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Seeing a FARM Evaluation First Hand: Customers are eager to learn more about on-farm practices

What is hygiene scoring? What is a sound cow versus a lame cow? Does your farm work with a vet? These are just a few questions Maryland & Virginia customers are asking. Increasingly, our customers are more attentive to how member farms are evaluated in the areas of animal care, environmental sustainability and employee relations. […]

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One Farm’s Pursuit of Sustainability: Catching the Right Rays

Like many dairy farmers, Hatcher Ferguson is continually looking for ways to create a more sustainable farm business. A year ago, he invested in a solar-powered system for his family’s farm in Wirtz, Virginia. Today Burnt Chimney Dairy is self-sufficient in its energy use.     In Virginia, there are limited financial incentives to install

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Maryland & Virginia Honors Members with Inaugural Producer of the Year Award at 99th Annual Meeting

March 28, 2019, Reston, Virginia – Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative honored two farm families as Producers of the Year and two families as Producer of the Year Finalists at its 99th Annual Meeting during the Member Recognition Luncheons held this week in Hickory, North Carolina, and York, Pennsylvania. The Producer of the Year

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