John Stock

Ohio Education Coordinator

740-416-3196

john@oeffa.org

Along with his role as DGA Education Coordinator for Ohio, John is a Sustainable Agriculture Educator at the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association. Here he can utilize skills and experiences from over 25 years of working and teaching in the fields of conservation and sustainable agriculture. On his farm in SE Ohio he grows and hunts much of his own food. Most evenings, depending upon the season, he can be found on the front porch or in front of the wood stove.

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Camila Lage

Western New York Education Coordinator

814-777-8305

cd546@cornell.edu



Camila grew up in the largest milk-producing state of Brazil. She graduated as a Veterinarian from the Federal University of Minas Gerais - Brazil, where she also got her MSc. and Ph.D. in Animal Science. While in Brazil, Camila had the opportunity to work with farmers managing cows under rotational grazing systems.

Camila moved to the US in 2018 and spent two years of her Ph.D. program at Penn State as a visiting scholar, working with Dairy Nutrition. After graduating, she spent one year in California as a postdoc on automated economic opportunities of implementing automatic milking technologies in dairy farms.

Camila is currently a Dairy Management Specialist for Cornell University, part of the SWNY Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops. She just started as an EC with DGA and is looking forward to working with Mentors and Apprentices from Western NY and learning more about the art of grazing!

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Hayley White

Oregon Education Coordinator

971-612-0027

hayley.white@oregonstate.edu

Hayley White will join the DGA team on January 1, 2023, as the Educational Coordinator for Oregon. Hayley is a Small Farms Outreach Coordinator for the Oregon State University Extension Service. She works with a wide range of farms that sell directly to consumers and specializes in assisting them with their livestock and grazing systems.

She graduated from Montana State University, receiving a Master's Degree in Animal Science focused on Ruminant Nutrition and a Bachelor's in Agriculture Communications. While there, she was the assistant coach for the MSU Livestock Judging Team and the Livestock Operations Manager for the Steer-A-Year Program. She has also worked for the Idaho State Department of Agriculture - Dairy Bureau and assisted dairies with nutrient management plans.

Hayley enjoys connecting with farmers and creating non-formal learning opportunities where folks can learn by doing and from each other.

DGA IS HIRING!! WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR A VIRTUAL MANAGED GRAZING INSTRUCTOR.

The Managed Grazing Innovation Center (MGIC) is an online school that is owned and operated by Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship (DGA), a nonprofit organization with a federally registered National Apprenticeship in managed grazing dairy production. The Apprenticeship program consists of 4000 hours over two years: 3700 hours of paid fulltime work-based training under an approved Mentor Dairy Grazier and 300 hours of related instruction. DGA also offers a “Managed Grazing Dairy Certificate,” comprised of the same core classes and a two-hour orientation. This meets the requirements for DGA Apprentices and will also be awarded to non-Apprentice students who complete certificate requirements within five years. DGA courses are also open to the public.

TO VIEW THE FULL JOB POSTING AND/OR TO APPLY PLEASE CLICK BELOW.

Mentors!

DGA has launched an all new discussion forum just for you!

Join us

On the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 6:30-8pm Central for an informal conversation to build relationships with other grazing farmers and Mentors...and maybe even bring something back to your own farm that can improve efficiencies, profitability and quality of life.

Please watch your email monthly for the Zoom Link.

Next Scheduled discussion is set for 

Tuesday, March 14th from 6:30-8pm Central

*No discussion group in February due to Valentine's Day

DGA MONTHLY WEBINAR OPPORTUNITY:

'Your Farm's Purpose & Core Values"

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH @ 11:30AM CENTRAL

All Mentors, Journey Graziers, Apprentices & Apprentice Candidates & Interns are welcome to attend!

In our monthly DGA Webinar (every first Monday of the month from 11:30 until 12:30 CST) on February 6^th we will discuss the importance of communicating your farm's purpose and core values to your employees.

We are excited to once again welcome Dr. Bob Milligan who will lead us through a focused discussion on the Purpose & Core Clause for your farm.

Think about why your farm. I am pretty certain your answer will in some why include that farming is meaningful to you. Similarly, having a job that provides meaning is increasingly important to employees – a must for many. A powerful way to provide meaning to your employees is to articulate and continuously communicate your farm’s purpose and core values.

The Zoom Link for the monthly webinars comes directly to your email one week prior to the webinar date.

**Got webinar topic ideas??? Send your suggestions to

Angie@dga-national.org If your topic is selected you will receive a DGA hat!

**Webinars are recorded and available anytime on the DGA website to all our participants. Go to your dashboard and click the “Resource” button to find them.

FEBRUARY 2-4TH: Grassworks Grazing Conference, Wisconsin Dells, WI

FEBRUARY 16-18TH: 44th Annual OEFFA Conference, Newark, OH

FEBRUARY 23-25TH: Marbleseed Conference, LaCrosse, WI

Molly Brook Farm, owned by DGA Mentors Rhonda and Myles Goodrich, was recognized as the 2022 Vermont Dairy Farm of the Year

DGA Mentor Farm in Farmington, Maine, Works to Offset an Aging Population

THE DGA LOGO STORE IS READY FOR YOUR ORDERS!!!!!

For every item you purchase $3 goes back to DGA to support dairy grazing training and initiatives.

Get your DGA Logo Gear TODAY!!

WE WANT YOUR FARM VIDEOS AND PHOTOS!

WANT TO SHARE THE CRAZY/WONDERFUL/NOT SO FUN/AMAZING STUFF THAT HAPPENS ON YOUR FARM?? FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS BELOW AND YOUR PHOTOS AND CLIPS COULD BE USED ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS!

1. Start at https://www.dga-national.org/socialupload

2. Choose a file from your phone or computer.

3. Click the pencil icon to rename the image or video to include your name and location for credit.

4. Click the upload button.

5. Wait for the "Upload Success" message to ensure everything worked correctly. Longer videos will take some time to complete

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A GREAT RESOURCE ON WHAT FUNDING IS AVAILABLE TO YOU/FARMERS CHECK OUT THIS SERVICE...ITS FREE!!!

https://www.michaelfields.org/grants-advising-resources