The Signs and Kits Are Available to Farms at No Cost While Supplies Last To help stay proactive with biosecurity and mitigate the spread of diseases like Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) across the Pennsylvania animal agriculture industry, the Center for Dairy Excellence has outdoor signs available for dairy producers. The “No Trespassing – Biosecure…
The Interactive Workshop Will Go Beyond the Basics With Transition Planning It’s never too early or too late to start thinking about “passing the torch” and finding someone in line to transition ownership of your dairy business. Dairy farm families are invited to a “Passing the Torch” Next-Level Transition Planning Workshop on November 12 in…
The Dairy Financial & Risk Management Conference Will Be Held on September 9 Agriculture lenders and consultants who work with dairy farm families know that productive family business conversations often include more than financials. At the 2026 Dairy Financial and Risk Management Conference on September 9 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Mike McGrann, a Managing Director in…
Love Eliana’s story? Click here to meet more interns and read their stories! Growing up on an 80-cow dairy farm, Eliana Koehler has always loved cows. As a rising junior majoring in animal science at The Pennsylvania State University, she knew she wanted to take her experience a step further by completing an on-farm internship on…
Dairy Producers Are Invited to Free Workshops on October 8 and October 15 This fall, dairy producers are invited to free workshops centered around risk management and financial literacy. Designed to make farm financials less overwhelming, the Center for Dairy Excellence and Penn State Extension will take complex financials and ever-changing dairy markets and break…
The Monthly Call Will Be Held on Wednesday, August 19th at 12 pm The Center for Dairy Excellence’s “All Things Dairy” bi-monthly conference call aims to provide a platform for organizations and industry partners to share timely updates, resources, programs, and upcoming events relevant to the dairy community. The next call is scheduled for Wednesday,…
Love Jacob’s story? Click here to meet more interns and read their stories! Jacob VanDoren is a junior at Delaware Valley University with a major in dairy science. What made him decide to pursue a degree in agriculture? Thanks to his grandparents and his active involvement in 4-H, Jacob found his love for cows. “My great…
Love Ainsley’s story? Click here to meet more interns and read their stories! Growing up on a 60-cow dairy farm, Ainsley Sellers was involved in the operation from an early age. From pushing her siblings around in strollers to feeding cows, completing milking shifts, and eventually taking on more of a managerial spot on the farm,…
The Interactive Lesson Series Can Be Incorporated Into Both Virtual and In-Person Instruction Discover Dairy’s “Adopt A Cow” program is now open for enrollment for the 2026-27 school year. The free, year-long program has impacted more than 9.4 million students worldwide since 2020, giving students an inside look at a dairy farm in the United…
The Dairy Financial & Risk Management Conference Will Feature a Producer Panel At the 2026 Dairy Financial and Risk Management Conference on September 9 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Austin Copenhaver (Ivy Lakes Dairy and Gorham Dairy), Lyndon Miller (Skyline Dairy LLC) and Lisa Graybeal (PennMar Dairy) will each share their unique story about how have pursued…
