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National 4-H Dairy Conference

Jul 16, 2018 | Written by Jillian Bohlen

If there is one thing that I missed out on in my youth – this is IT ! Do not get me wrong, I was blessed with many opportunities in the dairy industry but somehow never made it to National 4-H Dairy Conference (https://national4hdairyconference.org/). My goal is to make sure…
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Southeast Dairy Youth Retreat – NEXT WEEK!

Jul 2, 2018 | Written by Jillian Bohlen

We here in Georgia hope you all are getting excited about the 2018 Southeast Dairy Youth Retreat. We have quite a lineup of activities for you that include education, networking, and FUN! We’ve had a great team of great dairy people putting this event together for you this year –…
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Changes to the Georgia National Fair Dairy Cattle Shows

Jun 8, 2018 | Written by Jillian Bohlen

The Georgia National Fair made a few changes this year to the COMMERCIAL DAIRY HEIFER show rules to expand the age ranges eligible for showing. This change is to allow for the increase in show numbers as well as allow young people some initial showing/work with project animals for the…
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Georgia Set to Host 2018 Southeast Dairy Youth Retreat

Apr 27, 2018 | Written by Jillian Bohlen

Hosted by the University of Georgia, the 2018 Southeast Dairy Youth Retreat will be held July 8th – 12th in Covington, GA. This annual event is a tremendous opportunity for youth ages 8 to 18 with an interest in learning more about the dairy industry, agriculture in the Southeast, and…
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UGA Spring Dairy Show – April 7th!

Feb 14, 2018 | Written by Jillian Bohlen

Mark your calendar for the 2018 UGA Spring Dairy Show. With a long running history (we’re on the 55th year) this Spring Show is a great way to bring together all of our registered cattle producers from across the southeast. In addition, this show helps ensure that we have high…
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Southern Dairy Conference

Feb 7, 2018 | Written by Jillian Bohlen

The Southern Dairy Conference is a prime event to learn about issues impacting the southern dairy industry as well as methodologies to overcome them for our southern producers. This event, organized and hosted by researchers, extension specialists, and university educators from multiple southern institutions, brings together the best and brightest…
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2018 UGA Commercial Dairy Heifer Show

Dec 8, 2017 | Written by Jillian Bohlen

The UGA Commercial Dairy Heifer show is a longstanding tradition brought to Georgia dairy youth by the UGA Dairy Science Club. We once again invite all of our 4-H and FFA youth involved in the commercial dairy heifer project to join us in Athens on February 10th for this annual…
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Georgia 4-H MilkMake Recipe Contest

Sep 1, 2017 | Written by Jillian Bohlen

Shared from Cheryl R. Varnadoe “The Georgia 4-H MilkMake Recipe Contest is a food and nutrition recipe contest for 4-H’ers sponsored by the Southeast United Dairy Industry Association (SUDIA). Through this contest, 4-H’ers will learn more about the nutritional value and versatility of milk while creating recipes for milk drinks…
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National 4-H Dairy Conference – Call for Applications

Jul 20, 2017 | Written by Jillian Bohlen

The National 4-H Dairy Conference is rapidly approaching (October 1st – 4th). This is a tremendous opportunity for a GA Youth with an interest in the dairy industry to learn, explore, and network with some of the best and brightest the industry has to offer from across the nation! Each…
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Dairy Classroom FINISHED

May 23, 2017 | Written by Jillian Bohlen

Nothing makes us happier than to say to the NEW DAIRY CLASSROOM IS COMPLETE!!! This is a tremendous revitalization needed to our UGA Teaching Dairy and we could not be more thankful for all of those in the college and university that supported this project. Can’t wait to start teaching…
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