Dairy

The Land O’Lakes Foundation recently presented direct grants totaling $85,000 to four Pennsylvania-based food banks/feeding programs to help alleviate hunger for families throughout the region, along with additional mid-Atlantic hunger grants totaling $15,000. The donations are part of the Land O’Lakes’ Feeding Our Communities initiative dedicated to helping alleviate hunger locally, nationally and internationally.
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North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple pledged his support to the Fuel Up to Play 60 program, an in-school health and wellness program that encourages youth to consume nutrient-rich foods and achieve 60 minutes of physical activity every day. …

Clover Stornetta Farms, Inc. will partner with the nation's leading environmental health nonprofit, Healthy Child Healthy World, to continue their efforts in creating safe, healthy environments for children and families. Beginning in May, the year-long campaign will coordinate Clover Stornetta Farms with Healthy Child Healthy World's community of parents, bloggers and parent ambassadors to spread their message of safety and health, as well as participate in their 20th Anniversary Healthy Child Home Party Kit. Clover will also participate in the organization's annual fundraising event scheduled for the fall. …

HP Hood and the Boston Red Sox announced today they have begun accepting applications to replace the 12 outgoing Red Sox Kid Nation Captains. …

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) joined 28 other dairy and farm organizations in signing a letter sent yesterday to the Senate Agriculture Committee, urging inclusion of the Dairy Security Act in the upcoming new Farm Bill. The Senate Ag panel is expected to begin drafting a Farm Bill next week. …