Do You Know a Dairy Farm That’s Making Their Own Ice Cream?

Do you make your own ice cream as a value-added portion of your dairy business? Do you know a dairy operation that’s making farm-fresh ice cream? The Center for Dairy Excellence, PA Preferred®, and the

Pennsylvania Tourism Office are once again seeking creameries to participate in the 2026 PA “Scooped” Ice Cream Trail program. Pennsylvania dairy farms that have a value-added ice cream component to their business and meet the qualifications of the PA Preferred® program are encouraged to join the trail.

What to know about the program: The PA Ice Cream Trail was designed to increase consumer awareness of locally produced dairy products and drive state-wide traffic to PA Preferred® dairies and creameries. The 2026 program is scheduled to kick off in June and will conclude in September. The program includes a digital passport featuring creameries across the state and a prize for those who visit a certain number of creameries.

Participating creameries are required to have some sort of connection to Pennsylvania dairy and must be a PA Preferred® member/licensee. If selected for the 2026 program, creameries will receive a toolkit with resources to help with promoting the initiative at their storefront and on social media platforms.

How to participate: Email Emily Barge by April 13 with questions about how to participate in the 2026 program or call 717-788-0300.

Paticipate in the Ice Cream Trail