One of the features of World Dairy Expo is the virtual farm tours. BASF Plant Science sponsored one by State University of New York – Cobleskill.

Jerry Weigel, Global Nutrition Manager, says these tours allow producers to look at some of the top dairies in the country and they also allow those same dairies to showcase their innovative ideas. He says that the SUNY utilized their Nutridense silage.

If you haven’t been to one of these tours and wonder how they work, basically the presenter utilizes a computer and projector to show slides and/or video of their operation to demonstrate various elements of their dairy like equipment, cows and milk and feed regimes.

You can listen to my interview with Jerry as part of our Milking Parlor Podcast: [audio:http://zimmcomm.biz/wdd/milking-parlor-35.mp3]

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World Dairy Expo 2008 Photo Album

Sponsors of World Dairy Diary coverage of this year’s World Dairy Expo include GEA Farm Technologies and BASF Plant Science.