MANHATTAN, Kan. — Saturday, June 23, 2018, was a celebration of the dairy industry in Kansas as Governor Jeff Colyer’s proclamation making June Kansas Dairy Month was presented to two Kansas dairies at their Dairy Month open house events. Ohlde’s Dairy in Linn hosted an open house featuring breakfast, tours, calf feedings and kid friendly demonstrations and activities. Shirley … [Read more...]
Dairy U aims to prepare youth for future in industry
High school students with an interest in discovering opportunities within the dairy industry are encouraged to apply for a four-day immersive educational opportunity throughout southwest Kansas. Dairy U, which will be offered for the first time this year, is open to 10 students from across the country, June 19-22. Organizers say the goal of the program is to develop the next … [Read more...]
DFA celebrates opening of a new plant in Garden City
Plant provides a home for local milk, while also helping meet global demand for U.S. dairy Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national dairy cooperative owned by family farmers, recently celebrated the opening of DFA Garden City, a new, state-of-the-art dairy ingredients plant located in Southwest Kansas. DFA Garden City is a partnership between DFA and 12 of its member farms in … [Read more...]
Behind The Scenes at Kansas’ First Robotic Dairy
When Duane and Ronda Meier built a two free stall barns with a new parlor the original intention wasn’t that their children would be back on the farm 20 years later working with them. When the double-10 parlor was nearing the end of its days at Meier Dairy near Palmer, Kan. a decision needed to be made on what milking system to go with. The Meier family opted to go with robotic … [Read more...]
Dairy is a fast-growing industry in Kansas
Since late 1990s, large-scale dairy farms have found their place in the economic fabric of western Kansas. -By P.J. Griekspoor, Kansas Farmer Back in the late 1990s, a few visionary people in western Kansas saw a future for the region as a prime location for large dairy farms. In the two decades since that effort began, Kansas has become one of the fastest-growing dairy … [Read more...]