Northeast Regional Event

2025 Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge
October 16 - 18, 2025
Hosted by The Ohio State University – Wooster and the Northeast Regional Committee in Wooster, OH
Hilton Garden Inn Wooster, 959 Dover Road, Wooster, OH 44691
Arden Shisler Center for Education and Economic Development, 1625 Wilson Rd Wooster, OH 44691

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The 2025 Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge contest will be held in Wooster, Ohio October 16 - 18, 2025. We invite you as a student, sponsor, or volunteer to learn more about the event and make your plans to join us.

Coaches: as a reminder, you have access to past presentations and data sets that you can also use for student preparation. If you need assistance logging in, contact Molly Kelley at mollyk@dairychallenge.org.

Coaches Resources

Volunteer Information

VOLUNTEER SIGN UP 2025 information coming soon! HOTEL INFORMATION FOR VOLUNTEERS Hilton Garden Inn Wooster 959 Dover Road Wooster, Ohio, 44691 Reservations: +1 330-202-7701 Booking link: https://group.hiltongardeninn.com/fscwao Group name: NE Regional Dairy Challenge Arrival date: Thursday October 16, 2025 (rooms are available for early check in on Wednesday, October 15) Departure date: Saturday, October 18, 2025 Room rate: $115+tax/room/night includes breakfast Last date of booking: September 16, 2025

2025 Contest Information - Coming Soon!
Letter of Invitation	Registration Form
Coaches Registration	Hotel & Travel Information
Schedule of Events	Pre-Contest Training Seminars
Scorecard	Download and Install Academic version of DC305 with these instructions Demo herd is included for you to practice with. Highly qualified assistance available at the event if you can’t make this work. Does not work on MAC products.
Post-Event Press Release	Dress Code Reminder for Dairy Challenge
Contest Rules	Sample Presentation
Major Areas to Assess the Dairy Farm Operation	Dairy Questionnaire
Financial Template	Dairy Challenge Shirt Order Form
Resources for Student Preparation 2023 Northeast Dairy Farm Summary & 2024 Mid-Year Outlook by Farm Credit East - Issuu Dairy Farm Business Summary - New York State - 2023 Comparing New York dairy farm characteristics, costs, and performance across four quartiles of profitability: 2023 Farm Financial Assessment Guide	Dairy Farm Summary 2022
Dairy Success & Profitability Review - Sample Farm Report Dairy Success & Profitability Review - Top 25% Report Dairy Success & Profitability Review - 300+ Cows Report
INFORMATION FOR SPONSORS Invitation to Sponsor Sponsor Brochure Sponsorship Form
DAIRY CHALLENGE SOCIAL MEDIA CORPS Social Media Corps Application
TRAINING WEBINAR RECORDINGS 2023: Partial Budgets How-To with Kelsey Neckers, Farm Credit - and - Activity Monitoring on Present Day Dairies with Curtis Horsens, Merck Passcode:  !^EX.5Cd Forage Quality with Joe Lawrence, Pro-Dairy and Kevin Putnam, Pioneer Passcode:  asH7+veL 2022: Forage Quality with Joe Lawrence, Pro-Dairy Finance – Partial Budgets How-To with Kelsey Neckers, Farm Credit CAFO Environmental Factors with Sally Flis, Nutrien Ag Solutions
Archived Contest Results and Photos