Integrity first. Service before self. Excellence in all we do. Sounds like that could be the motto for dairy farmers, and for some, it’s likely close to the farm’s written mission. It is actually the core values of the U.S. Air Force that ground service men and women.

It started as an idea while milking cows in the fall of 2019. Wisconsin dairy farmer Angie Feider recalls today with extreme clarity that initial moment in the barn when she says God spoke firmly onto her heart.

Elle Purrier St. Pierre grew up in northern Vermont on her parents’ 40-cow dairy farm, milking cows before school and haying in the summer.

Dale Beaty understood service in his bones before he could likely touch his feet to the pedals of a tractor. Beaty grew up on his grandparents’ 15-cow dairy farm, where they milked the cows by hand.

The World Dairy Expo has special meaning for 34-year-old Holstein breeder Ryan Sonnenburg.

From sunup to sundown, I get to live my passion of working with cows and dairy farmers as an education specialist with VAS.

If you need a pick-me-up or reminder of why you do what you do, give Gena Perry a call. She’ll be able to shed a light on agriculture’s big picture by providing perspective on a local and global scale infused with positive energy and boots-on-the ground experience to back up her intellect.

Megan Burley grew up on her family’s farm in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, where they grew about 160 acres of fresh market produce for Seigworth Farm Market. As a senior in high school, she was managing some of the buying and selling of the product, as well as helping to manage staff and employees. She was set on one day partnering with her family, but little did she know this was not the plan in store for her.