Granger Recognized by PA Dairymen's Association

by Charlene M. Shupp Espenshade,

Special Sections Editor Lancaster Farming

Several hundred dairy producers, industry and agribusiness representatives gathered at the Lancaster Host for the Pennsylvania Dairy Summit's Award banquet recently to recognize the Pennsylvania Dairy Stakeholders and Pennsylvania Dairymen Association's annual award winners.

Pennsylvania Dairymen's Association executive director, David Smith said, the winners "have gone outside their normal bounds by providing service and leadership in many capacities."

Earning the cow within a heart pendant was our own Dina Zug as the Distinguished Woman of the Year. Dina and her family operate Zugstead Farm in Mifflintown. The farm is home to 280 cows and includes 750 acres of farmland.

Dina is a strong supporter of the local 4-H and FFA programs, helping to found the Juniata County Dairy Beef Club. Her agriculture activities include the Grange, American Dairy Association and Dairy Council regional promotion board, Juniata County Extension Board, and secretary of the PDMP. She is a former Pennsylvania State Grange State Secretary and Youth

Dina Zug accepts her cow within a heart pendant
from Brian Harris