Air-Osa Dairy

07/30/2026

Today we are proud to annouce the 2026 National Dairy Shrine Pioneer Award recipients. This group represents individuals who have made significant contributions to the dairy industry through their respective fields.

The 2026 recipients are:
Dr. Larry Chase, dairy nutrition researcher and extension specialist at Cornell University
Dr. Rick Grant, dairy nutrition research professional at the W.H. Miner Institute
Dr. Dennis Funk, geneticist with the Holstein Association USA, University of Wisconsin-Madison and ABS Global
Drs. Dan Hornickel and Chris Keim, founders of Sunshine Genetics and pioneers in embryo transfer technology.

Congratulations to all!

For more information on the recipients, click here: https://dairyshrine.org/national-dairy-shrine-awards-four-with-pioneer-honors/

07/30/2026

The National Dairy Shrine has had a great partnership with Dairy Management Inc. to support scholarships. One of the scholarships named on behalf of this partnership is the Dairy Shrine/DMI Milk Marketing and Dairy Products scholarship.

This scholarship is to encourage qualified undergraduate students to pursue careers in milk or dairy product marketing, dairy market enhancement or similar roles in the food industries. The scholarship is available to any undergraduate student currently enrolled in their sophomore or junior year in a four-year college.

Recipients the top $2,000 scholarship is Shelby Swanson, an agriculture and food business management major from the University of Minnesota.

Receiving $1,500 each are:

Alia Domeyer, a finance and marketing major at the University of Northern Iowa

Mallory Mohn, a student at Northeast Iowa Community College majoring in agriculture business.

Emma Parrigon, an agriculture communications major at Missouri State University.

Abbygail Schlough, a student at the University of Minnesota majoring in agriculture and food business management.

Faith Wolfe, an agribusiness management student at Penn State.

Congratulations!

07/30/2026

The group of scholarship recipients to be highlighted are the Charles and Judy Iager scholarship winners. The Charles Iager family of Fulton, Maryland, are owners of Maple Lawn Farm and long-time supporters of Dairy Shrine and dairy youth activities.

The scholarship is awarded annually to encourage qualified second year dairy students in a two-year agricultural school who desire a career in the dairy industry. This year's recipients are:

Mykel Mull, an animal science, agricultural business, and dairy science major at Modesto Junior College. She will be attending California State University-Fresno this fall.

Matthew Pacheco, a dairy science major with a bovine A.I. certificate at Modesto Junior College. Matthew will be attending Michigan State University this fall.

Congratulations!

06/26/2026

06/26/2026

Ken Melvold's Vintage Catalog Collection selling on Cowbuyer.com. The rarest catalogs will be offered from one of the greatest!

05/27/2026

Some good people on this team 😊

05/18/2026

This picture exemplifies why the spring show at Richmond is so cool 😊❤️

05/17/2026

The Reserve Grand Champion of the Western Spring Nationals Red and White Show Air-Osa Applely 31861-Et Red Exhibited by Airoso and Van Exel and now housed in WI at Doug Nifongs as of today

05/17/2026

Pretty cool picture of Phillip and Appley together 2023 at Madison and 2026 in Richmond Applely was the Reserve grand Champion Red and White cow at the Western Spring Nationals she's just recently fresh and looking like 2026 could be her year.

05/12/2026

Lot 3 in the Western Spring Nationals sale a Liquid Courage x the one and only Bloody Mary EX 92 All American she is a powerhouse of a heifer lots of strength width made to be a cow.