The Ice Cream Trail Celebrates Pennsylvania Dairy, Tourism, and PA Preferred® Businesses The Center for Dairy Excellence, PA Preferred®, and the Pennsylvania Tourism Office are once again seeking creameries to participate in the 2025 Pennsylvania “Scooped” Ice Cream Trail program. Pennsylvania dairy farms that have a value-added ice cream component to their business and meet…
The Monthly Call Will Be Held on Wednesday, March 19 at 1 p.m. EST Pennsylvania continues to monitor the cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle and poultry flocks across the United States. The Center for Dairy Excellence will host the next monthly Pennsylvania Agriculture HPAI Conference Call on Wednesday, March 19…
The PA Dairymen’s Association and Dairy Excellence Foundation Are Offering Twelve $3,000 Scholarships The annual Student Leader Scholarship program is now open for undergraduate students, including college students and high school seniors, who are pursuing a career in a dairy-related field. Twelve $3,000 scholarships are available through a partnership between the Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association, the…
The Center and Penn State Extension Are Seeking Input for the 2025 Dairy Producer Survey The Center for Dairy Excellence and Penn State Extension are collaborating to launch the 2025 Dairy Producer Survey to study how the latest changes in the dairy industry impact Pennsylvania dairy farm families. PA dairy producers are encouraged to complete…
The Monthly Podcast Will Feature Experts Who Provide Dairy Market Updates and Insight The Center for Dairy Excellence has launched a new monthly podcast, titled “Dairy Report Rundown,” as part of its “Protecting Your Profits” risk management resources. In these short, 10-minute podcast interviews, a different guest speaker will be invited each month to unpack…
The Scholarships Allowed 42 Young Dairy Professionals to Network and Expand Their Skills A group of 42 young dairy professionals and two college educators recently received scholarships to attend the 2025 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit on February 5-6 in State College, Pa. The Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association, the Center for Dairy Excellence, and the Dairy Excellence Foundation…
The Free Workshops Will Be Held in Five Locations and Qualify as National FARM Training The first Animal Care Workshop, hosted by the Center for Dairy Excellence, PA Beef Council, the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania (PDMP) and Penn State Extension, will be held on March 4 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Dairy producers and their…
Painter, Paxton and Sattazahn Were Recognized at the 2025 PA Dairy Summit At this year’s Pennsylvania Dairy Summit, the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania, Center for Dairy Excellence, and Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association awarded three dairy professionals with the 2025 Pennsylvania Dairy Industry Awards. The annual awards program recognizes dairy professionals who showcase leadership, service, and…
The Discover Dairy Program Has a New “Curious Clover” Book Available With Free Activities With National Reading Month taking place in March and Read Across America Day quickly approaching on March 3, Discover Dairy has a new book available, titled Curious Clover, to help bring dairy farming to life for elementary and middle school students….
The Free Workshops Will Be Held in Five Locations Across the State This Spring Dairy producers and their employees are invited to one of five animal care workshops that are being held across the state this March and April. Hosted by the Center for Dairy Excellence, PA Beef Council, the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania…
