Krahn, 19, a 2020 graduate of Santiam Christian High School, now attends Linn-Benton Community College where she studies Animal Sciences. She aspires to transfer to a four year university and combine her on-farm experiences with skills in agricultural communications to lobby for dairy farmers. An accomplished student, Krahn was involved in cheerleading, was very active in FFA and most recently served as the 2019 National Jersey Queen.
Her speech during the contest, titled “Technology, Efficiency and Innovation- Not Your Grandfather’s Dairy” discussed modern dairy farming and innovations on dairy farms. Krahn spent two days in interviews, answering impromptu questions and interacting with the three judges before she was selected Saturday for this honor.
Krahn is looking forward to a year informing and educating the public about the dairy industry. She will spend the next twelve months as a representative of Oregon’s dairy farmers. Much of her reign will be spent in Oregon schools delivering educational presentations about life on a dairy farm and the nutritional benefits of consuming dairy products.
Upon being crowned, Krahn received $3,000 in scholarships to continue her education. Outgoing Dairy Princess-Ambassador Jaime Evers received $10,000 for her year dedicated to the Oregon dairy industry.
Bella Giraud representing Benton County was named Alternate Oregon Dairy Princess-Ambassador. Also a recipient of scholarships, Giraud will play an important role assisting in the promotion of the dairy industry throughout the state in the coming year.
Oregon Dairy Women (ODW) is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization with the main objective to promote the dairy industry. The ODW mission is to promote greater use of all dairy products through outreach and educational programs.
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