Center for Dairy Excellence

Center for Dairy Excellence To provide the leadership, voice and programs for a vibrant Pennsylvania dairy industry.

Big announcement for the PA dairy industry today! 📣
09/02/2026

Big announcement for the PA dairy industry today! 📣

09/01/2026

Just our tribute to Dolly 💅🏻🩷🪩

09/01/2026

Big announcement happening right now for PA dairy!

08/31/2026

Asking around the office to see when everyone showered last 🚿🧼🥸

08/29/2026

💸Are you looking for a solution to make managing your farm’s financials less overwhelming? This fall, let’s take some of the stress out of managing risk and finances on your dairy farm. During these free Risk Management and Financial Literacy Workshops, we’ll take complex financials and ever-changing dairy markets and break it all down to the fundamentals. We’ll decode milk price and market uncertainties, outline core financial metrics, and help you walk away with practical skills to make confident financial decisions for your farm.

Hosted by Penn State Extension and the Center for Dairy Excellence , the FREE workshops will be held in Lancaster and Chambersburg this October.

✔️ Register here: https://www.centerfordairyexcellence.org/about-the-center/upcoming-events/event/risk-management-and-financial-literacy-workshop-chambersburg-pa/

Happy Friday! We are Farmer Strong and America Proud. As we celebrate 250 years of America, come back each week to learn...
08/28/2026

Happy Friday! We are Farmer Strong and America Proud. As we celebrate 250 years of America, come back each week to learn about a dairy farm that has history and roots running deep with our country. Meet the Hafer Family of Earl Hafer & Sons in Berks County, PA.

🔴 Their history: The current farm property of Earl Hafer & Sons, located in Douglassville, Pa, was purchased by Albert Oxenford in 1922 consisting of 75 acres. Owners after that included his son, Morris Oxenford, from 1972-1976 then Albert’s grandson and his wife, Joan and Earl Hafer, in January of 1976. The farm is now owned and operated by Terry and Cory Hafer, son and grandson of Earl, respectively. We are a fifth-generation dairy farm with the intent of our future family continuing the legacy. The farm is the last dairy farm in Amity Township.

🔵 Their passion: "Our main focus is on milk quality and a clean environment for our cows. We grow alfalfa, corn, soybeans and grass hay. We strive to produce quality forage for our animals. Our milking herd averages 200 cows. Stress free, comfortable cows produce the highest quality milk. The saying “A happy cow is a healthy cow” applies on our farm!"

Learn more about Hafer Farm and meet more farms with an interesting history: https://www.centerfordairyexcellence.org/pa-dairy-goodness-that-matters/what-dairy-brings-to-your-community

🎙️ “If we can run this farm as a business, we can get the lifestyle we’re looking for. If we look at it as a lifestyle, ...
08/27/2026

🎙️ “If we can run this farm as a business, we can get the lifestyle we’re looking for. If we look at it as a lifestyle, the business could collapse financially.”

In this episode of Cow-Side Conversations, Ron Wenger of Hollowacres Farm LLC in Franklin County, Pennsylvania opens up about the complex process of treating their 275-cow dairy farm as a business and not just a lifestyle. Emphasizing the importance of remaining business-minded, Ron describes the slow and steady improvements they have made over the years with reproduction, herd health and longevity, cull rate, maximizing their facilities, and employee management. With efficiency and profitability being their two core goals, he also shares the different enterprises they have to take the pressure off their dairy operation, especially during downturns.

🎙️ LISTEN NOW: https://www.centerfordairyexcellence.org/podcast/

Andy McCarty will be joining us as a speaker at the Dairy Financial and Risk Management Conference on September 9th in H...
08/27/2026

Andy McCarty will be joining us as a speaker at the Dairy Financial and Risk Management Conference on September 9th in Harrisburg, PA. You won't want to miss his session titled, "Risk, Returns & Resilience: Dairy Risk Management Insight for Financial Professionals." He will break down key risk management options, including DMC, DRP, LGM-Dairy, LRP, forward contracts, futures, options, and feed hedging. He will show how each option can help protect dairy producers’ margins, support cash flow, and align with a farm’s production, costs, and financial goals.

Register today! https://www.centerfordairyexcellence.org/about-the-center/upcoming-events/event/2026-dairy-financial-and-risk-management-conference-rewriting-the-future/

Have an idea for a value-added dairy product? Dairy Runway is now accepting applications for its free entrepreneurship p...
08/25/2026

Have an idea for a value-added dairy product? Dairy Runway is now accepting applications for its free entrepreneurship program that helps early-stage food innovators develop, test, and refine new dairy products.

Open to food and beverage entrepreneurs across the Northeast using cow, goat, or sheep milk produced in the region, the program combines virtual coursework, business coaching, and hands-on product development with Cornell specialists.

Applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Monday, September 8, 2025. Learn more and apply today: https://dairyinnovation.org/dairy-runway-program/

Explore the Evolving Economics of Dairy Markets with one of our speakers, Cory Geiger, at this year's Dairy Financial an...
08/24/2026

Explore the Evolving Economics of Dairy Markets with one of our speakers, Cory Geiger, at this year's Dairy Financial and Risk Management Conference on Sept. 9!

Corey Geiger is an internationally recognized expert in dairy economics and agricultural markets. His analysis and commentary are sought by major media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, NBC News, Politico, Bloomberg, The Atlantic, and leading agricultural publications across the country. Corey currently serves as Lead Dairy Economist at CoBank, where he contributes influential research through the Knowledge Exchange Division. His work helps industry leaders, policymakers, and producers navigate evolving market dynamics across the dairy and animal protein sectors. Learn more and register here! https://www.centerfordairyexcellence.org/about-the-center/upcoming-events/event/2026-dairy-financial-and-risk-management-conference-rewriting-the-future/

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