Useful Dairy Industry Links

Penn State University

The Pennsylvania State University is a major contributitor to the Pennsylvania Dairy Stakeholders. The College of Agricultural Sciences and the Department of Dairy and Animal Science provide wide ranging resources to agriculture and the dairy industry.
Penn State University
Dairy & Animal Science at Penn State

Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is another major contributor to the Pennsylvania Dairy Stakeholders.
PA Department of Agriculture

Dairy Alliance

A component of Penn State Cooperative Extension, the mission of Dairy Alliance is to enhance the economic development of the Pennsylvania dairy industry through focused educational efforts.
Dairy Alliance

Dairy Calendar for Pennsylvania

The Dairy Alliance Calendar lists dairy events going on within the state. Producers should check the calendar periodically to learn about educational programs. Industry members are encouraged to consult this calendar before scheduling new programs to avoid meeting date conflicts with other organizations.
Dairy Alliance Calendar

Center For Dairy Excellence

The Center for Dairy Excellence is a non-profit organization governed by a 110-member Pennsylvania Dairy Task Force and focused on empowering the people, creating the partnerships and coordinating the resources to grow dairy profitability in Pennsylvania and the Northeast.
Center for Dairy Excellence

PDMP

The Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania is the leading statewide organization for Pennsylvania dairy producers.
PDMP

PA Dairy Beef Quality Assurance Program

Pennsylvania has a very successful Dairy Beef Quality Assurance Program. All dairy producers are encouraged to become certified in this free program to show our customers that we are responsible producers of food and that we are concerned about animal welfare issues.
PA Dairy Beef Quality Assurance

National Dairy Animal Well-Being Initiative

The National Dairy Animal Well-Being Initiative is a producer-led coalition that includes members from every sector of the dairy industry. Use this link to download the draft principles and guidelines.
National Dairy Animal Well-Being Initiative

Dairy Farm Planning Resource Guide

This guide provides a resource listing for producers considering expansion or establishing a new dairy operation. The site is an ever-evolving project, constantly changing as regulations change and as new resources become available or current resources leave.
Dairy Farm Planning Resource Guide

Pennsylvania Dairy Princess and Promotion Service

The Pennsylvania dairy princess and promotion program privides many milk promotion services to the dairy industry.
PA Dairy Princess and Promotion

Pennsylvania - National Ag Statistics

The National Ag Statistics Service in Harrisburg is an excellent resource for local, state and national statistics about dairy and all other sectors of agriculture.
PA Ag Statistics