Wolff Appointed To Milk Marketing Board
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) The Pennsylvania Senate
voted recently to confirm former
Pennsylvania Secretary of Agri
culture Boyd Wolffs appoint
ment to the Pennsylvania Milk
Marketing Board (PMMB). Gov.
Rendell named Mr. Wolff Chair
man of the board on April 25.
Wolff was born and raised on a
dairy farm in Westmoreland
County. After graduating from
Penn State in 1953 with a Bache
lor’s degree in dairy husbandry,
he returned to his home farm.
Over the next 33 years, Wolff ex
panded the farm from 110 acres
to 410 acres and the herd from 30
to 100 cows. During that time,
Wolff was active in many agri
cultural and community organi
zations.
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Wolff served as Pennsylvania’s
secretary of agriculture from
1987 to 1995. As secretary, Wolff
worked with all segments of the
dairy industry. His accomplish
ments included working with
dairy processors to extend the
shelf life of milk to match the im
proved technology in the indus
try. Wolff worked with the legis
lature to pass legislation allowing
Pennsylvania’s dairy and other
commodity producers to control
how their promotion monies are
spent. He was also a member of
the State Ethics Commission
from 1995-1998.
Wolff served on the Penn State
Board of Trustees from 1984 to
2001 and received the Distin
guished Alumnus Award in 2002.
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Ticket prices of $2O, and $l4
for those 10 years and under, will
include an all-you-can-eat buffet
sponsored by Dairy Promotion.
The buffet will include barbeque
ribs and chicken, hamburgers,
hot dogs, salads, baked beans,
cookies, ice cream and beverages.
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Since 19%, he has completed 14
projects in eight different devel
oping countries for the United
States Agency for International
Development, including helping
farmers understand and develop
cooperative marketing organiza
tions and, in Ukraine, helping
dairy processors form an organi
zation similar to the Pennsylva
nia Association of Milk Dealers.
Wolff serves on the Board of
10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania
and the South Central Assembly
for Effective Government. He is
also active in many other profes
sional and civic organizations, in
cluding Pennsylvania Farm Bu
reau, Pennsylvania Grange,
Pennsylvania and National Hol
stein Association, and Pennsylva
nia Farmers Union.
game.
This will be a great opportuni
ty to enjoy a day away from the
farm and visit with Holstein
friends from around the state. As
dairy formers, the group will be
recognized during the festivities.
For more information, contact
the Pennsylvania Holstein Asso
ciation at (814) 234-0364.
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Mid-Atlantic Mixes It With Milk
Kara Tussey, Mid-Atlantic staff member, helps a boy
“mix it with milk.”
PHILADELPHIA Nearly
800 kids and adults alike con
cocted their own unique milk rec
ipes during Mix It With Milk
promotions conducted at two
local colleges this spring.
Mid-Atlantic Dairy Associa
tion sponsored the milk promo
tions at Delaware Valley Col
lege’s A-Day and the University
of Maryland’s “Maryland Day.”
These two community outreach
efforts each boast annual crowds
of more than 35,000 visitors.
Eighteen gallons of milk were
used to create fun flavors of milk
using JELL-O brand pudding,
JELL-0 brand gelatin, flavored
syrups, powdered drink mixes,
sprinkles and peanut butter.
While sampling their creations,
kids were encouraged to enter the
monthly Mix It With Milk ‘n
JELL-O recipe contest, while
adults received coupons for
JELL-0 brand products. Visit
www.mixitwithmilk.com for
complete contest rules.
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Kids today are in a calcium
crisis and often fail to meet the
daily calcium recommendation of
800 milligrams for ages 4-8 and
1,300 milligrams for pre-teens
and teens.
“This campaign was designed
to show kids how to have fun
while drinking their nutrient
packed milk,” said Deanna Rose,
a registered dietitian for Mid-At
lantic Dairy Association. “In ad
dition to providing bone
strengthening calcium, milk of
fers eight other essential nutri
ents, including protein, riboflavin
and potassium, to keep kids per
forming at their best.”
County dairy promotion
groups, as well as Pennsylvania
Alternate Dairy Princess Rachel
Ebert and Maryland Dairy Prin
cess Emily Yeiser, were on hand
to encourage consumer participa
tion.
Mix It With Milk ‘n JELL-O
promotions are planned for the
Baltimore, Md., and Harrisburg
markets this summer.
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