Katelyn Allen
Communications Specialist
Katelyn joined the CDCB team in March 2025 to expand the organization’s outreach efforts with dairy farmers and collaborators. Her responsibilities focus on creating and managing digital and print content to connect with CDCB stakeholders.
Katelyn grew up on her family’s Glen-Toctin Farm in Jefferson, Maryland, where she continues to help care for the herd of registered Holsteins. After serving as a Maryland FFA State Officer for a year, she went on to Virginia Tech to earn a bachelor’s degree in dairy science with a minor in communications.
She then spent five years on the editorial team at Hoard’s Dairyman, the national dairy farm magazine based in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. She visited dairies in 15 states and connected with many more through reader questions and interviews. She is committed to equipping dairy farmers with the tools to make the best decisions for their business. When Katelyn’s not working with cows or reading, you can find her baking, gardening, or enjoying a basketball game.
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What else can we do with a milk sample?
Milk samples already provide incredible insight — but it’s possible they could do even more. During the CDCB Producer Exchange, Malia Caputo, Ph.D., discussed the health, nutrition, and fertility opportunities of milk sample infrared spectrometry.
CDCB Producer Exchange Connects the Industry
On the eve of the April 2025 triannual evaluations, CDCB held its first Producer Exchange in Reno, Nev., in conjunction with the Western Dairy Management Conference. The event brought together dairy farmers, scientists, and industry collaborators to discuss the role genetics plays in a profitable farm operation — plus how new traits and research will continue to benefit producers.