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Dairy Tour To Wisconsin
Monday, April 4 to Thursday, April 7, 2011
About the Tour | Tour Details | Program | Registration
Printable Brochure | Sponsor Agreement Form
Read about the Tour in Farmshine
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Hosted by:
Professional Dairy Managers of PA and
Penn State Dairy Alliance,
an initiative of Cooperative Extension |
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Only one bus is available.
Until December 31, members of PDMP and NEDPA have the first option on seats. On January 1, remaining seats will be available on a first come-first served basis to anyone in the dairy industry. The registration fee includes all meals and bus transport during the tour; hotel reservations will be made for you, but are not included in the fee.
 2011 Dairy Tour Itinerary
Dairy Producers On the Road and Learning Together
Our Tour Includes Farms Showcased at the PA Dairy Summit
Monday, April 4 – Arrive in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Overnight at Wyndham Milwaukee Airport Hotel)
(Transportation to and from Wisconsin is on your own - either drive or fly into Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport)
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Meet’n Greet at the hotel
(Tour travelers receive their information packets; light refreshments)
Reception costs supported by sponsorship from Elanco Animal Health |
Tuesday, April 5 – Dairy Tour Day #1
(Overnight at Holiday Inn, Fond du Lac)
- Breakfast at the hotel and then bus departs
- Koepke Farms, Inc.
- Crave Brothers Dairy and Farmstead Cheese
- Catered Lunch
Lunch costs supported by sponsorship from John Deere
- Rosy-Lane Holsteins, LLC
- Dinner with farm hosts and a presentation by Shelly Mayer, Executive Director, Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin
Dinner costs supported by sponsorship from Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health
Wednesday, April 6 – Dairy Tour Day #2
(Overnight at Holiday Inn, Fond du Lac)
- Breakfast at the hotel and then bus departs
- Vir-Clar Farms
- Rosendale Dairy
- Catered Lunch
Hosted by ANIMART, Inc.
- So-Fine Bovines, LLC
- Knigge Farms, LLC
- Dinner with farm hosts and a presentation by Laurie Fischer, Executive Director, Dairy Business Association of Wisconsin
Dinner costs supported by sponsorship from Pfizer Animal Health
Thursday, April 7 – Dairy Tour Day #3
- Breakfast at the hotel and then bus departs
- A guided bus tour of Milwaukee with a walking tour of the Urban Farm Community Food Center and lunch from a local deli that features Wisconsin products.
- 12:30 pm: Arrive at Milwaukee airport for flights home; the bus continues on to the Wyndham Milwaukee Airport Hotel for final drop-off. Safe travels home or continue your visit in Wisconsin on your own.
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