Congratulations to Alison Bos and Amber Heinrich for their summer internships with Midwest Dairy Association. Bos will be working primarily in the states of Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas to assist the organization with its dairy image and industry relations duties. Heinrich will serve the state of Illinois and will assist with the organization’s work in industry relations and dairy farmer image activities.
Bos is the daughter of Alby and Angela Bos of Billings, Mo. She is a junior at Missouri State University in Springfield majoring in agriculture education and communications. She rides on the university’s equestrian team and serves as secretary of the Horseman’s Association. Bos is a Dean’s List student and was selected as the Delta Tau Alpha Outstanding Freshman last fall.
Bos grew up on a dairy farm where her family milked a small herd of registered Brown Swiss until 2004 – she continues to build a Brown Swiss herd from heifers she purchased later and shows them across the country.
Heinrich’s family farms in Maquoketa, Iowa, where they operate a dairy, beef and diversified crop farm. Heinrich’s responsibilities will include writing news releases and website materials, participating in dairy breakfasts, helping to oversee the renovation of the Dairy Building at the Illinois State Fair and promoting June Dairy Month events. She will play a major role in Midwest Dairy Association activities in the Dairy Building at the 2010 Illinois State Fair, August 12-22.
Heinrich will be a junior at Iowa State University, majoring in animal science and dairy science/pre-vet. She is involved in Pre-Vet Club, FFA, Women in Science and Engineering, and serves as a College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Ambassador. She has also worked at the Iowa State dairy farm as a research assistant and will be a dairy science teacher’s assistant this fall.
Source: Midwest Dairy Association