National Dairy Board Recognizes Glen Schroeder for Contributions to Dairy Promotion



The National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) honored Glen Schroeder as the 2014 recipient of the Richard E. Lyng Award for his extensive contributions and distinguished service to dairy promotion.

Glen Schroeder

Glen Schroeder, retired dairy farmer from Minnesota, receives the Richard E. Lyng award in dairy promotion leadership from Kenton Holle, North Dakota dairy farmer and outgoing chairman of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board at the dairy checkoff's annual meeting In Grapevine, Texas.


Schroeder, a dairy farmer from Caledonia, Minn., was recognized at the Joint NDB/National Milk Producers Federation/United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA) Annual Meeting in Grapevine, Texas, earlier this week.

The award is named for former U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Richard E. Lyng, who played a critical role in implementing policies that led to the establishment of the NDB more than 30 years ago. The Lyng Award honors dairy industry leaders who have made a significant contribution to dairy promotion that benefits the entire industry.

"Glen Schroeder served as a founding farmer for dairy promotion," said Kenton Holle, North Dakota dairy farmer and outgoing chairman of the NDB. Glen dedicated more than 50 years to promoting America's dairy farmers and the dairy industry, starting with his local dairy promotion organization, Houston County (Minnesota) American Dairy Association in 1952.

From there, Schroeder went on to state and national dairy promotion organizations, serving on the board of the Minnesota Dairy Promotion Council in 1980, where he helped guide successful state-wide promotion efforts that made a significant impact within the Midwest and nationally.

Schroeder also helped lead efforts to create checkoff efficiencies, making dairy farmer funds work harder and smarter. He served on committees that merged state and regional organizations to create the Midwest Dairy Association. He also served on the boards of NDB and UDIA, helping guide the formation of Dairy Management Inc. in 1995 that helped realize more than $20 million in farmer efficiencies by coordinating programs and eliminating duplication.

"Glen brings a half-century of commitment and support for dairy promotion and advancing the cause for dairy farmers. His efforts still yield results today," Holle said.

As part of the Richard E. Lyng award, the NDB will contribute $2,500 equally among the University of Minnesota (St. Paul) and Ridgewater Community College in Willmar, Minn., in Schroeder's name.

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10.31.2014