The Center’s Dairy Decisions Consultant (DDC) Program Is Now Open The Center for Dairy Excellence is now accepting applications for the Dairy Decisions Consultant (DDC) Grant Program for the 2023-24 year. Through the grant program, dairy farm families can work with a professional consultant with firsthand experience in the dairy industry to help make decisions…
For Chad Fox and his brother, Corey, of Fox Meadows Farm LLC in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, outside perspectives have been key to their family’s transition in ownership and year-to-year decision making. With 85 cows and about 180 acres, Fox Meadows Farm is a true family business. Chad and Corey are 50/50 partners, and their dad,…
College Students and High School Graduates Can Apply for an Internship and Dairy Farms Can Apply to Host an Intern Undergraduate students, high school graduates, and host farms are encouraged to apply for the 2024 On-Farm Internship program. Applications are now being accepted, with up to eight interns given the opportunity to gain hands-on experience…
Todd Benedict of Sunset Dairy in Warren County, Pennsylvania is no stranger to adversity. After losing his entire farm and 110 cows to a fire in 2011, he found a way to rebuild so he could continue farming. Today he has 650 cows, 720 acres, and continues to find ways to optimize his dairy operation…
Dr. Charlie Gardner Published The Blessed Life of a Cow Doctor To help support students who are pursuing future careers in the dairy industry, Dr. Charlie Gardner, a former dairy veterinarian and consultant who works with many Pennsylvania dairy farm families, has published a book with proceeds now supporting the Dairy Excellence Foundation. Titled The…
These Farm Safety Tools and Resources Are Available to Dairy Producers at No Cost With National Farm Safety and Health Week starting on September 17, the Center for Dairy Excellence and the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania (PDMP) have a series of farm safety videos available to help dairy producers share simple safety reminders with…
The Grants Help Support Improvement Projects and Value-Added Consulting The Center for Dairy Excellence will open two competitive grant programs on September 15, 2023 for Pennsylvania dairy producers and dairy value-added operations who are looking to advance their businesses. Leveraging funds provided through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center, the…
The Conference Will Be Held on September 13 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania A new “Pennsylvania Dairy Performance Indicators” report is now available. The Center for Dairy Excellence helped facilitate the project while Horizon Farm Credit and Penn State Extension gathered data from their respective benchmarking programs, combined it into one larger, anonymous database, and then analyzed…
The Center Is Offering a $100 Discount to Dairy Producers Who Enroll in Fall Course The United States has the second largest Spanish-speaking population in the world, and 80 percent of the agricultural workforce in the U.S. speaks Spanish. To assist dairy farm families in enhancing communication and building rapport with Spanish-speaking employees, the Center…
The Interactive Workshop Will Feature Family Roundtable Discussions with Outside Advisors It’s never too early or too late to start thinking about “passing the torch” and finding someone in line to transition ownership of your dairy business. Dairy farm families are invited to the “Passing the Torch” Interactive Transition Planning Workshop on November 20 from…
