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This article was #11 in PDmag's Top 25 most-well read articles in 2010.
Summary: This online early exclusive article featured photos and highlights from the 2010 Southern Great Plains Dairy Consortium, held in Clovis, New Mexico, May 17-June 25. The related article, “Southwest summer dairy program undergoes expansion” was published in the July 21 issue. Both articles spoke to the program’s remarkable accomplishment of doubling enrollment since it began in 2008.
Because this article was so popular, we asked one of the program coordinators, Michael Tomaszewski, a follow-up question:
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Two of my children, Paul and Ashley, have finished high school and are going out into the world “to seek their fortune,” as it is often written in fairy tale language. Of course, we do not live in a fairy tale world, and without proper planning things do not turn our happily ever after.
Last week, more than 50 Minnesota dairy producers and individuals interested in the industry boarded a couple of coach buses and headed east to Wisconsin. The trip was known as the annual Summer Bus Tour, co-hosted by the Minnesota Milk Producers Association and University of Minnesota Extension. It is meant to expose dairy producers to different types of operations and each other in a casual networking setting.
“It really is blowing,” exclaimed 8 year old Maxwell Lee as he pushed the button to turn on a fan showing how farmers keep cows comfortable.
Maxwell was one of the young guests to celebrate the grand opening of Hilmar Cheese Company’s Visitor Center’s new dairy exhibits on June 10, 2010.
Junior, Virginia Tech
Intern with Van Exel Dairy
Based in Lodi, California
Background
Q. In what area are you pursuing a degree?
I'm majoring in dairy science and professional writing.
Q. What is your agricultural background?
I grew up in Woodbine, Maryland, on a 160-cow Ayrshire and Holstein farm
Junior, Ohio State University Editorial intern with Progressive Publishing Based in Jerome, Idaho
Background Q. In what area are you currently pursuing a degree? I am majoring in agricultural communications with a minor in animal science.
Q. What is your agricultural background? Along with my two sisters, I am a fourth-generation dairy farmer on my family’s registered Holstein dairy in Ohio.
