The Dairy Excellence Grants Were Awarded to 37 Dairy Producers From 23 PA Counties The Center for Dairy Excellence recently awarded a collective total of $185,000 to 37 Pennsylvania dairy producers through the latest round of the Dairy Excellence Grant program. Leveraging funds provided through the PA Dairymen’s Association and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, this…
The Grants Allow Producers to Develop Climate-Smart Plans for Their Operations Climate-Smart Grants are available to Pennsylvania dairy producers and provide funding for producers to identify and implement climate-smart practices that will benefit their dairy operations. The funding is available through the CARAT project. CARAT stands for climate-smart agriculture that is profitable, regenerative, actionable, and…
Dairy Farmers in the Value-Added Space Are Encouraged to Apply for the Grants The deadline is approaching for the Center for Dairy Excellence’s Marketing and Branding Consulting Services Grants. This is a competitive grant program for value-added dairy businesses looking to build their brand, create a marketing plan, and identify appropriate strategies to increase product…
The Grants Would Support Investments that Improve Efficiency, Enhance Production and Increase Energy Efficiency The Center for Dairy Excellence is now accepting pre-applications for Dairy Innovation Grants. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture introduced the Pennsylvania Ag Innovation Fund to support investments that embrace technology to improve efficiency and data analytics on dairy operations; enhance production;…
The Dairy Decisions Consultants (DDC) and Transition/Transformation Team Grants Are Now Open The Center for Dairy Excellence is now accepting applications for both the Dairy Decisions Consultants (DDC) Grant Program and the Transition/Transformation Team Grant Program for the 2024-25 year. Dairy producers can utilize the grants to work one-on-one with professional consultants in one of…
For Zach and Heidi Kreger of Kreger Farms, a 75-cow dairy in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, knowing their numbers and making their finances work is important to them since they both work full-time at the farm. By learning from outside consultants and taking advantage of programs like the Dairy Decisions Consultants (DDC) Grants through the Center…
The Grants Help Support Value-Added Consulting and Direct Implementation The Center for Dairy Excellence opened a competitive grant program for value-added dairy businesses looking to build their brand, create a marketing plan, and identify appropriate strategies to increase product sales and consumer access. Leveraging funds provided by the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center, the Marketing…
The Competitive Grant Program Will Be Open From September 1 to November 1 The Center for Dairy Excellence will open its competitive Dairy Excellence Grant program on September 1, 2024 for Pennsylvania dairy producers. Leveraging funds provided through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the PA Dairymen’s Association, the grants support improvement projects on the farm…
Originally published in Hoard’s Dairyman “I’m continuing to work on where I want to be five years from now.” Like many dairy farmers, Amy Brickner of Stover Farms in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania grew up feeding calves with her grandmother and left for college thinking she wouldn’t return to the farm. But after spending a few…
Brooks and Katie Long are both lifelong dairy farmers with big dreams for processing and selling their own dairy products. Owners of Deliteful Dairy at Long Delite Farm in Williamsport, Maryland, the Long family just celebrated five years in business last month. Brooks is the seventh generation at Long Delite Farm, and Katie grew up…
