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Other Dairy Resources

Various organizations within Pennsylvania support the dairy industry by providing information, education, promotion and advocacy of the industry. Here is a sampling of those organizations. If your organization is not listed on this page and would like to be, please e-mail c-jsebrigh@state.pa.us.

Pennsylvania Dairy Stakeholders

Aims to nurture PA’s dairy industry by offering to help farmers with dairy development, business planning and advocacy. The Pennsylvania Dairy Stakeholders is an organization that brings together all segments of the Pennsylvania dairy industry. Its mission is to facilitate the viability and expansion of the dairy industry in Pennsylvania.

Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania

The PDMP membership organization provides a unique opportunity for progressive producers to interact in an educational and informational way with other progressive producers and agri-business persons. PDMP offers educational and networking opportunities with other producers and leaders in the dairy industry. Working together, the members serve as an influential voice for Pennsylvania's dairy industry.

Pennsylvania Dairymen's Association

The Pennsylvania Dairymen's Association seeks to enhance the general welfare of the Pennsylvania dairy industry.   The dairy producer Board  of Directors direct financial resources to numerous state dairy programs.  The programs include, but are not limited to, dairy youth development, dairy product promotion, and consumer education. For more information about the Pennsylvania Dairymen's Association, please contact:

David R. Smith
Executive Director
PA Dairymen's Association
440 Plaza Drive
Palmyra PA 17078
717-838-3283 

Penn State Dairy Alliance

Dairy Alliance, a component of ongoing extension programs, aims to enhance the economic development of the Pennsylvania dairy industry through leadership and focused educational efforts. The site is a resource for individual farms and producers in dealing with issues that relate to information technology, human resources, and business management.

Penn State Cooperative Extension

Your cooperative extension office is a local source of timely, research-based information and skilled professionals – extension agents -- who can help you troubleshoot issues on your farm, locate resources you need and ultimately enhance your farm’s productivity.

Penn State Dairy Outlook Web Site

Authored by Ken Bailey, associate professor of Dairy Markets and Policy at Penn State, this site graphs and charts trade reports and provides various market data on a weekly basis.

Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association

Headquartered in Philadelphia, Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association is supported by more than 7,500 dairy farmers in the Mid-Atlantic region through the national 15-cent dairy checkoff program. Mid-Atlantic works closely with Dairy Management Inc.™, the Milk Processors Education Program (MilkPEP) and regional counterparts to bring a fully integrated national promotion program to the Mid-Atlantic Region.