Midwest Dairy Association Social Media Calendar

December2016 Please share these tweets and posts on your organization’s social media pages during the month of December. Content for the month is divided into three topics:

Food and Nutrition o What to eat when… holiday edition o Entertaining with cheese o Holiday entertaining made simple

Farm Life o The Hansen family dairy farm o How robotics is changing dairy farming for one family o Caring for calves in the winter

Recipes and Real-Time Events o Holiday dairy recipes o Enjoy three servings of dairy every day as a New Year’s resolution o National Eggnog Day: December 24 o National Chocolate Day: December 28

Corresponding images are included with each section so visuals can accompany your posts and tweets. Feel free to use the content and photos as-is or customize to your liking. Finally, we want to continue the conversation through likes, shares and retweets. Please consider tagging @MidwestDairy on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram when sharing from this calendar. Now, let's get social!

Food and Nutrition

Dairy dietitians are just like us! Their favorite holiday indulgences… http://bit.ly/2fGisLd Feeling festive? Read these #dairydelicious holiday tips via @MidwestDairy: http://bit.ly/2fGisLd One way to #EatSmart over the holidays? Smaller plates. Get more: http://bit.ly/2fGisLd

Including dairy milk with your baked holiday treats will make you feel more full and satisfied. Read more holiday tips from registered dietitians: https://www.midwestdairy.com/ask-the-experts-what-do-you-eat-when-holiday- edition/

We have tips for assembling the perfect holiday #cheese tray! http://bit.ly/2fhz8If What “side kicks” should you include when crafting a holiday #cheese tray? Find out. http://bit.ly/2fhz8If Hosting a holiday party? Find out how much #cheese you’ll need for your cheese tray per person. http://bit.ly/2fhz8If

Find out how to assemble the perfect cheese tray to ensure your party is a smashing success! https://www.midwestdairy.com/entertaining-with-cheese/

Entertaining during the holidays should be fun. These tips can help! http://bit.ly/2fxLyPk Here’s the 3 tips @DineandDish follows to make holiday entertaining less hectic! http://bit.ly/2fxLyPk These simple entertaining ideas can make your holiday party that much healthier, happier and easier. http://bit.ly/2fxLyPk

Holiday parties should be fun and easy. Try these simple holiday entertaining tips to make your festivities that much healthier, happier and easier. https://www.midwestdairy.com/3-simple-holiday-entertaining-ideas/

Farm Life

The Hansen family works together to deliver farm-fresh #milk, ice cream and #dairy to Iowa customers. http://bit.ly/2gieMnn Read about @hansen_dairy — and the family who runs it! http://bit.ly/2gieMnn The @hansen_dairy creamery broke ground in 2002. 14 years later, this is their story: http://bit.ly/2gieMnn

The Hansens’ farm brings dairy goodness direct to customers, and also provides them the opportunity to work together as a family. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the family and farm behind Hansen’s Farm Fresh Dairy, which delivers milk, ice cream and other delicious dairy products to Iowa. https://www.midwestdairy.com/family-works-together-to-bring-dairy-goodness-direct- to-their-customers/

This #dairy farm family’s latest “hire” might surprise you. http://bit.ly/2gigO6D How Rita the Robot is changing #dairy farming for @NewDayDairy: http://bit.ly/2gigO6D Data, meet dairy. This dairy family celebrates a year of high-tech milking. http://bit.ly/2gigO6D

Data and dairy may sound like an unconventional pairing, but just as technology has changed the landscape for many industries, it’s doing the same for dairy farming. Meet Rita the Robot, who is speeding up the process of milking cows at New Day Dairy. https://dairygood.org/content/2016/new-day-dairy-celebrates-a-year-of-high-tech- milking

Why these calves are warming up to winter… http://bit.ly/1S8Rc8a How do calves stay warm in the winter at local dairy farms? http://bit.ly/1S8Rc8a #dairygood Calves are keeping warm at local #dairy farms this winner — and they’ve never looked better. http://bit.ly/1S8Rc8a

For #dairy farmers, keeping calves warm is a top priority and a 24/7 responsibility. http://bit.ly/1S8Rc8a

Keeping dairy calves and cows warm despite frigid temperatures is a responsibility dairy farmers take seriously. https://www.midwestdairy.com/are-cows-comfortable-in-the- winter/

Meet @DairyCowGal & @ezweber, #dairy farmers providing you with safe and nutritious #milk. http://bit.ly/10fyDFY

Conventional or organic? Different styles of farming doesn’t stop dairy farm families, like the Reecks and Zwebers, from providing you with safe and nutritious milk to enjoy. http://bit.ly/10fyDFY

Learn more about #dairy farmers #farm365 commitment today! http://bit.ly/1tJZgvd

#DYK farmers are committed to care for their farm, family and land 365 days a year? Learn more about their commitment today -->> http://bit.ly/1tJZgvd

#Fact - Cows are cared for around the clock. #Dairy farmers care for their cattle 24/7,

365 days a year. Even on #Christmas!

Fact - Cows are cared for around the clock. Dairy farmers care for their cattle 24/7, 365 days a year. Even on Christmas!

#FarmFact - A #dairy cow produces #milk once she delivers a calf.

#FarmFact - A dairy cow produces milk once she delivers a calf.

Did you ever stop to wonder why cows chew their cud? Get the 411 from @DairyGood. http://bit.ly/2fKC0Rc

Did you ever stop to wonder why cows chew their cud? Get the 411 from @DairyGood http://bit.ly/2fKC0Rc

Modern #dairy barns have come a long way from the little red barns in storybooks.

Come take a @DairyGood tour --> http://bit.ly/2fMje9l

Modern dairy barns have come a long way from the little red barns in storybooks. Come take a tour --> http://bit.ly/2fMje9l

Real-Time Events and Recipes:

Season’s Eatings! Try these #holidayrecipes and keep it merry with #dairy! http://bit.ly/2fGpakb With these recipes, we’re certain your holidays will be #dairy and bright. http://bit.ly/2fGpakb Pin with caution: these #dairy #holidayrecipes will make you hungry. http://bit.ly/2fGpakb

It’s hard to have a delicious holiday meal without dairy, and these recipes prove it. Follow this Pinterest board for the recipes to make your holidays dairy and bright! https://www.pinterest.com/midwestdairy/keep-it-merry-with-dairy/

Resolve in 2017 to incorporate three servings of dairy every day. #Dairy3forMe http://bit.ly/Dairy3 A new year = a new you. Make sure your 2017 resolution includes 3 servings of #dairy every day. http://bit.ly/Dairy3 #Dairy3forMe Now’s the perfect time to commit to #Dairy3forMe—get your 3 servings every day! http://bit.ly/Dairy3

A new year means new resolutions. This year, resolve for a smarter, more balanced diet, including three servings of dairy every day. Commit to #Dairy3forMe in 2017 for a healthier you! https://www.midwestdairy.com/nutrition-and-health/dairy-3-for-me/

Egg Nog Day: December 24

#NationalEggnogDay is here! And not a moment too soon. http://bit.ly/2fxSaNk Are you making #NationalEggnogDay part of your holiday festivities? If so, try this: http://bit.ly/2fxSaNk Don’t let #NationalEggnogDay pass you by! Try this recipe: http://bit.ly/2fxSaNk It isn’t a holiday season without #NationalEggnogDay. http://bit.ly/2fxSaNk Raise your glass! It’s #NationalEggnogDay. http://bit.ly/2fxSaNk

Celebrate National Eggnog with this vanilla eggnog recipe for a holiday treat you’ll love sharing with family. https://www.midwestdairy.com/recipe/vanilla-eggnog/

National Chocolate Day: December 28

You can’t feel guilty if it’s a holiday, right? #NationalChocolateDay is here, so indulge with a little milk chocolate. It’s #NationalChocolateDay, so celebrate with a mug of frothy and delicious hot cocoa. In honor of #NationalChocolateDay, we’re trying out this Chocolate French Toast recipe with non-fat #yogurt: http://bit.ly/2fhS49R There’s nothing better than a little milk with your chocolate on #NationalChocolateDay.

National Chocolate Day is a delicious chance to indulge with your favorite dairy treats, from hot cocoa to milkshakes to fondue and more!