 Years of Fuel Up to Play 60, Raise Funds
Join us at the "Productive Conversations" training workshop on Wednesday, April 10 at the USDA office in White River Junction, VT to learn how to have conversations about the tough issues surrounding our industry, with a specific focus on water quality.
 
RSVP to Laura at LHardie@NewEnglandDairy.com
On Thursday, May 9th we'll host the Stars Among Us Gala at Gillette Stadium to celebrate and honor those who have been instrumental in the success of Fuel Up to Play 60 in New England over the past 10 years. Proceeds from the Gala ticket sales and auction will support the Fuel Up to Play 60 program.
 
Influential Dietitian Promotes Dairy
Richardson Farm Hosts Blogger for Farm Tour
We have several paid partnerships with influential people in the food community including Sydney Bates, MS, RD, LDN. Sydney promotes dairy and helps her clients to have a healthy relationship with food. Read posts she did on dairy and inflammation and  dairy in your diet.
A lifestyle blogger from CT that we work with to promote dairy recently visited Richardson Family Farm. She learned about maple and toured the dairy farm.

Check out her blog post here.

Meet our 2019 Boston Marathon Team!
Patriots Player Nate Ebner Thanks Dairy Farmers
We're thrilled to introduce our first ever Boston Marathon team!  Our runners pledged to raise $7,500 for our youth wellness program, Fuel Up to Play 60. Learn more.
Our Fuel Up to Play 60 player ambassador, Nate Ebner, recently thanked dairy farmers for all they do. 

A Farmer's Perspective 
on Fuel Up to Play 60
Volunteer at Vermont Breakfast on the Farm
DMI Chair Marilyn Hershey talks with Vermont dairy farmer Bet Howrigan about her experience as a teacher and how Fuel Up to Play 60 is part of her school's culture. Read more. 
Vermont Breakfast on the Farm is set for June 22 in Coventry and July 27 in Brookfield. Volunteers from the dairy industry are needed. Sign up here! 
Students Compete for $1,000 for Healthy Projects

On March 5, Maggie LaPrise of EMMA Acres Dairy Farm in RI was a judge at the Adventure Capital Innovation Challenge in Providence. Schools competed for a chance to win $1,000 for healthy projects. The 10 winning ideas included a dairy farm field trip and student run cooking classes. All funding was provided by United Healthcare.
In The News
We contact local news outlets with story ideas about the great things dairy farmers are doing. Here are some of the stories we've worked on recently. If you have an idea for a story or would like to write a letter to the editor, email Rene Thibault.

Dairy Farm Stories
Dairy Food & Nutrition Stories
Letter: Farmers Should Stay Positive  - Addison Independent (VT)
Today is National Milk Day - Boston Herald (MA)
Fresh Talk: It's hard to be a dairy farmer. But it's worth it. - Hartford Courant (CT)
 National Breakfast Week: Vermont ranked 3rd in breakfast participation - FOX 44 (VT)
Research shows Vermont farmers leading the nation in conservation - FOX 44
 School breakfast cart debuts - Stowe News & Citizen (VT)
New Hampshire's Contoocook Creamery to be Featured in HISTORY Television Series
 In The Kitchen: New England Dairy & Food Council - Milk Steamers - WTNH (CT)
Local Dairy Farmers Hopeful of Improved Milk Prices - FOX 44 (VT)
 4 Simple Steps to Remember When Hitting the Slopes - Associated Press
VT Dairy Producers Celebrate 20 Years of Dairy Education - VT Digger
 New England dairy farmers provided $85,000 in grants to support school breakfast in the 2017-2018 school year - PR Newswire
Shelburne Dairy Farmer Needs to Raise $30K to Feed Cows - Burlington Free Press (VT)
 Fuel Up to Play 60 Grant Boosts Middle School - Cranston Herald (RI)

Greater Lowell Community Foundation Awards Capital Grants To Organizations Battling Hunger And Homelessness - Dracut Today (MA)
You may have seen ads promoting real milk lately. The Milk Processors Education Program ( MilkPEP) is running the campaign called "Milk. Love What's Real" to educate consumers about dairy milk and how it compares to milk alternatives. You can share your real moments with milk using #LoveWhatsReal.

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