Faces of Dairy Extension: Monika Crosby
The newest member to Cornell Dairy Foods Extension team, Monika will act as the Program Aide assisting with the daily responsibilities and logistics of each food safety workshop.
Monika’s career within agriculture is deeply rooted within her family history. Growing up on a small livestock farm outside of Penn Yan, NY she learned the value of hard work, patience, a good laugh and most importantly- understanding that within agriculture you are not only a steward of the land but the people & community within it.
Once receiving her bachelors degree from Penn State University in 2013, Monika went on to managing agricultural partnerships & produce procurement for Pennsylvania’s 2nd largest food bank. Here Monika’s main focus was to develop new agricultural partnerships by reducing the unnecessary waste of perfectly good food for those in need. Helping to rescue on average of 4-10 million pounds of produce each year. And assisting in the development of new revenue source streams for local dairy farms within the state, which lead her back to her roots here in the Finger Lakes and to Cornell’s Dairy Foods Extension Team.
