Celebrate National Ice Cream Month
This month, we’re glad to say goodbye to heat domes and hello to ice cream cones!
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Time is Running Out for these Dairy and Ag Scholarships
If you’re interested in an agricultural-related degree, don’t miss out on these scholarship opportunities! Deadlines are fast approaching, so the time to act is now.
Read moreHindsight is 2020: Looking Back on the Year in Review
Oregon dairy farmers, processors and those in the dairy community proved to be resilient and rose to challenge after challenge in 2020.
Read moreGet Connected with Dairy Educational Opportunities Online
Check out these great virtual farm tours and videos from Oregon farms and friends!
Read moreGirl Scouts Earn Dairy Patch at TMK Creamery
Photos by Joy Foster For the second year in a row, Girl Scouts from Oregon and SW Washington gathered for a day of fun and education as they earned their dairy patch. And for many of the Girl Scouts, this was the first time they had ever visited a farm or seen a cow up close. The Oregon Dairy Patch
Read moreFree Money? Scholarships in Dairy and Agriculture
Did you hear the one about the banker who was arrested for embezzling $100,000 to pay for his daughter’s college education? The judge asked him, “Where were you going to get the rest of the money?” Jokes aside, the cost of higher education is no laughing matter, and every little bit of financial aid can make a big difference. Luckily,
Read moreCongratulations to the Oregon Dairy Women, Ag Connection Award Winners
In 2019, the Oregon Dairy Women will celebrate their 60th year of advocating for Oregon’s dairy community. Their steadfast commitment to education, volunteerism and outreach was recently celebrated at Oregon Aglink’s annual Denim and Diamonds event, where they received the Ag Connection award. As Allison Choo writes, “… connection is something they do remarkably well. It’s no wonder, then, that
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
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