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February 24, 2020

Four Dairy Professionals Join Center for Dairy Excellence and Foundation Board of Directors

Brubaker, Kull, Lesher and Potts Recently Filled Open Board Positions The Center for Dairy Excellence and Dairy Excellence Foundation recently welcomed four dairy professionals to the organizations’ Board of Directors. The Center for Dairy Excellence Board of Directors guide the work of the non-profit 501c6 organization which fosters collaboration across the industry and provides resources…

February 18, 2020

Review Market Fundamentals During February ‘Protecting Your Profits’ Webinar

Learn About Risk Management Options and Review Milk Production Numbers The Center for Dairy Excellence will host its monthly “Protecting Your Profits” webinar on Wednesday, February 26 at noon. Led by Zach Myers, Risk Education Manager with the Center, the webinar will help dairy producers and industry professionals review market fundamentals and upcoming risk management…

February 17, 2020

Young Professionals Recognized with Scholarships at Dairy Summit

The Scholarships Allowed Young Dairy Professionals to Network and Grow Their Skills A group of 35 young professionals recently received scholarships to attend the 2020 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit on February 5-6 in State College, Pa. The Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association, the Center for Dairy Excellence, and the Center for Dairy Excellence Foundation of Pennsylvania awarded the…

February 14, 2020

Team Program Grants Drive Transformation at Lebanon County Dairy

For Reid Hoover of Brook-Corner Holsteins in Lebanon, Pa., making the decision to pursue a career in dairy was an easy one. After growing up on a farm and milking cows throughout his childhood, managing the 370-cow dairy with his family became his passion. When his son decided to join the business after graduating from…

February 13, 2020

Creameries Encouraged to Participate in 2020 PA Ice Cream Trail

The Annual Ice Cream Trail Celebrates Pennsylvania Dairy and PA Preferred® Operations The Center for Dairy Excellence, PA Preferred®, and the Pennsylvania Tourism Office are seeking creameries to participate in the third year of the Pennsylvania Ice Cream Trail program. Pennsylvania dairy farms that have a value-added ice cream component to their business are encouraged…

February 11, 2020

Dairy Professionals Honored with 2020 Dairy Industry Awards

Heckman, Trout and the Itle Family Were Recognized at the 2020 PA Dairy Summit At this year’s Pennsylvania Dairy Summit in State College, Pa. on February 5-6, the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania, Center for Dairy Excellence, and Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association awarded three dairy professionals with Dairy Industry Awards. The annual awards program recognizes dairy…

January 29, 2020

Pennsylvania Dairy Summit to Feature National Speakers and Hands-On Sessions

Registration is Still Open for the Dairy Summit on February 5-6, 2020 There’s still time to register for the 2020 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit, taking place on February 5-6, 2020 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center in State College, Pa. The event promises to reignite dairy producers’ commitment to dairy by exploring key issues…

January 27, 2020

Enhance Your Dairy with Professional Consulting Resources

Dairy Decisions Consultants Grants Are Available to Dairy Farm Families Dairy producers are encouraged to apply for the Center for Dairy Excellence’s Dairy Decisions Consultants (DDC) grant program. Leveraging funds provided through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, farms can receive up to $3,500 in professional consulting funds to help make decisions that will shape the future…

January 23, 2020

Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow Curriculum Introduces High Schoolers to Animal Science

While the Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow curriculum is centered around dairy, it often sparks connections with other animal science topics. At Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, the Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow reproductive anatomy lesson served as a relevant introduction for a pig dissection assignment. “We were going through the different systems of pigs,…

January 20, 2020

Attend the 2020 Dairy Innovation Forum on February 4

Dairy Processors Will Learn About Resources Available to Support Innovation in Pennsylvania The 2020 Dairy Innovation Forum will be held at the start of the Pennsylvania Dairy Summit on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 from 5-9 p.m. at the Penn Stater Conference Center in State College, Pa. Dairy processors will learn about the resources and opportunities…