Wisconsin Producers Honored at National Dairy Quality Awards
Tuesday, February 5th, 2019 -- 8:02 AM
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) -The National Mastitis Council has honored six producers with Platinum National Dairy Quality Awards last week, of which half of those winners were from Wisconsin.The honors were presented during a program held in conjunction with the NMC 58th annual meeting last week in Georgia. Wisconsin recipients include Cottonwood Dairy, South Wayne; United Dreams Dairy LLC, North Freedom; and the University of Wisconsin Marshfield Agricultural Research Station near Stratford. In addition, there were 18 gold-ranked herds recognized and 3 silver-ranked farms for milk quality from the Badger State.
Now in its 25th year, the NDQA program's purpose is to recognize dairy producers across the United States who have successfully placed a high priority on producing high-quality milk. Veterinarians, dairy plant field staff, dairy suppliers and Extension agents nominated more than 120 dairy producers for the awards.
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