Dairy Farmers, Industry Partners Invited To Checkoff Lunch At Ag Progress Days

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – American Dairy Association North East invites dairy farmers and industry partners to the annual dairy checkoff luncheon at Ag Progress Days on Thursday, Aug. 16, at noon, in the Special Events Building. No pre-registration is required. 

“We welcome all dairy farmers and industry representatives to join us for the checkoff luncheon at Ag Progress Days,” said Cindy Weimer, Senior Vice President, Industry Relations for American Dairy Association North East. “We’re pleased to have the opportunity to provide an update about the quality local programming we’re conducting on behalf of dairy farmers, and to highlight one of our national partnerships by serving Domino’s pizza.”

ADA North East’s informational booth will be in Dairy/Livestock Tent One, where staff will be on hand to share more information about the checkoff program.

Ag Progress Days is set for Aug. 14-16, at 2710 W. Pine Grove Road, Pennsylvania Furnace, Centre County. Visit www.agsci.psu.edu/apd for more details and a complete schedule of the show.

Photo caption: ADA North East board member Bruce Bartley serves Domino’s pizza at the 2017 Ag Progress Days luncheon.

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About American Dairy Association North East

American Dairy Association North East (ADA North East) is the dairy farmer-funded organization funded by participating dairy farmer’s checkoff investment to build demand and sales for milk and dairy foods throughout the local region. Representing nearly 12,000 dairy farm families in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New York, New Jersey and northern Virginia, ADA North East develops and implements local programs to drive milk and dairy sales at retail outlets and in schools. The organization also conducts consumer education about dairy through events, traditional and social media, and in collaboration with health professionals through National Dairy Council®. ADA North East works closely with Dairy Management Inc.™, the national dairy checkoff organization, to support nutrition research, national partnerships and developing export markets for dairy to bring a fully integrated promotion program to the region. For more information, visit www.americandairy.com.

Source: American Dairy Association North East