Vol. 48 No. 32
It’s June Dairy Month!
Dairy Families, Support Providers Tell Ongoing Stories Of Success
TJW® 6 generations of the Seeley family keep everything flowing
‘ smoothly at Milky Way Farm, a Bradford County direct-market dairy that
has been in operation more than 40 years. Pictured, standing from left,
are Lewis, Marie and Shon Seeley, with Kim, Dane, and Anne seated. See
page A 26 to learn more about Milky Way Farm. Photo by Brian Snyder
Chocolate fudge, nuts, strawberries, or all three? Twins Maya, front,
and Liana Smith, Palmyra, enjoyed tasting topping combinations on their
vanilla ice cream. Their bowls are only a small part of a 90-gallon sundae
constructed Tuesday on the Capitol steps in Harrisburg to kick off June
Dairy Month. The twins’ older sister, Sarandon, was also at the event as
a Lebanon County Li’l Dairy Miss. They are the daughters of Tom,
ADADC Mid East/PDPP, and Sandi Smith. See story on page A 24.
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Carissa Itle Westrick accompanies a new calf at Vale Wood Farms,
Cambria County. The Itle family processes and markets milk from their
own 200-cow herd and from four nearby herds. Read more about the
(ties’ operation and their long history in Cambria County on page A 23.
Photo by DeAnn Cardarella
Jay Risser of Lancaster County
retired in April after 50 years of
serving farmers as a milk tester
with the Pennsylvania DHIA. He’s
shown here with one of the original
tools of his trade, a centrifuge
used for conducting butterfat
tests. Read Risser’s story on page
A 43. Photo by Dave Lefever
The Hoppaughs of Bradford County are sold on Ayrshires because of
their willingness to graze. Here, Ray stands in one of the grazing pad
docks that was a part of the farm’s tillable ground 11 years ago. Read
more about the Hoppaugh’s operation on page A 25.
Photo by Carolyn Moyer
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At the Virginia Polytechnic Insti
tute, Blacksburg, a 232-unit
freestall barn is being built on this
site, in conjunction with a new
dairy center. Chuck Miller, left, is
Dairy Center superintendent and
Dr. Steve Nickerson heads up the
Department of Dairy Science. See
story on page A 32.
Photo by Gay Brownlee
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