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Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Announces 2023 Scholarship Recipients

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA) is pleased to announce its 2023 scholarship winners. The cooperative awarded $8,750 in scholarships from the MDVA Fund to a promising crop of 15 students pursuing careers in the dairy industry.    Scholarships from the MDVA Fund will help to offset college expenses for the 2023-2024 academic …

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Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, and The Piedmont Environmental Council Partner to Support Volunteer Tree Planting Project on Virginia Dairy Farm​

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, and The Piedmont Environmental Council Partner to Support Volunteer Tree Planting Project on Virginia Dairy Farm Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay (Alliance), Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA), and The Piedmont Environmental Council are excited to announce the completion of a forested riparian …

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Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Gathers For 103rd Annual Meeting in Hershey, Pennsylvania

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA) members gathered for the cooperative’s 103rd Annual Meeting in Hershey, Pennsylvania last week. Members joined cooperative staff and leadership to engage in cooperative business, as well as learn from outside experts. Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding served as the meeting’s keynote speaker. MDVA CEO Jay Bryant …

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Virginia Dairy Farmer Elected as Chair of National Dairy Promotion and Research Board

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA) today congratulates Joanna B. Shipp, of Boones Mill, Virginia, for her recent election as Chair of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (Board). “We are thrilled for Joanna Shipp, one of our own, to be elected as Chair and leading voice for dairy farmers in the …

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Maola Milk Named Official Milk of Popular Virginia Universities

Herndon, VA – Maola Milk has been named the Official Milk of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Rams and James Madison University (JMU) Dukes. Maola Milk is proudly owned and operated by Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA). As the Official Milk of JMU and VCU, student athletes will now refuel with the …

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MDVA Scholarship

Scholarships Now Available for Students Pursuing Career in Dairy Industry

Reston, VA – Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA) is now accepting applications for its 2023 scholarship program. Every year the cooperative awards five $1,000 scholarships to undergraduate students pursuing careers in the dairy industry. New for 2023, MDVA will also offer one $1,000 scholarship to a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree …

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MDVA Executive Appointed to EPA Farm Advisory Committee

Reston, VA – Lindsay Reames, Executive Vice President of Sustainability & External Relations at Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA) has been appointed to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee. The committee advises the EPA Administrator on a range of environmental issues that are of …

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Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Recognizes 25-Year Member Milestones

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA) recognized 11 members for 25 years of membership to the cooperative during their recent annual District Meetings. “We congratulate these outstanding 25-year members on their dedication and commitment to Maryland & Virginia,” said MDVA Executive Vice President of Sustainability and External Relations Lindsay Reames. “Members that arrive …

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White Rock Farms earn top District 3 honor from Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA) honored White Rock Farms of Peachland, North Carolina as its District 3 Producer of the Year during the co-op’s recent District Meeting in Statesville, North Carolina. The District Producer of the Year award recognizes a cooperative member for outstanding farm management, animal care, and environmental stewardship in …

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Valley Ho Farm earns top District 2 honor from Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA) honored Valley Ho Farm of Middletown, Maryland as its District 2 Producer of the Year during the co-op’s recent District Meeting in Boonsboro, Maryland. The farm is owned and operated by Chris and Jamie Derr. The District Producer of the Year award recognizes a cooperative member for …

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