Have U herd? is a new Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board column launched on DairyDoingMore.org. Perfect for consumers, these short columns provide information about cows and farm life. These columns and the website are great resources to help educate consumers and promote the dairy industry. There will be a variety of topics discussed such as nutrition, cow care and how one cow can contribute environmentally, economically, and nutritionally.

To help generate awareness of Have U Herd?, WMMB sponsored a selfie contest during World Dairy Expo. Dorothy Baxter from Broadhead, Wis. - is our Have U Herd? Selfie Facebook Contest winner and received an iPad Mini. Dorothy grew up around the dairy industry and is an active member of the Ayrshire Association and the dairy leader for their local 4-H club. The winning snapshot was taken during World Dairy Expo of her son Cody and his heifer Frio.

Olivia Greene from the Highland FFA chapter won the Ag Classroom/FFA Chapter contest, and will receive 50 Wisconsin Dairy Impact t-shirts for the chapter. The Highland FFA chapter, under the direction of Francis McCauley, is surrounded by a rural farming community and has been an active chapter for the last five years after a 15-year absence. Their FFA chapter has roughly 40 members which is nearly half of the school's high school students.

(Above) Have U Herd? selfie contest winning photo, pictured is her son Cody and his heifter Frio.


(Above)Winner of the Ag Classroom/FFA Chapter contest Olivia Greene.

Learn more, visit DairyDoingMore.org and look for Have U Herd? You can also engage in the "Dairy Doing More" Facebook and Twitter pages.

Wisconsin Milk Marketing BoardThe Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board is a nonprofit organization of Wisconsin dairy producers that promotes the consumption of milk, cheese and other dairy products made in America's Dairyland.
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10.16.2014