Orange City, Iowa — The dairy industry is expanding in northwest Iowa, and producers and processors can learn from others at an upcoming dairy seminar to be held in Orange City.
It’s being called the I-29 “Moo University” workshop and is a product of the five-state I-29 Corridor Dairy Team. This year’s workshop is January 19th at the Sioux County Extension Office in downtown Orange City. New Sioux County dairy specialist for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Fred M. Hall says dairy specialists will focus on cutting-edge dairy issues.
Then it will be time for lunch, he says. Hall tells us about the afternoon topics.
Hall says that the dairy industry is expanding, with producers making their operations more efficient. He says that gives them an incentive to add animals to their herd. He says processing plants are on the rise too with multiple cheese, milk, milk product, and ice cream plants in northwest Iowa.
Extension experts tell us that demand for milk is up too, with Iowans consuming 650 pounds of milk equivalent every year. Some of that can be explained because it takes ten pounds of milk to make a pound of cheese. But they say demand for cheese, yogurt, and even butter is up as new studies are showing that milk fat in moderation is good for you.
For information or to register, you can contact the Sioux County Extension Office at 712-737-4230 or e-mail doranb@iastate.edu.
