Virtual Tours Bring Dairy Farms to the Classroom
There’s a new way for classrooms to take field trips, thanks to technology. Instead of bringing kids to the farm, we’re bringing dairies to a school near you.
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Funny Questions, Serious Impacts on Dairy Tours
Fresh off of the school bus, wide-eyed youngsters set foot on a dairy farm for the very first time. They’re taking in all of the sights, and yes, the smells. WATCH VIDEO The farmer welcomes the students to her dairy and asks, “Do you know where milk comes from? ”Their most common answer? “The grocery store!” This response shouldn’t come
Read moreUSDA International Agricultural Trade Officers Tour Oregon Agriculture
On the 21st of August, individuals from all over the world, including Asia, Europe and South America stopped in Tillamook to tour a dairy and the Tillamook Creamery. It was just one stop on a tour of Oregon’s diverse agriculture as twenty-one locally employed staff supporting the USDA’s Agricultural Trade Offices at American embassies and consulates traveled the Oregon coast.
Read moreStacy Foster Selected to Manage Oregon Dairy Industry Relations
With more than a decade of experience leading farm tours for thousands of students, teachers and parents at a nationally recognized Oregon dairy, Stacy Foster knows a thing or two about dairy farming. That background will serve her well as the new Industry Relations and Communications Manager for the Oregon Dairy and Nutrition Council. In this position, Foster will serve
Read moreAdopt 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
Read moreWhat I Learned on My First Visit to a Dairy Farm
by Lindsay LeBrun, Graduate Student in Clinical Nutrition, Oregon Health & Science University As a nutrition intern for the Oregon Dairy and Nutrition Council, I recently had the opportunity to visit a dairy farm outside of Salem, Oregon, during my second week on the job. Since I didn’t grow up on a farm or have a background in dairy, this
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