Attention Pa. dairy farmers! Your help is needed 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg on Jan. 7 – 14. Volunteers will assist in providing consumers with a look at a modern dairy farm.
Individuals, families, or company groups are welcome to volunteer. Contact Emily Yeiser, dairy initiatives managers with the Center for Dairy Excellence, at 717-346-0849 or eyeiser@centerfordairyexcellence.org for more details and to volunteer.
The dairy portion of the “Today’s Agriculture” display is being developed by PennAg Industries, the Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association, the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania and the Center for Dairy Excellence to show how dairy cows are housed and cared for in modern dairy facilities. Volunteers are needed to staff the exhibit, visit with spectators and answer questions about dairy farm practices.
Volunteers are also needed to help serve and prepare dairy foods at the Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association booth within the Food Court, which is adjacent to the “Today’s Agriculture” display.
Shifts for “Today’s Agriculture” volunteers are broken into 3.5 hours from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day of the show. Shifts for the Dairymen’s Association food stand are five hours, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. and from 3 p.m. – 8 p.m., each day of the show.
Source: The Center for Dairy Excellence