Stephanie Eckroat, Aaron Pauly, Max Pauly,Jax Pauly, Jenna Rokey, Larae Rokey, Anita Rokey and Brent Buessing with Governor Laura Kelly signing the dairy proclamation. … [Read more...]
DFA Garden City plant wins innovation award
ProFood World magazine presents innovation award to new DFA Garden City plant. The new Dairy Farmers of America milk ingredients processing plant in Garden City has been awarded the Manufacturing Innovator of the Year Award from ProFood World magazine in recognition of its innovation. Award winners were judged on the use of high-level technology … [Read more...]
2018 Dairy U Closing Report
The inaugural Dairy U program welcomed ten students from three states to southwest Kansas, June 19-22. This four-day immersive educational opportunity allowed high school students an intimate perspective of many facets of the dairy industry. Read more here: Dairy U Follow-Up Report … [Read more...]
Celebrating June as Dairy Month across Kansas
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Saturday, June 23, 2018, was a celebration of the dairy industry in Kansas as Governor Jeff Colyer’s proclamation making June Kansas Dairy Month was presented to two Kansas dairies at their Dairy Month open house events. Ohlde’s Dairy in Linn hosted an open house featuring breakfast, tours, calf feedings and kid friendly demonstrations and activities. Shirley … [Read more...]
DFA celebrates opening of a new plant in Garden City
Plant provides a home for local milk, while also helping meet global demand for U.S. dairy Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national dairy cooperative owned by family farmers, recently celebrated the opening of DFA Garden City, a new, state-of-the-art dairy ingredients plant located in Southwest Kansas. DFA Garden City is a partnership between DFA and 12 of its member … [Read more...]