Welcome to January and to 2024. We trust you've got your Daily Dairy Calendars up and can see our first gorgeous photo of the year. Thanks to Cathleen Wastler of Maryland for submitting "Silo and Sky" to kick our year off! #MDVAMilk #MDVAFamilyFarms #Photography #farmlife

Last week, MDVA was represented at the Taste of Maryland Agriculture event by Board of Directors members Matt Toms and Matt Hoff (pictured with his daughter Courtney). #MDVAMilk #dairy #agriculture #marylandagriculture #marylandag 📷 Thanks to Andrea Haines - ALHwordandimage

"I am incredibly grateful that I got to represent Maryland & Virginia over the last year, and I hope that I was able to leave a lasting impression about our cooperative on all those I encountered." Thomas French, 2024 Outstanding YC READ MORE: loom.ly/AB1bnBQ

Congrats to Jay Bryant, CEO of Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA), for earning Robert B. Engel Farmer Co-op Manager of the Year Award, announced this week by @farmercoop. #MDVAMilk #MDVAFamilyFarms #agriculture #leaders #dairy

Last Day! 🆘 Students looking to enter into the dairy industry can use our form to apply for our annual scholarship program. Head over to see the requirements and apply TODAY. loom.ly/M8HatAs #MDVAMilk #MDVAFamilyFarms #dairy #ag #agriculture #farming #scholarship

Congratulations to Jay Bryant, recipient of the Robert B. Engel Farmer Cooperative Manager of the Year & Wally Knock, winner of the Farmer Co-op Director of the Year! Both have long demonstrated outstanding leadership within & beyond the farmer co-op community Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers @Agtegra

Today, Google, Alliance For The Bay and Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association announce the completion of their innovative collaboration that will improve water quality in the Northern Virginia region. shorturl.at/amP12

Jay Bryant, CEO of MDVA, announced he will retire from his position at the end of this year, concluding more than 22 years of leading the cooperative. Jon Cowell, current CFO of MDVA, has been named as his replacement by MDVA’s Board of Directors. loom.ly/ZI5fFJ0

At last month's annual meeting, Maryland & Virginia's members celebrated the acquisition of a dairy processing plant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with this video. Take a look at how we introduced Maola Philadelphia to our membership. #MDVAMilk #MDVAAM24

A partnership between our members, @allianceforbay, and corporate partners have grown to serve more than 800 member farms in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. loom.ly/4f_hQbQ

🐄Our partnership with Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association is a win-win for farmers and consumers alike! The partnership has grown to serve more than 800 farms across the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Working through the co-op has allowed the Alliance to take

Earlier this week, we announced our 2024 Scholarship Winners. Congratulations to these deserving young people and we wish them the best on their journeys to education and careers in the field of dairy! #MDVAMilk #MDVAFamilyFarms #Education #Scholarship loom.ly/EwAmVD8

On this #MemorialDay, we recognize the people who gave their lives to protect our country and its freedoms. Thank you to those individuals who sacrificed all and to the families who are remembering those servicemen and servicewomen today.

Last week, Virginia First Lady Suzanne Youngkin visited with members of the Virginia Dairy Princess Program and toasted with @maolamilk to the Commonwealth's dairy industry, which provide around 163 million gallons of milk products each year.

Md. Gov. Wes Moore proclaimed June 20 as Maryland Green Registry Day. MDVA's facilities in Laurel and Landover, Md. joined the program this year! This recognition highlights sustainable practices and environmental stewardship. #MDVAMilk #Sustainability #Maryland #mdagriculture

MDVA is a key dairy supplier for Starbucks and has made great strides in the Starbucks Sustainable Dairy Program this past year. READ MORE: loom.ly/aE9mu1Q

Thank you to VDACS Commissioner Joe Guthrie and U.S. EPA Mid-Atlantic Region Administrator Adam Ortiz for spending time to learn how our member-owners are making an important impact on local communities and improving the environment. #Sustainability #MDVAMilk #SustainableDairy

This weekend, we joined an Indonesian Embassy in Washington, D.C. USA delegation, led by H.E. Teten Masduki, for a tour of Dogwood Farm! We’re grateful to our hosts for showcasing their farm, and to our visitors for the opportunity to discuss the expansion of Indonesia’s school #milk program.

On Saturday, USDEC’s Jonathan Gardner and Shawna Morris joined an Indonesian delegation on a farm tour hosted by Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers and Dogwood Farm. Among the discussion topics was USDEC's & @NMPF's work to support the planned expansion of Indonesia’s school milk program. Indonesian Embassy in Washington DC, USA

🚨 Agriculture industry leader spotlight: 3rd-generation Hokie advocates for dairy farmers >> From a dairy farm to state government to corporate leadership, Lindsay Reames B.S.'04, M.S. '06 is an agricultural champion through and through. More >> news.vt.edu/articles/2024/…