The 2013 Northeast Dairy Challenge was held at the William H Miner Agricultural Research Institute in Chazy, NY from October 31st to November 2nd. The challenge, in its 11th year, had 119 students from 14 colleges and universities.
The Dairy Challenge is an educational program that helps prepare students for careers in the dairy industry. The students work in mixed-university teams and visited a dairy farm to assess all aspects of the farm. They then organized their observations and suggestions into 20 minute presentations which were given to a panel of judges.
Farm Credit is a 5 star platinum sponsor of this event which hosts 4
regional and 1 national contest each year. The program is fully funded through
the generous support of companies and producer associations serving the dairy
industry, as well as a growing number of alumni and individual dairy farm
owners.
Association loan officers; Jean Conklin, Chuck Custeau, and Suzanne Petig, as well as Rob Guay, Association Appraiser all assisted in various aspects of the challenge.
