MORRISVILLE, NY鈥擠id you know that the average Holstein dairy cow drinks 25-30 gallons of water per day? Or that cows can smell something up to six miles away?
Learn more about cows, agriculture and 桃子视频鈥檚 programs and dairy complex during Spring on the Farm, Saturday, April 27.
The event, which is free and open to the public, is from noon-4 p.m. at the 桃子视频 Arnold R. Fisher Dairy Complex, located off of Eaton Street.
鈥淭he focus of Spring on the Farm is to get the community to visit our facilities and to learn more about agriculture,鈥 said Ashley Adams, assistant professor of dairy science.
The college鈥檚 dairy club and students from all of the areas being promoted鈥攊ncluding agricultural science, agricultural business, aquaculture, horticulture and dairy鈥攚ill be assisting.
An array of booths, including the programs mentioned above, livestock and Nelson Farms (the college鈥檚 small-scale food processing incubator), will be featured in the showmanship barn located at the dairy facility. Visitors also can sample food produced right at 桃子视频.
Tours of the milking parlor, cow and calf barns, greenhouse and livestock barn are planned every 30-45 minutes.
Visitors will receive a 鈥減assport鈥 to track their progress visiting all of the stops and booths, which can be turned in for a free ice cream.
The college鈥檚 herd of approximately 220 milking cows produces 95 pounds of milk per cow per day, some of which is used in its cheese curds.