gadairy conferenceSep 22, 20212 minWho is Shaking the Jar?Over the last year, we have seen many unprecedented events. These events have sparked panic, anger, loss, and hurt, making home-life and...
gadairy conferenceSep 22, 20212 minProcessing Must Return to the Southeast. Multiple Component Pricing is the First Step.Last week, the dairy world eagerly joined online to listen to Senator Kristen Gillibrand's Dairy Subcommittee hearing addressing the need...
Farrah NewberryJul 22, 20202 minBurger King Ad Portrayed Cattle Producers as JokeThe fast food chain hopes new marketing campaign will appeal to the socially conscious generation. Last week, Burger King launched an...
Farrah NewberryMay 29, 20202 minDairy must emerge strongerWith COVID-19 leading to major shifts in cultural dynamics, dairy must seize new opportunities to emerge stronger from this crisis. I am...
Farrah NewberryMar 25, 20202 minWhen nothing is certain, everything is possible.Georgia Milk Producers will stay committed to sharing COVID-19-related information with our farmers to help them cope with evolving...
Farrah NewberryFeb 18, 20201 minThank you for 20 years!Wow. Twenty years. That's how many years I have served as the Executive Director and it's been an incredible journey thus far. Few things...
Farrah NewberryOct 23, 20192 min'We don't have to, we get to""We don't have to, we get to." Mr. Ben Wiggins, the principal at Oconee County High School, is known in my community for repeating the...
Farrah NewberrySep 24, 20193 minWe're Just Different in the SouthWe are just different in the south...we have warm winters, drink sweet tea, eat great food like shrimp and grits, and cheer on top...
Farrah NewberryJul 23, 20192 minIf You Can't Beat'em, Join'em!If you can't beat 'em...join 'em! A saying we've all heard or said at some point in our lives, often after we've realized that we cannot...
Farrah NewberryMay 23, 20192 minChangeChange, transformation, alteration … whatever one may choose to call it, can be seen all around us. At some point in everyone's life they...
Farrah NewberryJun 28, 20182 minTug-of-warMy favorite day of elementary school was FIELD DAY. It was always a fun-filled event with competitions like the three legged race, egg...
Farrah NewberryMay 29, 20184 minPlant Closures: Not One Person or Group is to BlameThis month, Dean Foods employees in Braselton received notice informing them of the plant’s closure this fall. Word quickly spread...
Farrah NewberryMar 28, 20182 minMore than just a farmerOn March 21, Ferdia Farms located in Millen, Georgia, auctioned off their herd of 700 cows, heifers, calves, tractors and milking...
Farrah NewberryFeb 26, 20182 minDairy Whites Set Us ApartGo ahead – call me old-fashioned, but I love traditions and history. When choosing names for my children, my husband and I tied family...
Farrah NewberryFeb 2, 20182 minDairy(wo)manWhat is a dairyman? If you look it up in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary it simply says:one who operates a dairy farm or works in a dairy....
Farrah NewberryOct 26, 20171 minSE Dairy Industry must Re-focus, Re-energize"If You Keep Blaming This One Thing, You'll Never Succeed"... That's the title of the above video that caught my attention one evening...
Farrah NewberrySep 29, 20172 minLet's Get Loud!So I have to admit something, I am a loud softball mom (see video to left). I carry an annoying cow bell to the ball field and most...
Farrah NewberryAug 28, 20171 minFall = Football (Gooooo Dawgs!)Click Here to read our August 2017 Monthly Newsletter Goooo DAWGS! It is hard to believe that we are at the end of August and fall is...
Farrah NewberryJun 28, 20172 minHow Now Chocolate Cow?By now, I'm sure most of you have seen online news reports of a recent survey showing that 7% of adults think brown cows produce...
Farrah NewberryMay 31, 20172 minSmile like you mean it :)The above picture is of my three kids: Emma (15), Kate (12) and Zeke (10). As you can see, Zeke often gets "stuck" in the middle. ...