ASSOCIATIONS / BOARDS / COUNCILS

American Association of Bovine Practitioners - an international association of veterinarians organized to enhance the professional lives of its members through relevant continuing education.

American Butter Institute - represents the marketing and regulatory interests of the nation's butter manufacturers, with its 32 member companies marketing approximately 90% of all the butter manufactured in the United States.

American Cheese Society - not for profit organization to promote farmstead and specialty cheeses in North & Latin America. The site provides general information and sources for US and imported cheese.

American Dairy Association - contains health and nutrition information and recipes for cheese.

American Dairy Goat Association - organized in 1904 to collect, record and preserve the pedigrees of dairy goats and to provide genetic management and related services to dairy goat breeders.

American Dairy Science Association - international organization of educators, scientists, and industrialists who are committed to advancing the dairy industry.

California Cheese and Butter Association - non-profit organization for any person, company or organization engaged in the manufacture, sale, promotion or distribution of cheese and butter in the state of California.

California Dairy Herd Improvement Association - provides quality assurance, production statistics, communications, and program direction for a federation of local dairy herd improvement association located in the western states.

Dairy Council of California - health and nutrition information provided to health professionals, educators and California consumers.

Dairy Council of Florida

Dairy Council of Wisconsin - nutritional data, classroom learning aids, cheese labeling requirements, dairy news, recipes, and more.

Dairy Farmers of Ontario - marketing group for the largest sector on Ontario agriculture and is owned and operated by the farm families of Ontario, Canada's 7,000 dairy farmers.

Dairy Management, Inc. - industry organization responsible for increasing demand for dairy products on behalf of America's dairy farmers. This site provides technical support for the food industry.

International Dairy Foods Association - a Washington, D.C. based association for processors, manufacturers, marketers, distributors and suppliers of dairy foods, including milk, cheese, ice cream and frozen desserts.

Maryland Dairy Industry Association - mission to enhance the economic viability of Maryland dairy farmers and the dairy industry.

National Dairy Council - founded in 1915 and provides nutrition information through national, state and regional dairy council units.

National Dairy Herd Improvement Association, Inc. - maintains a national dairy records program.

National Ice Cream & Yogurt Retailers Association - organization of ice cream parlor operators.

National Mastitis Council - a non-profit organization devoted to reducing mastitis and enhancing milk quality.

National Milk Producers Federation - a farm commodity organization representing most of the dairy marketing cooperatives in the United States.

Oregon Dairy Council - nutrition education that provides Oregonians with scientifically accurate information to encourage healthy food choices for life.

Real California Cheese - site of the California Milk Advisory Board.

United States Dairy Export Council - membership organization that represents the interests of U.S. milk producers, cooperative dairy companies, dairy processors, export marketing and trading companies, and suppliers to the dairy industry.

Washington State Dairy Council - a private non-profit nutrition agency that provides health professionals, educators, the media and the public with nutrition education resources, health and fitness information, an online catalog and more.

BREEDS

American Guernsey Association - registration and services for business of Guernsey dairy cattle.

American Jersey Cattle Association - dedicated to the improvement and marketing of Jersey cattle.

Brown Swiss Cattle Breeder's Association - provides history of the breed, and production and genetics information.

Holstein Association, USA - a nonprofit membership organization of 43,000 people with strong interests in breeding, raising and milking Holstein cattle.

Red and White Dairy Cattle Association - incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1964 to encourage and promote the breeding and development of a new breed of dairy cattle referred to as Red & White.

COMPANIES

Dean Foods Co. - a manufacturer of dairy and other specialty food products.

Kraft Foods, Inc. - the largest packaged food company in the United States and Canada. Nearly on in every 10 cows in the United States supplies Kraft with the company's dairy products, including Kraft Cheese.

Leprino Foods - the world's largest producer of premium-quality mozzarella cheese and pizza cheese blends made for pizzeria and manufacturers.

Schwan's Sales Enterprises, Inc. - a manufacturer of ice cream and other food products.

COOPERATIVES

Agri-Mark - a vital milk marketing cooperative owned and controlled by dairy farmers from the Northeast.

Associated Milk Producers, Inc. - AMPI is a midwest dairy cooperative with 5,000 dairy producer members offering a complete line of dairy products.

Cass-Clay Cooperative Creamery - founded in 1935, the cooperative now employees over 300 people and has a milk producers' payroll totaling upwards of $56 million.

Dairy Farmers of America - cooperative with 22,000 members throughout the United States. Produces milk, cheese and other dairy products.

Dairylea Cooperative Inc. - a multi-faceted, agricultural service organization cooperatively owned by roughly 2,800 Northeast dairy farmers.

First District Association - an independent dairy cooperative that maximized returns for its producers, customers and employees.

Foremost Farms USA - a dairy cooperative owned by 6,000 farmer members in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Land O'Lakes - a national food and agricultural cooperative employing more than 6,000 people in 200 plants and offices.

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association - a regional milk marketing and processing cooperative serving over 1,600 dairy farmers throughout 10 states.

Michigan Milk Producers Association - a member owned and operated dairy cooperative serving over 2,900 dairy farmers in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin.

Select Milk Producers, Inc. - dairy producers in New Mexico, West Texas and Central Texas.

FOREIGN DAIRY INFORMATION

Australian Dairy Industry Council - the Australian dairy industry is the country's largest processed food industry.

Irish Dairy Board - central export marketing arm of the Irish dairy industry.

Japanese Dairy Cattle Improvement Program

National Dairy Council (England) - offers information on health and nutrition of milk from the UK's National Dairy Council.

United Dairy Farmers (England) - mission to purchase, transplant and markets its members' milk supplies in an efficient and cost effective manner.

LOCAL DAIRY CLUBS

Ohio District One Holstein Club

PUBLICATIONS

Dairy Herd Management - site is full of useful information to help dairy producers excel in the business of dairying.

Dairy Publications - contains technical publications of the Department of Animal Science at Oklahoma State University.

Hoard's Dairyman Online - national dairy farm magazine.