Prairie Farms donates 250,000 milk servings for June Dairy Month

Prairie Farms Family of Companies is donating 250,000 servings of fresh whole milk to Feeding America partner food banks in 20 states to mark June Dairy Month and America’s 250th anniversary. The June 24 effort targets families facing food insecurity, including military households, across the Midwest and South.

Why it matters: - Prairie Farms Family of Companies is sending fresh milk to food banks, where dairy is one of the most requested and least donated items. - The June 24 donation is aimed at families facing food insecurity across 20 states. - The effort includes military households, a group Prairie Farms and Feeding America identify as facing elevated food insecurity risk.

What happened: - Prairie Farms Family of Companies is donating 250,000 servings of fresh whole milk to 50 Feeding America partner food banks. - Prairie Farms Dairy and Hiland Dairy are coordinating the donation. - The donation marks June Dairy Month and America’s 250th anniversary. - The food bank deliveries are scheduled for June 24.

The details: - The milk will go to food banks in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin. - Prairie Farms says the donation reflects its commitment to nourishing communities where its farm families, employees and customers live and work. - Prairie Farms CEO and Executive Vice President Matt McClelland said the company wants to support food banks with fresh milk during June Dairy Month and reinforce its partnership with Folds of Honor. - Hiland Dairy President Rick Beaman said the company’s farm families live and work in these communities and want to help provide nutritious dairy products to neighbors who need them most. - Feeding America says military families face food insecurity at rates higher than many Americans realize, and studies show about one in four active-duty service members experiences food insecurity at some point during military service. - Earlier this year, Prairie Farms Family of Companies announced a $250,000 donation to Folds of Honor for academic scholarships for families of fallen or disabled military personnel and first responders.

Between the lines: - The donation blends a holiday-style public campaign with a practical food aid effort, which helps Prairie Farms highlight both community support and dairy promotion. - The military-family focus also connects the milk donation to Prairie Farms’ broader charitable work, especially the Folds of Honor partnership. - For food banks, fresh milk is operationally harder to source than shelf-stable goods, so a large dairy donation can fill a specific nutritional gap.

What’s next: - Prairie Farms and Hiland Dairy are expected to complete the milk deliveries on June 24. - The companies’ broader community and military-support efforts are likely to continue alongside future June Dairy Month initiatives.

The bottom line: - Prairie Farms is using a milestone anniversary and June Dairy Month to deliver a sizable milk donation with a clear food-security goal.