Celebrate Dairy Across Pennsylvania This Summer With 15 Dairy-Themed Events With June being National Dairy Month and July being National Ice Cream Month, several Pennsylvania dairy farms and organizations are hosting on-farm events to give families a firsthand look at Pennsylvania agriculture and local dairy products. The “Celebrate Dairy Across PA” initiative features an online…
Caroline Arrowsmith and Dana Nunemacher Join the Center’s Team This Summer The Center for Dairy Excellence has named Caroline Arrowsmith and Dana Nunemacher, rising seniors at the Pennsylvania State University, as the 2022 education and communications interns. They join a team of employees who provide resources and support to Pennsylvania dairy farms and develop dairy…
Dairy Producers Can Support the Next Generation of Dairy With Their Everyday Feed Purchase Dairy producers can support the next generation of dairy through their everyday feed purchases by bidding in the “Feed for the Future” silent auction. With Purina Animal Nutrition donating $5,000 worth of dairy feed to the Dairy Excellence Foundation to help…
Beckie Burns may not have grown up on a dairy farm, but thanks to an on-farm internship she completed on a Pennsylvania dairy farm and the welcoming community of dairy professionals she met along the way, she quickly realized her future was in dairy. A graduate of Iowa State University with a degree in animal…
The Discussion Will Take Place on May 25 at 12 p.m. and Provide Dairy Market Updates The Center for Dairy Excellence is hosting its monthly “Protecting Your Profits” webinar on Wednesday, May 25 at 12 p.m. Held the fourth Wednesday of every month and led by Zach Myers, Risk Education Manager with the Center, the…
The Material Showcases the Essential Role of Dairy Farmers in Our Communities With National Dairy Month approaching in June and to showcase the hard work of Pennsylvania dairy farmers, the Center for Dairy Excellence is offering free outdoor garden flags to dairy farmers and industry professionals. The flags include “Choose PA Dairy” messaging and are…
The Conference, “Adjusting the Lens,” Is Set for September 14, 2022 Registration is now open for the 13th annual Dairy Financial and Risk Management Conference, titled “Adjusting the Lens.” Designed to help attendees bring their lens into focus for on-farm profitability and risk management, the event is planned for Wednesday, September 14 from 8 a.m….
Michelle Kirk Was Interviewed in the New Episode of “Cow-Side Conversations” In the Center for Dairy Excellence’s latest episode of the “Cow-Side Conversations” podcast, Michelle Kirk, a former beef producer from Adams County, Pennsylvania, opened up about how the unexpected loss of her husband has affected her mental health and her future in agriculture. Throughout…
The Center Is Sharing a List of Dairy Events to “Celebrate Dairy Across PA” This Summer To help share the many contributions Pennsylvania dairy farms make to our communities, the Center for Dairy Excellence is building a list of dairy-themed events to promote to consumers and families across the state as part of a “Celebrate…
The Center’s Job Opportunities Page Allows Dairy Producers to Submit Job Openings With Pennsylvania dairy production and associated businesses contributing more than $12 billion annually to the state’s economy, and those businesses creating more than 52,000 jobs, the Center for Dairy Excellence has a “Dairy Job Opportunities” tool available for producers who have employment opportunities…
