Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship, the flagship program for Dairy Grazing Alliance, is a federally registered Apprenticeship program with the U.S. Department of Labor. As the first formal agricultural Apprenticeship in the United States, it combines paid on- farm employment with mentorship, coursework, business readiness and practical skill building.

Apprentices learn directly from experienced dairy grazing Mentors. They gain practical skills and confidence, and receive needed support for long-term careers in dairy grazing. To date, the program has provided more than 750,000 hours of on-farm training and related coursework in managed grazing dairy production to hundreds of aspiring farmers located nationwide. It operates in 16 states, including Iowa, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Wisconsin.