06/05/2026
From farm to fridge, the Iowa's Dairy Story field trip gave students a firsthand look at the people, animals, and hard work behind every glass of milk and scoop of ice cream! 🥛🐄
Students explored how dairy farms care for their cows, learned about milk production, the importance of dairy nutrition, how dairy farming has changed over the years and much more!
A big thank you to everyone who helped make this educational day possible. We loved seeing the curiosity, questions, and excitement from our young learners!
The field trip broken down by numbers:
👩🏫 920+ students, 150+ adults
🥣 45 lbs of yogurt donated by Country View Dairy for sampling
🍦 32 gallons of milk used to make ice cream
🥛 29 gallons of milk offered over lunch
👑 11 dairy royalty attended
🌱 7 different feed samples to look at
🐱 1 baby kitten saved from the calf pen
🐄 endless excitement in the calf barn!
The Iowa's Dairy Story is a partnership between Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Northeast Iowa Dairy Foundation and Northeast Iowa Community College.
