Midwest dairy farmers, including the approximately 500 dairy farm families in Missouri, are proud to support tasteMAKERS’ new documentary, Winemaking in Missouri: A well-cultivated history. Pairing together local cheese with wine made in Missouri is a duo that can’t be beat!

Before becoming the perfect pairing to a Missouri wine, good cheese starts on the farm with excellent animal care and dedication to sustainability. Today, and every day, dairy farmers are dedicated to producing the delicious and nutritious dairy foods you know and love – all while caring for the planet.

You value sustainability, and dairy does too

Dairy farmers think in generations not years. They are invested in passing along healthy and sustainable land, water and animals to their children, grandchildren, and their communities. Since farmers live where they work, they want a sustainable environment – just like you.

By 2050 the U.S. dairy industry pledges to achieve greenhouse gas neutrality. Using science, technology, and innovation, progress is being made to ensure dairy is an environmental solution. Visit usdairy.com/sustainability to learn more.

Cows are ultimate recyclers

Dairy cows are ‘superheroes’ in a sustainable food system. They can eat leftovers that people can’t eat, like brewers grain, almond hulls and orange peels, which would otherwise go into landfills. Read more from Grounded by the Farm on how a sustainable Missouri dairy farm ‘upcycles’ things to produce great milk.

How to throw the best cheese and wine pairing event

Without dairy farmers, their dairy cows and the milk cows produce, cheese boards as you know them today might not exist. No tears because this is not a real scenario! Local cheese and Missouri wine are a dynamic duo. Honest Grub Honest Foodie creator, Alaina, hosts a tour of Missouri wineries and Midwest cheeses on her blog.

TL;DR

Click here to get to the printable guide to cravable cheese pairings and cheese boards created by Midwest Dairy and produced in partnership with the Missouri Wine and Grape Board.