PALMYRA, Pa. – Dave Smith, executive director of the Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association, issued the following statement today regarding the Pa. Department of Agriculture’s decision to transition to a virtual Farm Show in January 2021 due to the lingering threat posed by COVID-19. “We recognize that the health and safety of everyone is of paramount concern…
Our Dairy Smiles Contest was so much fun and we enjoyed seeing all of the entries! Congratulations to our three Dairy Smiles contest winners! Grand Prize Winner Alyssa Kaupas Wins: a Pop-up Milkshake Party for 50 people within 40-mile radius of Harrisburg 2nd Prize Winner Kathy Menger Wins: Delicious Penn State Creamery ice cream delivery…
Did you know that July is National Ice Cream Month? Ice cream is a FAV here at the PA Dairymen’s Association because it is one of the delicious dairy foods that makes our famous milkshakes SO YUMMY! But, we don’t limit our ice cream love to just milkshakes – we love all kinds of ice…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…