Romania. Ukraine. Australia. Japan. China. Brazil. Mexico. Argentina. Peru. Canada. Wales.
Wisconsin. Idaho. Kansas. California. Oregon.
People from all over the world came to Ocheda Dairy this morning as part of the 20th annual Alta Genetics 3-day tour. This year’s tour is based out of Sioux Falls and we were the first stop.
5 charter buses with 50 people each came to check out how we milk cows in the Midwest. We had 5 stations set up for people to rotate through and wow, it was so much fun!
These farmers were full of fantastic questions. A farmer from Dubai asked me questions about the costs of production. A lot of laughter was enjoyed as we tried to do conversions from hectares to acres, hundredweights of milk to liters, and of course, all of the different currencies.
Our farm has done business with Alta Genetics for many years. We don’t have bulls on our farm, so we buy frozen semen from them. It is much safer for our employees and allows us to choose from a huge number of sires. We were humbled to be chosen to be a host for this tour.
I had a lot of questions about my blog and why I do it. This was so good for me to think about, as it stirs me forward to make sure people hear the great story that I have to tell about how we produce nutritious milk on our dairy.
If you are new to my blog — welcome! My name is Rita Vander Kooi and I appreciate new readers so much. I am happy to answer any questions you have about dairy farming, whether you are another dairy farmer from half-way around the world, or live just down the road from us here in Minnesota.
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