April 1, 2020
NEW! Virtual Learning Resources
We’re proud to announce that our partner, Discover Dairy, has launched a virtual learning library for elementary and middle school teachers and students.
March 30, 2020
New Family Resources Page
These past few weeks and the foreseeable future are uncertain. Our kids are home with us, our work schedules are disrupted and there is a lot of change. The Dairymen’s Association wants to help ease these days with our new Family Resources page. We have compiled information from best books for reading time to virtual…
March 25, 2020
Ice Cream and More
Guest blogger, Abigail Stoltzfus, is the 2019-2020 Somerset County Dairy Princess The clocks have changed, and the days are longer. The sun is back, and warmer weather is on its way. That mean summer is around the corner, and my personal favorite, the delicious, creamy, first lick of ICE CREAM!
February 14, 2020
A Chance Meeting Starts a Dairy Farm Legacy
Guest blogger, Laurel Fogleman, is the 2019-2020 Centre County Dairy Princess Pennsylvania runs deep with an agricultural heart. Since its founding in 1787, its agricultural communities have been thriving and fostering a love for Pennsylvania land and the animals and crops it produces. When most people think of dairy farmers, they think of things like…
January 8, 2020
Fill a Glass With Hope® Kickoff At PA Farm Show
With a celebratory milkshake toast and official bell ringing, First Lady Frances Wolf and Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding joined former NFL star, Jason Brown, dairy industry leaders, Feeding PA food bank leaders, Ms. Senior America Esmeralda Ybarra Hetrick, Pennsylvania dairy royalty, Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association, and American Dairy Association North East (ADANE) at the Pennsylvania Farm…
January 8, 2020
The PA Farm Show Brings Us Together
Guest blogger Denae Hershberger is the 2019-2020 Pennsylvania State Alternate Dairy Princess Pennsylvania is a unique state with several large metropolitan areas and a vast rural zone. While the Keystone state population may be split on their sports teams and cultural identities, one thing brings us all together: the Pennsylvania Farm Show. For a few…
December 30, 2019
2020 Farm Show Preview
It’s the most wonderful time of the year….PA Farm Show time! In just a few days, the 2020 Farm Show will open and our famous milkshakes will be in the hands of all of our fans. We’ll kick-off our Farm Show run with our sixth annual Fill a Glass with Hope event, featuring celebrity milkshake…
December 19, 2019
How a Rainbow Brought Joy to One Dairy Farm Family
Guest blogger Paige Peiffer is the 2019-2020 Pennsylvania State Dairy Princess The holidays are my favorite times of year. Whether it’s watching endless Hallmark movies with my family, searching the Christmas tree lot far and wide for the perfect tree, or having the perfect excuse to eat tons of my favorite foods, the holiday season…
December 18, 2019
New ‘Destination Dairy’ Exhibit Hall Planned for 2020 Farm Show
The new “Destination Dairy” Northeast Hall will be unveiled during the 2020 Pennsylvania Farm Show from January 4-11 in Harrisburg, Pa. Destination Dairy will feature the Calving Corner as the cornerstone exhibit, giving Farm Show visitors the opportunity to witness the dairy birthing process.
November 27, 2019
No Longer Taking for Granted
Guest blogger Vannika Rice is the 2019-2020 Pennsylvania State Alternate Dairy Princess Ooh, I smell something delicious! It is the cheese platter for our hors d’oeuvres, the cream cheese mashed potatoes and the whipped cream on the pumpkin pie. Hello there and happy Thanksgiving! Won’t you join me and take a seat? But, I forgot…