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62nd Maryland State Dairy Princess Selected

SYRACUSE, N.Y.  – Frederick County Dairy Princess Ella Fell was named the 62nd Maryland Dairy Princess, and Upper Chesapeake Dairy Princess Allyson Knott of Harford County was chosen as Alternate Maryland Dairy Princess on Friday, August 30, at the Maryland State Fair in Timonium, Md. Together they will represent Maryland’s more than 300 dairy farmers and engage consumers at the grassroots level with positive dairy messages.

 

ADA North East supports the Maryland Dairy Princess program with funding, training and promotional resources through dairy checkoff.

 

“Maryland’s hard-working dairy farmers will be well represented with these outstanding promoters,” said ADA North East CEO John Chrisman. “I was so impressed with their industry knowledge and confidence and I commend them, and their families, for their dedication to the industry.”

 

Fell, the daughter of Valerie and Joesph Fell, is a junior at Middletown High school, president of her FFA chapter and a Diamond Clover Award winner in 4-H. She takes projects in dairy, horse and dogs, and excels in public speaking competitions. She works at Valley-Ho Farm and South Mountain Creamery.

 

Knott, the daughter of Stacy and Robert Knott, is active in North Harford High School FFA, participating in public speaking, food science and veterinary science competitions, and helps organize the chapter’s Ag Day events. She is the FFA representative on the Harford County Farm Fair Board and works with Fawn View Farm.

 

Fell and Knott presented their winning speeches at the contest. Eastern Shore Dairy Princess Caroline Kimball received the Maryland Dairy Princess Scholarship and Washington County Dairy Princess Brielle Long won the Best Milk Toast award. Numerous Dairy Misses, ages 9 to 16, were introduced and represent all seven regions of the state.

 

The 2023-2024 Maryland Dairy Princess Katie Jones crowned the new team that was selected by judges Linda Foreman, Durham, N.C.; Caroline Novack of Pittsburgh, Pa.; and Kenny Bounds of Laurel, Del. Denny Remsburg of Jefferson, Md., served as emcee. Outgoing Alternate Maryland Dairy Princess Layla Shepard received Best Scrapbook and Incentive awards.

 

The pageant can be viewed on the Maryland Dairy Princess Association Facebook page, along with the contestants’ presentations.

 

In addition to Maryland, ADA North East also supports the dairy promotion programs Pennsylvania, Delaware and Virginia, and manages the New York and New Jersey dairy promotion programs.

 

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