10th Anniversary Dairy Challenge

An innovative dairy educational program celebrated its 10th anniversary March 31-April 2 in Hickory, NC with 127 students from 30 colleges participating. Over 10 years, North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC) has helped prepare over 3,000 students for careers in the dairy industry. Farm Credit is a 5 star platinum sponsor of this event which hosts 4 regional and 1 national contest each year. The program is fully funded through the generous support of companies and producer associations serving the dairy industry, as well as a growing number of alumni and individual dairy farm owners.

Yankee's territory was well represented with 13 students on 4 teams representing UNH, UVM and Cornell as well as a member on an aggregate team formed to fill the 32 available team slots. Cornell received a Platinum Award and was represented by Jason McNamara(NH), Corey Kayhart(VT) Matthew Bull(NY) and Samuel Fessenden(NY). Both UNH and UVM received Gold Awards and were represented by Trevor Beaudry, Bridget O'Donnell, Nicol Antaya, and Nicole Guindon from UNH and Rayan Carabeau, Dallas Barabeau, Ashley Beaudoin, Nicholas Manning and Cassie Osgood from UVM.

Pictured above from Vermont are: Cassie Osgood, Wanda Emerich, Coach, Ashley Beaudon, Nicholas Manning, Ryan Carabeau

Pictured at left from Cornell are: Matthew Bull, Michael Van Amburgh, Corey Kayhart, Samuel Fessenden, Jason McNamara

Pictured at left are:

Bridget O’Donnell, Nicole Guindon, Nicole Antaya, Trevor Beaudry, Peter Erickson, Coach