The education foundation of the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin has presented another round of grants to three non-profit organizations that have unique ideas in educating consumers about the importance of the dairy industry. The Professional Dairy Producers Foundation announced the following groups have received funding for their projects:
** Farmers for Sustainable Food, Green Bay: Grant awarded for a farmer-led group to better understand the impact of conservation practices on the environment while providing management information to farmers and communicating the sustainability of local farms to the supply chain and area consumers.
** Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship: Grant awarded for the Dairy Grazing Summit to cover speaker, host farm and livestream fees at the program that brings together dairy-grazing apprentices and journey workers to network and learn about leadership, key grazing topics, farm transition and ownership, and USDA programs through workshops and on-farm tours.
** National Dairy Shrine, Fort Atkinson: Grant awarded to create an exhibit and educational video for the National Dairy Shrine Museum to promote dairy and tell the story of dairy farming and the history of the Shrine to thousands of visitors each year, especially school children.
** Center for Dairy Excellence Foundation of Pennsylvania: Grant awarded to help support a dedicated space for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) activities at the Calving Corner Exhibit at the Pennsylvania Farm Show to expose youth to technologies used on today's dairy farms.
Meanwhile, the next grant application period has already begun with requests due by December 1. Organizations may apply for grants of up to $5,000. For grant criteria and an application package, visit www.dairyfoundation.org.
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