La Farge, Wis. - May 06, 2008

At its 20th annual meeting held recently in La Farge, Wis., Organic Valley bestowed veterinarian Dr. Paul Detloff with the cooperative’s highest honor, the Ray Hass Organic Pioneer Award. Dr. Detloff serves as Organic Valley’s resident doctor of veterinary medicine, educating the co-op’s farmer members and retail and consumer partners on the importance of organics in herd health through presentations, farm visits and workshops.

For the past five years, Organic Valley has recognized a deserving farmer with the award, named for the late Ray Hass, one of its founding farmers. Dr. Detloff is the first non-farmer recipient, recognized by the co-op for his instrumental work in helping hundreds of farmers transition to organics.

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