Wisconsin Girl Scouts explore agriculture at Town of Dane dairy farm

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – Over 80 Wisconsin Lady Scouts obtained a chance to be taught extra concerning the agriculture business Saturday at a farm within the City of Dane.

The women rotated stations on the Haag Household Dairy Farm all through the morning, studying extra about profession paths in agriculture, from veterinarians to nutritionists.

Taylor Shaeffer, the seventy fifth Alice in Dairyland joined the women for the interactive stations. She stated ‘Behind the Barn Gates’ was an incredible alternative for women who had by no means been on a farm.

“To see how passionate and the way excited they’re about agriculture, I believe that’s actually probably the most inspiring factor that I’ve seen,” Shaeffer stated.

The farm proprietor, John Haag, stated he was excited to share extra details about dwelling as a dairy farmer in Wisconsin.

“I believe now it’s about three or 4 generations faraway from the farm, so that they actually don’t have an opportunity to see the place their milk is produced or different agriculture merchandise so this offers us a chance to coach them on that,” Haag added.

To be taught extra about agriculture or discover different alternatives for college students eager to find out about farms go to wisconsindairy.org.

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