The National Mastitis Council has honored six producers with Platinum National Dairy Quality Awards last week, of which two are from Wisconsin. The honors were presented during a program held in conjunction with the NMC 59th annual meeting last week in Orlando.
Wisconsin recipients include Fischer-Clark Dairy Farm of Hatley and Maple Ridge Dairy in Stratford.
In addition, there were 18 gold-ranked herds recognized, including Wisconsin’s Dorner Farms, Luxemburg; Gold Star Dairy Farm, New Holstein; Kaufman Farms, Porterfield; and Kleinhans Dairy Farm, Kiel.
Silver-ranked farms for milk quality from the Badger State were Abel Acres, Loyal; Nor Family Farms, Peshtigo; and Stahlbusch Farms Eau Claire.
Now in its 26th year, the NDQA program’s purpose is to recognize dairy producers across the United States who have successfully placed a high priority on producing high-quality milk. Veterinarians, dairy plant field staff, dairy suppliers and Extension agents nominated more than 120 dairy producers for the awards.
Source: Wisconsin Ag Connection
