The Dairy Grazing Alliance (DGA) provides an apprenticeship program that connects current and aspiring grazing dairy farmers with a structure of support for the transfer of knowledge, skills, and farms from one generation to the next. Using the model of education that has prepared skilled workers in the trades for more than a century, DGA combines work-based training with related instruction for the federally recognized occupation of “Dairy Grazier,” a farmer who uses managed grazing. Managed grazing is a cost-effective method that restores natural resources, produces high quality milk, and remains profitable in both conventional and value-added markets.

For information about the apprenticeship program, please contact Jessica Matthews, phone: 484-904-9540, email: jessicam@dga-national.org