Scooped: An Ice Cream Trail

Due to the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, the passport redemption piece of the Scooped: An Ice Cream Trail will not be provided this year. Don’t fret, Happy Travelers! The ice cream shops on the trails are still open and scooping up happiness just for you. Click over to the visit PA website to learn what…

Celebrate July with a Milkshake

It’s officially National Ice Cream Month! What better way to celebrate than with a milkshake? Join us on Friday, July 10, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the PA Open Air Farmers Market at the PA Farm Show Complex.  Milkshakes are $5, and proceeds will help support scholarships, internships, and curriculum provided through…

Being Essential

Guest blogger Vannika Rice is the 2019-2020 Pennsylvania State Alternate Dairy Princess About a month or two ago, my dad was talking with one of our farming neighbors (a good six feet apart, of course). This neighbor said that for the first time in a long time, he had been called essential and really felt…

Dairy Smiles Contest – Win a Milkshake Party!

This year has been a year of great challenges, but, as they say, with great challenges comes great rewards. That’s why PA Dairymen’s Association is looking to spread extra sunshine and milkshake fun this June Dairy Month with our Dairy Smiles contest. We will be rewarding our followers and all dairy lovers with exciting prizes…

We are Your Dairy Farmers:  “Stronger Together” 

This opinion piece is written by: Dave Smith, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association We are your dairy farmers, families just like you facing unprecedented challenges posed by COVID-19. Like everyone, Pennsylvania’s dairy farmers have been tested in ways we could not have imagined months ago. We were positioned for a strong year at the start…

New Dairy Smiles Contest Announced

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association is launching a NEW “Dairy Smiles” contest to celebrate summer and June Dairy Month, the PA Dairymen’s way – with milkshakes, and they want fans to participate! To enter, anyone 18 years and older is encouraged to share and post their favorite dairy or PA Farm Show milkshake photos between…

Dairy Farmers Come Together During Time of Need

Guest blogger Denae Hershberger is the Pennsylvania 1st Alternate Dairy Princess The last few months have been a time of divide. Matters such as public health, social and political forces are making it hard to find common ground. While arguments are beginning over the most mundane things, there is one element that continually binds the…

Dairy Farmers: We are Stronger Together

https://youtu.be/gJzTGm2oebEWe’ve launched a NEW Dairy Campaign, “We Are Your Dairy Farmers: Stronger Together, Buy Local, Choose PA Dairy,” to encourage families to support their local farm families who work hard daily to produce fresh, local milk and dairy products to feed families. During COVID-19, milk is in high demand at grocery stores, but was suspended…

New PA Dairy Campaign Focuses on Dairy Farmers and Buying Local

May 4, 2020 HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association, launched a NEW Dairy Campaign, “We Are Your Dairy Farmers: Stronger Together, Buy Local, Choose PA Dairy,” to encourage families to support their local farm families who work hard daily to produce fresh, local milk and dairy products to feed families. During COVID-19, milk is in high demand at…

New Free Dairy “Family Resources” Available

April 2, 2020 HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association, launched a NEW “Family Resources” addition to their popular dairy-themed website for all ages to enjoy from the comfort of their homes. “Whether you are looking for a fun virtual farm tour, a new educational activity, or a delicious dairy recipe or craft, we are…