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PICTURED (L-R): BETH AND DREW RUPPRECHT, STEVEN AND GRACE ADAMIC, EMILY AND BRENT SIMON, CHELSEA AND JESSE RAMER, JAMES WEBER AND KYLIE SCHUH, AND JOSIE DIEHL.
2020 Outstanding Young Dairy Cooperator Finalists Gather - at a Distance - for Annual Conference
DREW AND BETH RUPPRECHT, 2020 OYDC RUNNERS UP
The 2020 MMPA Outstanding Young Dairy Cooperator (OYDC) finalists gathered for an outdoor, modified meeting in Frankenmuth, Michigan on August 11. Though the conference is typically two days long and held at the MMPA headquarters, the meeting was adjusted to be in compliance with state regulations related to COVID-19 mitigation efforts. The meeting also included a tour of Weber Family Dairy, owned by 2019 OYDC James Weber. The purpose of the conference is to broaden younger members’ knowledge of MMPA and foster leadership skills.
Brent and Emily Simon of Westphalia, Michigan, were selected as the winning OYDCs, while Drew and Beth Rupprecht of Vassar, Michigan, were chosen as runners-up. The Simons milk 927 cows and farm 2,300 acres at Simon Dairy Farm. They are members of the Mid-Michigan Local in District 6.
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2020 OYDC Finalists Steven and Grace Adamic, North Branch, MI Josie Diehl, Lupton, MI Jesse and Chelsea Ramer, Elkhart, IN Drew and Beth Rupprecht, Vassar, MI Kip and Rochelle Siegler, Imlay City, MI Brent and Emily Simon, Westphalia, MI Learn more about the Simons on page 16 and the OYDC program on page 20.
