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Center For Dairy Excellence

@CtrDairyExcel

The Center for Dairy Excellence is committed to empowering people, creating partnerships and coordinating resources to grow dairy profitability. #ChoosePADairy

Joined July 2010
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@johnkrasinski @somegoodnews Here's some good news for you! PA dairy farmers are still working hard through it all and have been sharing some positive messages. We're all in this together.🥛 Full video with more pics: youtube.com/watch?v=qpjCW7…

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Our thoughts and prayers are with Representative GT Thompson. As he says below, he plans to tackle this head on with his faith and optimism. We know his faith and fighting spirit will help him navigate this diagnosis.

Thompson Statement on Cancer Diagnosis

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Had a great time speaking with some of our dairy producers earlier this week. Thank you to David Smith (@padairymens ), James Potts (Land O' Lakes), Jayne Sebright (@CtrDairyExcel ), and Dina and Art Zug (Juniata County dairy farmers) for all your continued hard work!

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For most dairy farmers, managing their cows is a boots-on-the-ground kind of job. They take time to monitor their animals by spending time in pens or in the parlor. @CtrDairyExcel agproud.com/articles/57202…

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A collective total of $210,000 was awarded to 42 Pennsylvania dairy producers through the fifth round of the @CtrDairyExcel Grant Program. agdaily.com/livestock/cent…


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Through a Pennsylvania Center for Dairy Excellence transition team grant, Jared (left) and Tim Kurtz formed a team of advisers who helped them navigate the farm transition process. @CtrDairyExcel agproud.com/articles/56007…


Did you know your Dairy Checkoff is helping to give classrooms the opportunity to adopt a cow this school year? The Adopt a Cow program offers a free, exciting look inside the world of dairy farming! Registration opens on August 1. ➡️ Learn more: discoverdairy.com/adopt

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Did you know the Adopt a Cow program impacted 1.6+ million students last school year? Here are some fast facts: ✔️ Ideal for virtual or in-person instruction ✔️ Interactive farm tours and virtual chats available ➡️ Register beginning Aug. 1: discoverdairy.com/adopt

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Happy #WorldMilkDay ! World Milk Day was established by @UN @FAO to recognize the importance of milk and dairy products, which provide nutrition to 6 billion consumers globally and supports the livelihoods of 1 billion people. #EnjoyDairy 🌎 🐄WorldMilkDay.org


With the COVID-19 vaccine news, everyone is talking about viruses, quarantine, and vaccines. In our latest podcast, Nate Heim, the general manager at Yippee! Farms, shares tips for biosecurity and vaccination protocols. ➡️ Listen to the full podcast: centerfordairyexcellence.org/podcast


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Per @CtrDairyExcel, if you call your county @usdafsa office by 4:30 and staff won't be able to assist you today, ask to be placed on the register.


‼️ DEAN FOODS UPDATE: Do you have questions about the recent Dean Foods claims sent to PA dairy farmers? On Thursday, December 10 from 12-1 p.m., join us for a Dairy Industry Conference Call to get your questions answered about this issue. bit.ly/2JAEsuc


We’ve heard time and time again that dairy farmers learn the most from other dairy farmers. That's why we're launching “Cow-Side Conversations” — a podcast with real-time farmer insight, tricks of the trade, and inspiring stories from dairies across PA: centerfordairyexcellence.org/podcast

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The 2021 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit is going virtual! During the four-day event on February 8-11, let’s emerge together and find solutions to help our industry advance, adapt, perform, and thrive. > Learn more about what to expect: lnkd.in/dxqRvuW


Did you know PA has the highest percentage of young farmers in the nation? 14% of Pennsylvania's farmers are under the age of 35!

📰 Hot off the press: Pennsylvania has the highest percentage of young farmers in the NATION! According to @usda_nass, PA has 12,598 young producers (under age 35), accounting for 14% of the commonwealth's 90,500 farmers.

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This year has been challenging for teachers and students in a lot of ways, but one of the best things to come out of it has been the new opportunities to connect with classrooms across PA and beyond. More than 28,000 people streamed our virtual farm tour! centerfordairyexcellence.org/about-the-cent…


🐄 It's #NationalFarmersDay! Here are just a few of the faces of Pennsylvania dairy farmers we are fortunate to work with every day. Thank you for all you do!

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"This year proves how difficult it is to predict what milk prices will be until they happen. Having a risk management plan in place can help reduce the amount of volatility in the long term." 👇 Read more from Zach Myers! progressivedairy.com/topics/managem…


Save the date for our next dairy industry conference call on October 6 from 12 to 1 p.m. We have invited panelists to share details about the CFAP Round 2 direct payments for dairy farmers and what payments look like based on herd size. View more details: bit.ly/3cpJm7K


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