SHENANDOAH COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) — President Donald Trump has signed into law the bipartisan Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which will allow school systems to offer students whole milk and other healthy dairy products. The law overturns Obama‑era nutrition rules that limited schools to fat‑free and low‑fat milk options beginning in 2012, a policy originally aimed at reducing childhood obesity. 

Shenandoah County dairy farmer Thomas French was in the White House Oval Office for the signing ceremony. “It was a surreal experience coming from a family dairy farm to be able to stand next to the president as he signed something that we as an industry have worked for for a long time,” said French, who is a sixth‑generation dairy farmer from Woodstock, Virginia. French is the herd manager at French Brothers Dairy, a 120‑cow robotic dairy operation. He’s also active in the Virginia VALOR (Virginia Agriculture Leaders Obtaining Results) program and is known for using modern technology—robotic milking, GPS systems, and precision tools—to keep the family farm competitive.

French was joined in the Oval Office by several other dairy farmers and numerous elected officials.