dairy leaders
Awards for Dairy Producer of the Year, Industry Person of the Year and International Person of the Year.
Industry Person of the Year
Shelly Mayer from Slinger, Wisconsin, US: Professional Dairy Producers (PDPW), Mayer Farm, Folks Song Farm and Mayer Farms Beef Shelly Mayer is dairy farmer, direct-sale beef producer and agri-tour- ism host. Mayer also works as the Executive Director of Professional Dairy Producers (PDPW). Through this organisation, she has been on the leading edge of animal welfare, defining the founding parts of what is now the FARM program, maintaining customers’ confidence in the dairy industry and providing dairy producers with resources to proactively manage challenges. Mayer’s commitment to the dairy industry was on full display in 2018 when she helped lead the team responsible for the creation of the $ 7.8 million Dairy Innovation Hub, a research institution in Wisconsin focused on cutting-edge dairy research. “It’s an overwhelming honour to receive this recognition. For nearly 30 years, I’ve had the privilege of working with and for fellow dairy farmers in my role at the Professional Dairy Producers (PDPW). I’m also incredibly grateful to my husband, Dwight, who has gone above and beyond to support my passion for PDPW and the organi- sation’s industry work while also managing our dairy. The recognition of this award really belongs to my family and the leadership and staff teams at PDPW.”
When asked about challenges and opportunities in the sector she added: “If you’re a dairy farmer or work within the dairy sector, you have one important job: provide wholesome, nutritious food for fam- ilies around the world. “As dairy farmers, we need to lead … or accept the cost of being led. For generations, others have spoken on our behalf to set agendas, develop laws and define our futures. We need to take responsibility and set the direc- tion of our own businesses and industry by challenging the status quo, defining issues that are critical to our future and helping fund and direct ongoing research through our universities via models like the University of Wisconsin Madison’s Dairy Innovation Hub. We also need to expand collaborations between dairy and other organisa- tions. “Above all, we must encourage one another, lift up the next genera- tion of young farmers while also consistently recruiting young pro- fessionals into dairy-related careers. We must stand proudly together championing our one brand: Dairy.”
About this product, the company states that Udder Comfort includes a natural blend of essential oils that softens and soothes quarters and udders after milking, precalving and after calving. Mark commented further: “Genetic improvement is a long-time passion, result- ing in the breeding of the former number 1 sire in Germany Freemax. He in turn sired Foreman, last year’s number one sire. In Italy the Ladina family imported embryos from a red Goldwyn that developed the Intermediate European Cham- pion 2019 ME.Dal Long P Dany P VG-88-IT. “In the 1980s I was responsible for winning a court case which allowed semen to be freely imported to Canada. The early results developed sires that are in the pedigrees of all top 10 GTPI sires in 2022, and every Premiere sire at Expo for the past 14 years.”
The World Dairy Expo will take place 2–7 October in Madison, Wisconsin, US. Recipients of the Recognition Awards will be formally honoured during the Recognition Awards Banquet on Wednesday 5 October 2022.
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