Pennsylvania dairy farmers added three additional dates to distribute food and dairy products at drive-thru events in Centre County following the distribution event in Boalsburg on Feb. 21.
Farmers attending the recent 2021 virtual Pennsylvania Dairy Summit heard from dairy checkoff leaders on âWhat has Dairy Checkoff Done for You Lately?â
National dairy checkoff group Dairy Management Inc. and regional checkoff American Dairy Association North East presented four sessions highlighting the farmer-directed checkoffâs priorities.
âDairy farmersâ core checkoff goals are to build sales and trust in dairy, and we explained how their investment is leveraged on the local and national levels to meet those goals,â said ADA North East CEO Rick Naczi.
Naczi joined DMI President Barb OâBrien and other national leaders in an interactive session on the progress of dairy checkoff since it was established by farmers in 1983. Since then, per capita dairy consumption has grown by 80 pounds per person to 683 pounds.
Just like the dairy industry itself, New York s annual Dairy Princess Pageant found a way to persevere even in the midst of a pandemic. We couldn t come to the pageant, so the American Dairy Association North East brought the pageant to us through a livestream on their Facebook page.
The 58th annual pageant was held over a two day period at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Syracuse Destiny USA. Chenango County Dairy Princess, Shelby Benjamin was crowned the 2021-2022 New York State Dairy Princess. Holly Niefergold from Erie County was named first Alternate and Elizabthy Hyman from Jefferson County was selected as second Alternate.
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