Guest blogger, Casandra Blickley, is the 2017-2018 Pennsylvania State Alternate Dairy Princess “So where is your family’s dairy farm?” The question always makes me nervous, particularly when it comes from someone in the dairy industry. When I respond, “I actually didn’t grow-up on a family dairy farm,” I can see the shadow come over the…
PA DAIRY LEADERS AND FARMERS PARTNER TO SUPPORT NEW “CHOOSE PA DAIRY” CAMPAIGN TO BOOST FRESH LOCAL MILK CONSUMPTION AND ENSURE PENNSYLVANIA MILK PRODUCTION Campaign highlights health, community and economic benefits of PA Milk Dairy Industry Supports More Than 52,000 Jobs and Contributes Nearly $15 Billion to PA Milk is Commonwealth’s Official Beverage Boasting Nine…
Guest blogger, Tony W. Rice is an Agribusiness Student at The Pennsylvania State University “This milk expires in three days. Are you sure you don’t want me to get you a different gallon?” The cashier’s question caught me off-guard as I was progressing through the checkout line in the midst of my weekly shopping excursion….
Guest blogger, Rebecca Shaw is a dairy enthusiast and blogger at The Cow Chronicler™ Farmers wear many hats on the job, like animal care taker, business owner, economist and scientist, to name a few. In celebration of #EarthDay, I’d like to talk to you about a really important hat… and that’s being an environmentalist. Here’s the…
Guest blogger, Jessica Peters, is a 5th generation dairy farmer in northwest Pennsylvania. By now, most of the country knows that things aren’t great in the dairy industry. The mainstream media is reporting on dairy farms being shut off by milk processing plants, and depression and suicide rates are higher than ever among farmers. Between animal rights…
Guest blogger, Katrina Bliss, is the 2017-2018 Huntingdon County Dairy Princess We all have childhood dreams. Some of these include becoming superheroes, star athletes or doctors. Sometimes, we dream of owning a big house, a pony or being the tallest person in our class. My childhood dream, along with becoming a vet and someday owning…
Today is National Ag Day and farmers and ranchers across the country are celebrating. Agriculture is a part of our daily lives, from the food we eat, to the clothes we wear and the products we use. Dairy farmers are no exception. The work done on dairy farms not only results in delicious milk, cheese,…
Guest blogger, Rebecca Shaw is a dairy enthusiast and blogger at The Cow Chronicler™ I’ve been blessed with a career in marketing and event planning that allows me to travel to new places. My most recent adventure was to Tulare, California for the 51st World Ag Expo (WAE). WAE is the world’s largest annual agricultural…
Guest blogger, Casandra Blickley, is the 2017-2018 Pennsylvania State Alternate Dairy Princess Once upon a time. The opening phrase to so many great love stories. But, my own love story started in 2014 at a county fair dairy show! My once upon a time started at a cow show.
Guest blogger, Gretchen Little, is the 2017-2018 Pennsylvania State Alternate Dairy Princess The annual Pennsylvania Farm Show is the largest indoor agricultural event held in the country, and with over half a million visitors, I can’t think of a better place for the dairy industry to interact with the public.