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All Together Better

There’s no doubt the U.S. dairy industry has a tremendous amount of resiliency. We work together day in and day out to get fresh milk from the farm to the consumer. There are many links to the dairy supply chain, and sometimes kinks arise in the form of adversity. It

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Advocating and Engaging at Legislative Events

Striding through the first quarter of 2024, the political landscape beckons with promises of change, progress, and pivotal decisions. Attending legislative events during this time offers a unique opportunity to engage with the heartbeat of democracy, where policies are shaped, debated, and enacted. To date, MDVA has seized on this

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Reflections In Leadership

By Thomas French2023 MDVA Outstanding YC 2023 — what a whirlwind of a year it’s been! I’m so grateful that I got the opportunity to serve as the Outstanding Young Cooperator (YC) for an organization that has meant so much to me over my life. When I saw the post

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A Farmer’s Legacy of Environmental Stewardship

On the western edge of Carroll County in rural Maryland, where farms are tucked into rolling hills along curving roads, husband and wife team Matt and Debra Hoff operate Coldsprings Farm, home to their family, employees, and a herd of  dairy cows. A Maryland & Virginia (MDVA) member farm since

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