Dairy Connection Inc

10/13/2026

Technical Specialist Lily Orr is having fun kidding around (groan, sorry) at the American Dairy Goat Association’s annual convention in Indianapolis this week.

10/09/2026

**EXTENDED DEADLINE!!** The entry deadline for our inaugural youth art contest is now October 31st! Learn more here: https://dci.wufoo.com/forms/dairy-connection-2027-youth-calendar-art-contest/

09/22/2026

Deadline approaching quickly for this year's Dairy Business Innovation Alliance Grants!

From WCMA:
"Midwestern dairy businesses can apply now for a total of $1.7 million in Dairy Business Builder grants offered by the Dairy Business Innovation Alliance (DBIA), a partnership between the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) and the Center for Dairy Research (CDR). The funding is available to small- to medium-sized dairy farmers, manufacturers, and processors in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin."

Deadline is September 30th. More info here:

09/17/2026

Get out your pencils, crayons, and/or paintbrushes kids, we would love to see your artwork in our inaugural, dairy-themed youth art contest! Twelve winning entries will be featured in our 2027 calendar (we'll send you a copy of the calendar and a prize if you win, of course!).
Hurry, entry deadline is Oct. 15th.
No purchase necessary, other details, how to enter, etc. here: https://dci.wufoo.com/forms/dairy-connection-2027-youth-calendar-art-contest/

08/07/2026

Several of the under-40s in our office travelled to Milwaukee yesterday for WCMA’s Young Professionals annual Brewers game outing (not everyone from our crew pictured). They enjoyed networking with about 70 other dairy professionals, and as a bonus were witness to a home team win! Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association

07/17/2026

Did you put your Louisville-themed cheese poster on a wall? If you were at ACS last week, you got one of these prints in your conference swag bag as a gift from Dairy Connection. We’d love to see where you put yours, so if you post your poster, please tag us! We are considering making this an annual series — stay tuned! Art by the amazing

07/08/2026

🥇 Winnimere by Jasper Hill Farm of Greensboro, VT takes 1st Place Best of Show! Congratulations!

This seasonal, bark-wrapped, washed-rind cheese is crafted from raw winter cow's milk and wrapped in spruce bark strips. It is aged to a spoonably soft texture with a rich, woodsy flavor profile.

07/08/2026

American Cheese Society Judging & Competition results start at 5:15 Eastern Time — watch the livestream here:

Join in the excitement as this year’s ACS Judging & Competition win...

07/07/2026

Cheese, glorious cheese!