342 | Announcing the 2026 National Dairy Shrine Award Recipients with Mike Opperman

About this episode

Peggy Coffeen and Mike Opperman announce the 2026 National Dairy Shrine award recipients and discuss the nomination process.

Today on the Uplevel Dairy Podcast, Peggy is joined by Mike Opperman from the National Dairy Shrine headquarters in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, to announce the official 2026 National Dairy Shrine award announcements and explain the committee-based nomination process. Make sure to tune in to hear who the winners in each category are! The winners will be recognized at the National Dairy Shrine Awards Banquet at World Dairy Expo, with tickets starting July 1, and honored in the Hall of Fame; Opperman also notes upcoming scholarship announcements, a May 13 webinar on internships, and the Sept. 28 banquet date. Learn more and register for events at https://dairyshrine.org/ . 00:49 Dairy Shrine Origins 02:14 How Awards Are Chosen 04:16 Emerging Leader Award 10:47 Pioneer Award Honorees 15:52 Distinguished Breeder Winner 18:31 Guest of Honor Spotlight 21:37 Banquet and Hall of Fame 24:43 Scholarships and Webinar News

People in this episode

Host: Peggy Coffeen

Guest: Mike Opperman

Topics covered

• National Dairy Shrine Awards
• award recipients
• nomination process
• scholarships
• webinars
• Dairy Expo

Keywords

• Dairy Shrine
• awards
• nomination process
• scholarships
• webinars
• banquet
• Hall of Fame

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Dairy Shrine

Places: Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin

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