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The annual June Dairy Month Kickoff Luncheon was back at the Ellington Agriculture Center in Nashville. The luncheon kicks off June Dairy Month, and recognizes youth who participate as county June Dairy Month chairmen. Also, former dairy producer, Mike Ellis of Knox County, was recognized as Dairy Producer of the Year.
Thomas Capps
June Dairy Month kicked off in style. Hello and welcome to Tennessee Holman Farm Radio. I’m Thomas Capps.
Mike Ellis
We’ve got to have dairy it’s going to continue someway or another.
Thomas Capps
The June Dairy Month kickoff Luncheon was back this year at the Ellington agriculture center and Nashville. Youth from across the state participating as June Dairy Month Chairman were recognized for their work in promoting dairy like Sumner County Chairman, eighth grader, Laila Russell,
Laila Russell
We’ve done things with the newspaper and posting on social media, as well as camps and in person interaction. Everything that we can do we do and we make sure that they are informed with the correct information making sure that our community is a well educated community.
Thomas Capps
Russell says Our goal is to help inform the public about the benefits of dairy.
Laila Russell
The average person needs about three glasses three cups of milk daily, it helps nutrition wise and it helps with your bones. It’s very important and a person’s diet for everybody. And I think that everybody needs a good glass of milk every day
Thomas Capps
Also, former dairy producer Mike Ellis of Knox County was recognized for his more than 30 years of service to the industry with the dairy producer of the Year award.
Mike Ellis
I was honored to have that happen. I’ve been associated in promotion through the IDA board of Tennessee for 28 years. And then I was on the dairy Alliance board for nine or 10 years and last two years I was honored to serve just as the treasurer, but it’s an eight state promotion, saying that and had a lot of travels with it .
Thomas Capps
For Ellis working in the dairy industry has been more than just a job.
Mike Ellis
It’s been my life’s work and I’ve enjoyed it and it’s made me a decent living. Something that I wouldn’t give up for anything
Thomas Capps
For Tennessee home and Farm Radio. I’m Thomas Capps.
