Both of his products are nutritious. It’s the bodies they’re feeding that are different. Alan Smith not only produces nutritious milk products as a Maryland & Virginia member, but he is also the entrepreneur behind a series of unique retail products made from the manure of his dairy herd. “Our number one thing is we’re …
Maola Milk is making a splash in Virginia this fall with a series of billboards, as part of MilkPEP’s “Gonna Need Milk” campaign. The six billboards, featuring campaign milk claims including “Nutrients to Help Kids Grow” and “Hydrates Better Than Water,” can be found in Richmond and Roanoke for eight weeks, from September 5 through …
Reston, Va. – Five Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA) facilities earned top safety honors from the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and Dairy Foods magazine through the annual Dairy Industry Safety Recognition Awards. MDVA’s processing facility in Strasburg, Va. was an honoree as were four of MDVA’s local distribution branches: Charlotte, N.C.; …
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Engagement of a diversity of audiences, both inside and outside our cooperative, is a central part of what the Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA) team does to serve our membership. July was a banner month for getting our name and our story in front of important audiences. On July 15, Maryland & …
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Frederick, MD – Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA) showcased a few of their best Maryland-based farms last week as part of its 20th Annual Young Cooperator (YCs) Summer Break. More than 22 farm families traveled from five states to tour the featured farms and share farm management experiences. “Maryland & Virginia’s Young …
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Chambersburg, PA – Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA) participated in a recent event held by MDVA Members the Burkholder Family at Burk-Lea Farms in Chambersburg, PA highlighting opportunities to enhance federal farm conservation programs to five Members of Congress. House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA), House Select Committee on …
For new Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA) member Donald Miller, he took the initiative to frame out his future, quite literally. Donald had dreams of owning his own dairy farm. To make that happen, he and his father worked tirelessly over the past year to build a new freestall barn, setting Donald’s …
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Reston, Virginia – Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA) is thrilled to congratulate Grayhouse Farms of Stony Point, N.C., for earning the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy’s 2022 Outstanding Dairy Farm Sustainability award. In its eleventh year, the award recognizes dairy farmers who are dedicated to socially responsible, economically viable, and environmentally sound …
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Reston, Virginia – Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA) has earned the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy’s 2022 Sustainability Award for Outstanding Community Impact. The award recognizes dairy community efforts that improve lives and communities through positive impacts on health and wellness, hunger relief, workforce development, community volunteering and investment, and/or environmental stewardship. …
For more than twenty years, Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers has invested in the future generation of dairy leaders by offering scholarships to the children of our employees and members, and the employees of our members. Some past recipients have gone on to be ag lenders or food scientists. Even our own Lindsay Reames, Executive …
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