Dairy Challenge is a hands-on opportunity for students from four-year universities and two-year dairy programs to apply classroom learning to actual dairy farm analysis.
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Working in five-person, mixed-university teams, students at the Midwest Dairy Challenge assessed all aspects of a working dairy farm in Manitowoc County, Wis.
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Students from 19 post-secondary dairy programs gather at Meadowbrook Dairy in Manitowoc, Wis., for welcome from owner Pete Kappleman.
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Shelly Mayer of Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin helps participants learn ways to share positive dairy messages to inform consumers and policy leaders.