We are your dairy farmers, families just like you facing unprecedented challenges posed by COVID-19. Like everyone, Pennsylvania’s dairy farmers have been tested in ways we could not have imagined months ago. We were positioned for a strong year at the start of 2020. But, that drastically changed in March with epic supply-chain disruptions, customer-order cancellations and the closing of our schools, colleges, restaurants, government, businesses, and retail outlets. Yet, we have persevered and continued to care for our animals while every day producing, nutritious milk and delicious dairy necessities that feed and nourish our communities and our families across the commonwealth.
As we celebrate June, National Dairy Month, many of Pennsylvania’s 6,000 dairy farms are looking forward to emerging from this catastrophe stronger and more resilient because that’s what America’s farmers do; we adapt to changes in the marketplace and meet head-on the fury of disasters whether man-made or natural. It is a testament to our farming heritage, our commitment to the future and our pride. While we cannot hold much-loved events like “Farm Show in June” at the State Capitol, we are hosting milk-centered events at food banks, virtual farm tours, pop-up milkshake stands at community gatherings and farmer’s markets.