Dairy Club at Virginia Tech

We were lucky enough to have Haley Rosson Photography join us last Saturday to take pictures of the novice and intermediate divisions of LAA. WOW, did they turn out great! Check them out below.

Little All American Haley Rosson,Little All American,

Congratulations to the 2023 Little All American Champion Showman - Atley Miller
Reserve Chamption - Emma Seekford

Overall Champion Fitter - George Sebright
Overall Reserve Fitter - Emma Reed

Advanced Showman Champion - Atley Miller
Reserve Showman Champion - Emma Seekford

Advanced Fitter Champion - George Sebright
Reserve Fitter Champion - Atley Miller

Advanced - Class 8

1st - Atley Miller
2nd - George Sebright
3rd - Jack Hammock
4th - Mackenzie Kovach
5th - Gabriella Rockwell

Advanced - Class 7

1st - Emma Seekford
2nd - Ashley Bushong
3rd - Anna Cappellina
4th - Kayla Brody
5th - Brooke Noel

Intermediate Showman Champion - Jaiden Routon
Intermediate Champion Fitter and Reserve Champion Showman - Emma Reed

Intermediate - Class 6

1st - Jaiden Routon
2nd - Hannah Lukovich
3rd - Kyle Barnes
4th - Jenna Marston

Intermediate - Class 5

1st - Emma Reed
2nd - Jessi Jordan
3rd - Gabby Turner

Novice Showman and Fitter Champion - Darby Welbaum
Reserve Champion - Lucy Hurley
Honorable Mention - Madison Kelly

Novice - Class 4

1st - Kia Williams
2nd - Abigail Childress
3rd - Charleston Couture
4th - Carla Gutierrez
5th - Barbara Riveria
6th - Sophia Cheng
7th - Michael Morozyuk

Novice - Class 3

1st - Lucy Hurley
2nd - Madison Kelly
3rd - Alayna Sykes
4th - Nina Flanigan
5th - Gabriella Doering
6th - Mariah Walton

Novice - Class 2

1st - Jeffer Lin
2nd - Zoe Wachsman
3rd - Taylor Sanders
4th - Chris Donaldson
5th - Kennedy Randolph
6th - Kayla Rucker

Novice - Class 1

1st - Darby Welbaum
2nd - Abigial Seeman
3rd - Emory Faison
4th - Destiny Gnansounou
5th - Victor Lopez
6th - Grace Hugo

15 minutes until show time! Check out all 45 students participating, our wonderful judge, and more in the program below!

It’s show day! Tune in at 9 am on the link below to watch the 2023 Little All American!

https://virginiatech.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqd-qpqzovE9ASfiWkQUaNsHo7PQph6-_k

Happy National Ag Day! 🐄

Happy National Ag Day!

This year ag day celebrates 50 years of recognizing and honoring the importance of American agriculture. Help us continue to celebrate all aspects of agriculture throughout the rest of this week!

Happy International Women’s Day!

It is important to recognize the women, both past and present, who work hard in our industry not only today but every day!

Thank you to Agricole Forte for celebrating and recognizing some of the wonderful women who represent Dairy Club at Virginia Tech.

Dairy Club is off to Italy for our international trip!

Stay tuned to see all of our adventures over the next week.

Hokie Dairy Day is a fun filled, educational day for all youth interested in dairy cattle.

You can register using the QR code or using the link below.

https://forms.gle/pbnGFeKdwh9KSDrQA

🚨🚨 PLEASE READ IF YOU ARE A CURRENT DAIRY CLUB MEMBER OR PLEDGE 🚨🚨

We have received proposed itineraries and prices for Italy and Switzerland from the travel agent.

We will be holding info sessions/Q&A about the international trip over zoom this week. This allows you all to come with any questions/concerns/suggestions you have regarding the international trip. We will also be going over the breakdown of the prices we have so far for both countries.

Info session dates and links:
Wednesday 11/23- 9-11am

https://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/87450053040?pwd=dFAwMnpQS0lESmJNallDZHpMemhFUT09
Meeting ID: 874 5005 3040
Passcode: dairyclub

Saturday 11/26- 4-6pm
https://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/81435826856?pwd=by85Q3JDNGZnWlFUUGxwYVgxckhMdz09
Meeting ID: 814 3582 6856
Passcode: dairyclub

If you cannot attend either of those meetings please reach out to Kayla Brody and we can schedule another time!
301-787-0804

Join us for our annual Hokie Dairy Day! The event will be held in person at Virginia Tech on 2/5/22. Check out the flyer linked below for more details. Registration closes on 1/28/22. Please feel free to share this with anyone you think might be interested. We are so excited to see everyone there!
Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSePrAfDJyaf8gaKuhYyqyEQKzIxq3A4SGVIlfqKlR25D2g7TA/viewform

Join us for our annual Hokie Dairy Day! The event will be held in person at Virginia Tech. Registration closes 11/22. The day of, registration will start at 8:15 and the event itself will run from 9-1. The registration link is pasted below. Please feel free to share this with anyone you think might be interested. We are so excited to see everyone there!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSePrAfDJyaf8gaKuhYyqyEQKzIxq3A4SGVIlfqKlR25D2g7TA/viewform

Dairy Club is proud to present its Little All American show tomorrow at 9 am. While it is a closed event, there is going to be a Zoom link broadcasting the show live. Follow the QR code to get the link to register!

Calling all Dairy Club alumni! This year's Milky Way wants to feature YOU! We want to know where you are now in your career. Please use the following link to fill out some questions within the next week!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfq720_V7zIiPRm9ibhaF7v6tdEJpnUBNTx-p150Y16l8dbww/viewform?usp=sf_link

Where They are Now: Virginia Tech Alumni Hello, alumni! Please fill out this form for our upcoming Milky Way for Dairy Club. Please fill out as much as you can of this form and if you have any questions feel free to email Mindi Freed! ([email protected]) or Sarah Thomas ([email protected]).

Dairy Club is very excited to announce our 2020 Hokie Dairy Day! Saturday, November 21, 2020

Hokie Dairy Day is a youth educational event focusing on dairy cattle and the dairy industry. This year our event will be virtual, and the theme is lactation and milk marketing. There will be educational videos, a workbook, and a panel discussion on November 21st at 2pm.

Registration is free this year, but required. We can’t wait to see everyone participating in just a few weeks!

DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION is Thursday, November 19.

Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeDrw3FBoOOm3ZSr5KRh74aVcfy8g6RO5MzVxtVKz9gC29hXw/viewform

If you have general questions contact Chrissy Putman ([email protected]; 518-338-6039).

For questions about registration contact Claire Cunningham ([email protected]; 757-544-8945).

Don’t miss the meeting and internship presentation tonight!

Don’t miss tonight’s Dairy Club meeting, on Zoom at 7!

Not too late to join Dairy Club! Our second meeting is tomorrow night at 7.

Join us for the first club meeting of the semester!

With the craziness of this new online learning, we wanted to give a reminder of a few important announcements and dates for everyone:
If you are having trouble with course request: video help tutorials were sent to each student via email
Fall course request is open now until April 7th
Summer drop/add is open
April 15th is the last day to drop a course with no grade penalty
April 22nd is the last day to reschedule a final exam
Juniors and Seniors: be sure to declare your major and option and apply for your degree
If you have any questions: message this Dairy Club page, email your academic adviser or email Kathy Duncan

In accordance with Virginia Tech and state guidelines the Little All-American Dairy Show and banquet will be cancelled for April 18th. We hope all of our members, alumni and dairy club supporters stay safe during these times.

REMINDER!! If you are interested in showing in the Little All American Dairy Show make sure you sign up by March 5th! The QR code on this flier will take you directly to the excel signup sheet.

Our members had an exciting week last week at the Southern Regional ADSA Meeting at Clemson University. Our quiz bowl team (Caleb Van Buren, Gianna Novak, Sarah Thomas, and Isabelle Leonard) placed 1st! Cady McGehee was 1st with her dairy production research presentation. The club's annual report was 1st and scrapbook was 2nd. Tope Odeyelu was 3rd with her original research. Lastly, a huge congratulations to Ashley Goodwin for being elected as Southern ADSA President! We are very proud of all of our dairy science students in attendance.

Come to Litton Reaves 1760 tonight at 7 pm for a Dairy Club interest meeting and get to meet some of our members! Hope to see you there!

Dear Supporter of the Dairy Club at Virginia Tech,
The spring semester is an exciting and busy time for our members, alumni, and friends of the Dairy Club at Virginia Tech. Every spring, we publish our annual yearbook, the Milky Way, host the Little All-American Show, and celebrate club achievements at the Little All-American Banquet. The Dairy Club is currently seeking your support for our 2020 activities, and the following paragraphs share information on how you can get involved.
The Milky Way has been a tradition in the Dairy Club for many years. It has grown to reach alumni and industry professionals across the U.S. as a great promotional and recruiting tool. This year’s edition will feature the accomplishments of our students and 2020 graduates during the past school year. Success of the Milky Way would not be possible without the help of supporters like you who can purchase advertisements to be showcased in our publication. Parents may also want to celebrate a graduate with an advertisement and may do so by submitting a document with pictures or messages. Please use the link below to submit advertisements. For any questions about advertisements, contact Catherine Savage at [email protected].
This year’s Milky Way yearbook will be distributed as a hard copy. Please use the link below to request your free copy. Any questions about the Milky Way can be addressed to Becky Wilkins at [email protected].
The 92nd annual Little All-American Show will be held Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 9 a.m. in the Livestock Judging Pavilion on Plantation Road. The Little All-American Show is a highly anticipated and well-attended event each year. In the two weeks leading up to the show, it is the student’s responsibility to care for and prepare a heifer randomly assigned to them for the fitting and showing competition. Businesses or individuals can sponsor awards for the show using the link below. Please contact Elizabeth Menard at [email protected] for questions about sponsors.
The Little All-American banquet serves to honor and commemorate the hard work and achievements of our devoted members over the past year. This year’s banquet will be held at Custom Catering in Blacksburg, VA at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, 2020. Tickets can be ordered at the link below. If you have any questions, contact Sarah Thomas at [email protected].
To request your Milky Way copy, submit an advertisement, help sponsor the Little All-American show, or order banquet tickets, please fill out the online form that can be found at https://tinyurl.com/dairyclub2020 by March 15th.
We thank you for your continued support of the Dairy Club at Virginia Tech!
Sincerely,
The Milky Way and Little All-American team

Fun filled evening for our club at Thanksgiving dinner. Lots of great food including gator bites! Congratulations to our newest members for joining the club!

Taste testing milks and cheeses!

A huge thank you to Dr. White for teaching the importance of record keeping during our 2nd annual Hokie Dairy Day!