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Students want whole milk. Will schools and suppliers deliver?
Shortly after the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act became law in January, Teri Gamez surveyed her high school students at the Ephrata Area School District in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She has served as school foodservice director for 19 years after starting her career in the restaurant industry.
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Butler County’s dairy royalty court introduced
The new 2026-2027 Butler County Dairy Promotion Court has been chosen to help promote the importance of the 19 Butler County dairy farmers that provide fresh quality milk that contain 13 essential vitamins and minerals. Pictured are Dairy Maid Emmalyn Schaffner, Dairy Miss Elizabeth LeViere, Dairy Princess Jenna Fleeger, Dairy Maid Margaret LeViere, Lil Dairy…
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Drought gave way to unusual heat, capped by holiday storms
Pennsylvania endured weather whiplash as the near record-dry month of June transitioned into punishing triple-digit heat, capped by back-to-back holiday weekend storms that delivered on the positive side what can be described as a “million-dollar rain” for crops.
