Show your appreciation for an agriculture educator you know, and send them a back-to-school box from Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow to start the school year off on a positive note! Agriculture teachers are laying the foundation for the next generation to learn about the role farmers have in our communities. Donate $35 to send a box…
For Logan Keister, a high school senior at Milton Hershey School in Pennsylvania, his interest in agriculture started on his grandfather’s beef farm. Logan is unsure what the future looks like for his family’s business but he hopes to be part of it one day. He decided to complete the Center for Dairy Excellence’s Dairy…
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Teachers: THANK YOU for all the energy, support and creativity you pour into your classrooms every day. Our Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow teachers are passionate about shaping the next generation of dairy leaders, so this week, we want to showcase a few who are going above and beyond for their students and communities….
A group of 25 high school juniors and seniors attended the Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow annual Exploration Experience at The University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center this fall! With most of the students having some sort of interest in a future career as a veterinarian, they were able to complete hands-on labs focused on calf…
The Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow Program is Free for Teachers and Students A Pennsylvania high school agriculture teacher was awarded a $1,000 Educator Scholarship through the Dairy Excellence Foundation’s Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow (DLT) program to fund professional development conferences or workshops. Amanda Gagne of Penn Manor High School in Millersville, Pennsylvania received the scholarship…
Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow hosted its 2024 Farm Tour in Blair County, Pennsylvania. A group of 68 high school students toured Penn England Farms LLC, a progressive dairy farm with more than 1,000 cows, and Ritchey’s Dairy, a dairy processing plant that bottles milk from PA dairy farms, makes ice cream and more. The annual…
More Than 250 Back-to-School Boxes Were Sent to Ag Educators With Personal Messages Thanks to support from industry sponsors and individual donors, the Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow (DLT) program sent more than 250 back-to-school boxes to agriculture educators this August. The boxes were part of an initiative to share positivity, encouragement and support to agriculture…
The Scholarships Recognize Students Who Are Advancing Their Education in Dairy-Related Fields Emily Hornberger of Snyder County, Pennsylvania and Ava Kaskela of Chester County, Pennsylvania were recently awarded scholarships through the Dairy Excellence Foundation’s Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow (DLT) Program. The students were recognized with the scholarships after completing and passing at least one of…
For Jenna Kibbe, a high school ag teacher at Cumberland Valley High School in Pennsylvania, the Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow (DLT) program is helping her develop hands-on experiences for her 10th through 12th grade animal science students. “I’ve decided to incorporate Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow into my curriculum because it creates hands-on experiences for students…
Through a new articulation agreement between Delaware Valley University and the Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow (DLT) program, Natasha Maddox of Wellsboro Area High School in Tioga County, Pennsylvania is the first student to earn college credits after completing four DLT courses during her senior year of high school.Currently a freshman at Delaware Valley University, Natasha…