World Dairy Expo has the virtual farm tours lined-up for this year’s show:
Tuesday, September 30, 2 p.m.
Hosted by: Milk Source – Hudson Dairy, Hudson, Mich.
3,000 Milking/Water Conservation
Sponsored by: Livestock Water Recycling, Inc.
Wednesday, October 1, Noon
Hosted by: Rokeyroad Holsteins, Sabetha, Kansas
114 Milking/Genetic Advancement
Sponsored by: Kansas Department of Agriculture
Wednesday, October 1, 2 p.m.
Hosted by: Sugar Creek Farms, New London, Wis.
1,200 Milking/Adopters of Technology
Sponsored by: Zoetis
Thursday, October 2, Noon
Hosted by: Lyon Jerseys LLC, Toledo, Iowa
400 Milking/Productive Life
Sponsored by: American Jersey Cattle Association
Thursday October 2, 2 p.m.
Hosted by: Lepples’ Ridge-View Farm, Inc., Beaver Dam, Wis.
130 Milking/Robots
Sponsored by: Lely
Friday, October 3, Noon
Hosted by: Wanner’s Pride-N-Joy Dairy, Narvon, Penn.
772 Milking/Environmental Stewards
Sponsored by: Quality Liquid Feeds, Inc.
Friday, October 3, 2 p.m.
Hosted by: Johnsons’ Rolling Acres Partnership, Peterson, Minn.
1,050 Milking/Community Involvement
Sponsored by: AgStar Financial Services
Saturday, October 4, Noon
Hosted by: Twin Birch Dairy, LLC, Skaneateles, N.Y.
1,240 Milking/Sustainability
Sponsored by: DuPont Pioneer
The tours are presented by the owners and managers from the operations and include a half-hour pictorial overview of their operation, including general operation information and highlights of exceptional management practices. Time for questions and discussion follows.