Milk Matters: Practical Steps to Better Milk Quality

Event Details
When:
February 11, 2026
(10:00 AM-2:00 PM)

Where:
Penn State Extension Berks County, Harvest Conference Room
1238 County Welfare Rd.
Leesport, Pennsylvania 19533
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Registration deadline:
February 8, 2026
11:45 p.m.

About The In-Person Workshop
Join Penn State Extension to learn how to improve milk quality on your farm. This program will cover why milk quality matters, best practices for reducing somatic cell count, and how to interpret culture results and take milk samples effectively. Participants will also learn to use Dairy Herd Improvement Association (DHIA) records to track milk quality and guide culling decisions. In addition, the extension dairy team will share findings from a Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)–sponsored project that identified the most common milk quality issues on Pennsylvania dairy farms.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, through the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program, under Subaward Number ONE24-446-AWD00001359.

Registering before the event is encouraged and appreciated!

Who is this for?
Dairy farm owners
Dairy farm employees
What will you learn?
Best milking practices to improve somatic cell count
On-farm examples of common milk quality problems
How to interpret culture results and collect high-quality milk samples
How to use DHIA records to monitor and improve milk quality