FARM Program Introduces Farmer Advisory Council
October 11, 2018
The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program has announced the founding members of its inaugural Farmer Advisory Councils. These groups provide guidance and input for consideration into the FARM Program’s ongoing and future development.
These dairy producers represent diversity in farm management style, age, geographic location and cooperative/processor representation. With their council appointment, members are also considered ambassadors and liaisons for the FARM Program and will help with answering questions and championing the program within other organizations and their regional communities. Each council member will serve one, three-year term, and are expected to attend up to two in-person meetings per calendar year and two to four conference calls annually.
Members were selected by a committee comprised of members from the FARM Technical Writing Groups and FARM Program staff based on their ability to meet the outlined expectations. The 2018 group of council members include:
|
Agri-Mark |
Nate Chittenden |
NY |
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California Dairies Inc |
Tony Louters |
CA |
|
Cayuga Marketing |
Jeremy Brown |
NY |
|
Darigold |
Dan DeGroot |
WA |
|
DFA |
Brian Hardy |
UT |
|
First District Association |
Duane Laveau |
MN |
|
Foremost Farms |
Kristipher Scheider |
WI |
|
Grande Cheese Company |
Sandy Larson |
WI |
|
Hilmar Cheese Company |
Frank Dinis |
CA |
|
Land O’ Lakes |
Stuart Hall |
CA |
|
Land O’ Lakes |
Deb Reinhart |
WI |
|
Maryland Virginia |
Jim Biddle |
PA |
|
Organic Valley |
Leon Corse |
VT |
|
Select Milk Producers |
Mike Visser |
OH |
|
Southeast Milk Inc. |
Sutton Rucks |
FL |
|
Tillamook |
Mike Prince |
OR |
|
United Dairymen of Arizona |
Jim Boyle |
AZ |
