Veteran Dairy Team To Lead MDIA
FREDERICK, Md. —Three veteran dairy pro
ducers, representing four generations of family
dairy production, have been elected to lead the
Maryland Dairy Industry Association (MDIA) in
2003.
Robert Ramsburg of Walkersville was elected
MDIA president. He is a fourth generation dairy
farmer and farm leader, whose 370 acres and 100
Holstein cows provide milk to Dairy Farmers of
America (DFA). Ramsburg is a board member of
the Frederick County DHIA, life member of the
Frederick County Farm Museum, board member of
the Frederick County Farm Bureau, former state
chairman of the Maryland Farm Bureau Young
Farmers, and former Young Cooperator. He
succeeds Myron L. Wilhide of Detour as MDIA
president.
James (Jimmy) Stup, Jr., also of Walkersville,
was elected MDIA first vice-president. Stop’s
Teabow, Inc. dairy operation has recently expanded
to 700 dairy cows, with a new state-of-the-art milk
ing parlor and free-stall barn. The 750-acre third
generation family farm includes a modern manure
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Jeffrey Wivell of Emmitsburg is MDIA second
vice-president. His family has been in Maryland
dairy production since 1910, and now farms in part
nership with three other families, with 500 dairy
cows on 400 acres. Milk is shipped to Dairy Farmers
of America (DFA).
Boyd Cook, retired executive with Dairymen,
Inc., of Boonsboro (Washington County) continues
as secretary and ex-officio member of the MDIA
Board of Directors.
Also elected to the MDIA Board of Directors are
three new decision-makers representing various
Maryland geographical areas. New directors in
clude Fonda Rowe, an executive with Tri-State
Farm Automation of Hagerstown; Lester C.
(Bucky) Jones, Jr., principal of Jones Dairy Service,
Inc., Massey (Kent County); and Steve Matthias, re
gional representative with Agway, Inc. of Westmin
ster (Carroll County).