Krysta Harden shares her decades of participation with 4-H and program that has changed over the decades, with more than half now coming from suburban and urban areas.

My 15-year-old daughter, Cassie is going places simply because she is not afraid to roll up her sleeves and work harder than everyone else in the room – or on the farm.

While agriculture has traditionally been a male-dominated workplace, the gender gap is slowly improving. However, dairy industry leaders understand the strides need to be greater, as the gap still exists.

Since day one on the new CEO job with DMI, Barb O’Brien has gone into every conversation with her notepad and her ears open to what farmers have to say. “I want farmers to feel ownership of this program.”

Fueled by a pandemic, teachers are quitting at a higher rate. Thankfully Olivia Zurcher doesn’t add to that statistic. Born and raised on her family’s dairy farm, Zurcher combines her love for ag with teaching.

Maryland dairy farmer not only has a garden, she also has a garden to share. Visitors get more than an opportunity to pick flowers. They get to tour a dairy farm and be reminded of all the good that life has to offer.