The Dairy Girl Network is proud to open nominations for the DGN Forward Under 40 award, presented biennially at the DGN Forward TogetHER National Conference. Four passionate dairywomen whom are working to better our industry today will be honored at the next DGN Forward TogetHER on October 27-29, 2024 in Lexington, KY.

The honored dairywomen will exemplify passionate involvement and leadership to move the dairy industry forward. The ideal candidate possesses strong leadership skills, innovative thinking and ideas that are impacting and moving the dairy industry forward. Her type of dairy work may be diverse. (For example, a dairy farmer, or working with an agribusiness or an agricultural educator, etc.) All applicants must be nominated by fellow dairywomen and men from across the country and will be judged by an outside panel made of anonymous industry professionals and producers.

Nominations will close on August 31, 2026 midnight CST.