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With a lifelong passion for dairy farming and agriculture, Rena McDonald has spent the past seven years at Foremost Farms, including the last four as Production Supervisor at the Greenville, Mich., plant. Growing up on her family’s dairy farm gave Rena a deep appreciation for the industry and the people behind it, a connection that continues to shape her work today.

The Udder Excellence Awards are Foremost Farms’ premier employee recognition program, featuring seven award categories presented bi-annually to individuals and teams who go above and beyond in support of our cooperative’s success. Congratulations to the following recipients, selected from nominations submitted between January and June 2026.

Foremost Farms recently hosted its 31st annual Cow-lege Cash Golf Outing, bringing together employees, members, partners and supporters for a day of friendly competition and fundraising in support of education scholarships.

In the dairy industry, uncertainty is a constant; so fostering a growth mindset and prioritizing learning and leadership development have been essential to continuous improvement at Foremost Farms, a major dairy manufacturing business and member cooperative.

Foremost Farms’ Reedsburg, Wisc. plant makes its TV debut! The plant recently welcomed a production crew from Discover Wisconsin as part of a feature showcasing the city of Reedsburg and the people, places and products that make the community unique.

Foremost Farms is proud to announce that it received four awards in the National Milk Producers Federation’s 2026 Cooperative Communications Contest, earning recognition alongside some of the largest dairy cooperatives in the country.

Today, Good Morning America is shining a spotlight on several women dairy farmers, including Margaret Johnson of Trailside Holsteins, a Foremost Farms member from Fountain, Minnesota.