The Dairy Goat Economics & Facility Tour

Kalona and Iowa City, IA

Current and prospective dairy goat producers are invited to attend the Dairy Goat Economics & Facility Tour in eastern Iowa on July 29, led by Larry Tranel, Extension Dairy Specialist with Iowa State University, along with other Extension dairy team members. This tour aims to assist the dairy goat industry in understanding the importance of management and facility techniques and tools to develop more profitable dairy goat operations. Follow for more information: ISU Dairy Goat Tour Link

LOCATIONS

Paul Borntrager Farm
  9:30 AM - 11 AM
  5292 Cosgrove Road SW, Kalona

Mervin Ropp Farm
  11 AM - 1:30 PM*
  5181 Cosgrove Road SW, Kalona

Truman Bontrager Farm
  1:30 PM - 3:15 PM
  2655 480th Street SW, Iowa City

*Registration is not required for the tour. Participants are responsible for their own lunch and for transportation between farms.

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The project is based at Iowa State University and the work is supported by the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative's Sustainable Agricultural Systems (SAS) program grant no. 2024-68012-41749 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. Government determination or policy.