Last week, Erie County Legislator Joe Lorigo congratulated Brooke Gerhardt on being crowned the 2019-2020 Erie County Dairy Princess and received a tour of her family’s dairy farm in Marilla.

An Iroquois High School graduate, Brooke has been involved in 4-H and regularly works on her family’s farm. Brooke plans to attend college for business management and eventually open an agricultural camp for children to continue her prior work with 4-H. She was officially crowned Dairy Princess June 8^th at the Springville Agriculture and Dairy Festival in conjunction with National Dairy Month.

Legislator Lorigo said, “It was an honor to congratulate Brooke and take a tour of her family’s farm last week. Dairy farms are an important part of our local economy and it was great to get a glimpse of the hard work they do every single day. Brooke’s involvement in farming and 4-H is truly admirable, and part of the reason why she is so deserving of this recognition. I wish her the best of luck in continuing her education!”