World Dairy Expo Announces its 2014 Virtual Farm Tours Line-up
Source: World Dairy Expo
Virtual Farms Tours give World Dairy Expo attendees the opportunity to experience a wide variety of farms and management styles, all from the comfort of a chair. This year’s operations excel in the areas of water conservation, genetic advancement, adaptation of technology, productive life, robots, environmental awareness, community involvement and sustainability.
These 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 will follow.
The free tours will be presented daily, Tuesday, September 30 through Saturday, October 4 in the Mendota 1 meeting room in the Exhibition Hall. The presentations will be available for viewing on World Dairy Expo’s website after the show.AgStar Financial Services, American Jersey Cattle Association, DuPont Pioneer, Kansas Department of Agriculture, Lely, Livestock Water Recycling, Inc., Quality Liquid Feeds, Inc. and Zoetis are sponsors of the 2014 Virtual Farm Tours. Full summaries and details can be viewed at worlddairyexpo.com.
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
World Dairy Expo is recognized as the meeting place for the global dairy industry. More than 70,000 dairy producers and industry experts from 90 countries travel to Madison, Wis. annually. The world-class event includes 2,500 head of North American dairy cattle competing on the famed "colored shavings", more than 850 exhibiting companies in the renowned trade show, Expo Seminars, Virtual Farm Tours and exciting youth competitions. World Dairy Expo’s theme is "Designer Dairy" and will be held September 30 through October 4, 2014. Visit our worlddairyexpo.com, follow us onFacebook or Twitter @WDExpo or #WDE14 for more information.
