College Students and High School Graduates Can Apply for an Internship and Dairy Farms Can Apply to Host an Intern The 2023 On-Farm Internship program is now accepting applications for host farms and undergraduate students and high school graduates who are interested in gaining hands-on experience in dairy production next summer. The program was designed…
Growing up on small, tie-stall dairy farm in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, Kendal Jenkins found her passion for dairy at an early age. With 55 Registered Holsteins and about 90 replacements, she grew up working with cattle on her family’s farm and participating in 4-H, FFA and Junior Holstein Association activities. As she begins her junior…
Katelyn Taylor, an animal science student at Penn State University, has been expending her dairy knowledge during her summer internship on Schrack Farms.
Growing up in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania on her grandparents’ dairy farm, Katerina (Kat) Coffman already had hands-on experience feeding calves and assisting with farm work. When she began her college career studying animal science at The Pennsylvania State University, she knew she wanted to expand on her dairy knowledge and grow her technical abilities. “When…
The Internships Provide On-Farm Learning Experiences to the Next Generation of Dairy Four college students who are pursuing careers in dairy production recently began on-farm summer internships on progressive dairy farms in Pennsylvania and beyond. The Dairy Excellence Foundation, the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania, and the Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association created the program more than…
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…
Producers Can Mentor College Students Who Are Interested in Dairy Production Dairy producers from Pennsylvania and beyond are encouraged to apply to be a host farm in the 2022 On-Farm Internship Program. The program was designed to provide 10- to 12-week on-farm internships and create opportunities for Pennsylvania students to gain practical knowledge, information, and…
Dairy Farms Can Also Apply to Host an Intern Next Summer The 2022 On-Farm Internship program is now accepting applications for host farms and undergraduate students who are interested in gaining hands-on experience in dairy production next summer. The program was designed to provide 10- to 12-week on-farm internships to the next generation of dairy…
Nate Brubaker grew up on a dairy farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, but it wasn’t until he completed an on-farm internship that he was exposed to the day-to-day reality of managing a dairy operation. “Before the internship, I mostly just did odds and ends on [my family’s] farm and filled in wherever needed. This internship…
