Doreen Dyt works as Industry Relations Specialist for California Dairies, Inc., managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders and overseeing sixty of CDI’s member-owner dairies. In addition to managing milk quality, FARM Animal Care program compliance and transportation logistics for her farms, Doreen is the FARM Database Farm Group Manager for the cooperative.
Doreen was born and raised on a California dairy farm, where her dairy experience began. Growing up on her family’s farm alongside her three sisters, Doreen learned everything she knows from her father. She was involved with daily animal care decisions and treatments, including the implementation of activity collars and pulsation monitoring systems.
Doreen attended California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo where she majored in Agricultural Business, with much of her elective coursework focusing on dairy farm consultation. While at Cal Poly, Doreen competed on the National Dairy Challenge team, an intercollegiate competition allowing students to take on the role of farm consultant and provide recommendations to dairies on ways to improve based on farm observations and data analysis. Prior to joining California Dairies, Inc., Doreen completed internships with the National Milk Producers Federation, Milc Group and Alltech.