NAFDMA Value-Added Dairy Professional Development Scholarship

Applications will be evaluated starting September 20, 2024.
Through USDA Dairy Business Innovation Initiative resources, University of Tennessee Extension is providing opportunities to value-added dairy producers or key personnel in the Southeast region (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia) to participate in a premier professional development opportunity. Scholarship recipients will be reimbursed up to $2,500 to help defray registration and eligible travel expenses to attend the 2025 NAFDMA Agritourism Convention and Expo in Lexington, Kentucky, to be held February 6-10, 2025. The conference and expo provide opportunities for producers to improve direct farm marketing operations through educational sessions, farm tours, and networking events.