While tugboats and barges drove up and down the Mississippi River, the 2024 PDPW Managers Academy for Dairy Professionals convened on the banks in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Jan. 9-11.

From her first job in high school working for a New Hampshire truck farmer to owning and operating Bread and Butter Farm in Shelburne, Vermont, fostering a connection between the community and the land that feeds it has remained a major focus for first-generation farmer Corie Pierce.

PDO tour participants observed rotary parlours and robots in response to labour shortages in California.

I think most people would agree that farmers are some of the most passionate people out there. Those working in agriculture have great pride in what they do and want to share their story.