Southern Regional Event
2025 Southern Regional Dairy Challenge
November 2025
Hosted by Middle Tennessee State University and University of Tennessee (date and location TBA)
Details regarding the 2025 Southern Regional Dairy Challenge contest will be available on this webpage soon. We invite you as a student, sponsor, or volunteer to learn more about the event and make your plans to join us.
LOGIN TO ACCESS 2025 SRDC CONTEST MATERIALS
Note: Southern Regional participants will be given access to some contest materials from this site immediately prior to the contest, the rest will be made available at the start of the contest.
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.
| 2025 Sponsor/Volunteer Information - Coming Soon! | |
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| Sponsor Brochure | How to Sponsor |
| Sponsor Volunteer Information | Sponsor/Volunteer Registration Form |
| 2025 Contest Information - Coming Soon! | |
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| Letter of Invitation for Coaches | Rules & Regulations |
| Entry Form for Coaches | Schedule |
| Computer Requirements | Hotel & Travel Information |
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Coaches Webinar Friday, October 11 at 10:00 AM EDT, 9:00 AM CDT Zoom Webinar Recording: Click Here Passcode: sw&bD@K8 |
Scorecard |
| Resources for Student Preparation | Social Media Corps Application |
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Horizon Installation Information - The 2024 SRDC host farm uses Lely robotic milking units. Herd information is collected using Lely’s Horizon app. This farm does not use PC-DART or DairyComp. Participants should download the Horizon app to your devices before coming to the contest. Instructions for downloading the Horizon app: Click Here. Participants can log into a demo version of the Horizon app loaded with a demo herd for practice prior to the contest. Be watching this site for training (hard copy and either video or Zoom) on how to get reports that are similar to the summary reports students are used to seeing in PC-DART and DairyComp. KPI and Metrics KPI Explanation and Metrics Southern Regional Dairy Challenge Horizon Training Session - View Recording Here Southern Dairy Challenge coaches, students, mentors, judges, and volunteers: A training session was offered at Virginia Tech to learn about analyzing a robotic herd with the Lely Horizon system, which is being used for the upcoming Southern Regional Dairy Challenge. A recording of the session is now available. DCTeach Info Sheet - Attention Academic Version Users, click to view and download ACADEMIC backup. If you need help, click here PCDART Software Installation Information - To install PCDART software, contact Kas Ingawa, DRMS at (919) 889-9131 |
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BENCHMARKS |
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| Dairy Questionnaire | Student Information Form |
| Students: Upload Resumes Here | Sample Presentation |
| 2024 Results | 2023 Post-Event Press Release |
| Archived Contest Results and Photos | |