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Jay Bryant, CEO of Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA), was recently awarded the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC) Robert B. Engel Farmer Co-op Manager of the Year Award. The award is for the recognition of individuals that oversee and manage their organizations effectively and who provide impactful advocacy for the cooperative […]

Lindsay Reames, Executive Vice President of Sustainability & External Relations at Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA) has been elected Chair of the Virginia Agribusiness Council (VAC). The Virginia Agribusiness Council is a non-profit member organization committed to representing the agriculture and forestry industries in the Commonwealth with a unified voice through effective

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA) recently earned two top awards in the National Milk Producers Federation’s (NMPF) annual cooperative communications contest. Jay Bryant, CEO, and Lindsay Reames, EVP of Sustainability & External Relations accepted the awards at the 2023 Joint Annual Meeting of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB), NMPF,

MDVA and Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Share Sustainability Story with Congressman Smucker Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA) and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay (Alliance) hosted Congressman Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) yesterday on a Christiana, Pennsylvania farm to discuss opportunities to bring flexible sustainability funding to U.S. farmers and ranchers in the

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

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

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

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,