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MDVA Members Steward Sustainable Milk

MDVA Members Steward Sustainable Milk As the weather warms and the ground turns bright green with new growth Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA) farmers are hard at work being stewards of the planet. While this is a daily routine for most, there is one month each year that gives

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Maryland & Virginia Honors the Women Who Tell Our Story 

Maryland & Virginia Honors the Women Who Tell Our Story  Culture and heritage are passed down through the generations with stories and experiences, and every March, across the United States we honor those storytellers by celebrating Women’s History Month. A month rich in remembering the contributions and advancements that women

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Where ‘Waldo’ Wanders

Where Waldo Wanders It’s not a beanie with a red plume and stripe. But the cap that Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Field Representative Carl Espenshade chooses to wear is his own signature style — just like the eponymous children’s puzzle book character Waldo. The series’ title – ‘Where’s Waldo’

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A Young Producer’s Reflection on Leadership

A Young Producer’s Reflection on Leadership By Ben Smith, 2022 MDVA Outstanding Young Cooperator WhenMaryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA) approached me about writing a blog recapping my year as Outstanding Young Cooperator (YC), my first thought was “no thanks!” I’m not one to share my highs or

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Chile: Planting The Seeds

Author Joanna Shipp, MDVA Member and member of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board, stops for a photo with Krysta Harden, the President & Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Dairy Export Council. What do you know about Chile?  A year ago, all I knew was where Chile was

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MDVA Member Stands As Beacon Of Service To Others

The skyline of downtown Greensboro. The N.C. A&T University Farm sits just around three miles away from these skyscrapers. They may not lecture in a classroom. But make no mistake, the cows at the University Farm at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (N.C. A&T) are teachers all the

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