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Virtual Tours Bring Dairy Farms to the Classroom
There’s a new way for classrooms to take field trips, thanks to technology. Instead of bringing kids to the farm, we’re bringing dairies to a school near you.
Read moreBack to School: Literacy Project Helps Bridge Gap
by Mary Swearingen, dairy nutrition consultant and Oregon Dairy Women member Twenty years ago, I was in the third grade when my cousin (a county dairy princess at the time) visited my class to give a presentation — it was the same year milk became the Official State Beverage of Oregon. Twenty years later, I returned to read to three
Read moreFifth Generation Dairy Farmers Representing Industry
Since 1959, the Oregon Dairy Princess-Ambassador (DPA) Program has been raising awareness about the dairy industry through classroom presentations, county and state fairs, community events, summer camps, school assemblies and more. The DPAs develop valuable experience with presentations, networking and life skills during their tenure. Sara Pierson, daughter of Steve and Susan Pierson of Sar-Ben Farms in St. Paul was
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