Adopt a Farmer Program Includes Oregon Dairies
Each year, Oregon dairy farmers participate in a program called Adopt a Farmer through Oregon Aglink to help promote agriculture through educating middle school students. Five Oregon dairy farm families are currently participating in this year’s program giving students the opportunity to experience a dairy farm firsthand.
The five dairies include:
- Harrold’s Dairy in Creswell
- Cloud Cap Farms in Boring
- Mayfield Dairy in Aurora
- Veeman’s Dairy in St. Paul
- Willamette Valley Cheese in Salem
In addition to offering tours of their farms, these dairy farmers visit their adoptive classroom two to three times throughout the school year to engage students in the science behind farming. They participate in activities related to soil, water, conservation, irrigation, genetics, the farm-to-table continuum and economics.
Learn more about one of Oregon’s dairy farmers, Melissa Collman of Cloud Cap Farms and her participation in the program.
RELATED LINKS:
Oregon Dairy and Nutrition Council 