World Dairy Expo Virtual Farm Tours have brought some of the best dairy operations from near and far to Madison for more than 20 years. Dairies featured each year excel in a variety of farm aspects including genetics, technology, community engagement, environmental stewardship and cow comfort, while also representing a wide variety of sizes, locations and breeds.
In the Holstein herd at Walnutdale Farms, the rolling average is 28,042 pounds of milk with 4.1 percent fat, 3.3 percent protein and an average somatic-cell count of 109,000.
The Lettinga family at Walnutdale Farms, including Aubrey Lettinga, manages 2,600 Holsteins and Jerseys at two separate facilities.
The calves at Homestead Dairy appear content.
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Homestead Dairy, started as a nine-cow dairy in 1945, is now a fourth-generation dairy managed by the Houin family, milking 4,900 cows on three sites.
Skråmered’s breeding program is fine-tuned by the family in charge; currently the dairy meets its herd-target calving interval of 13.4 months and a conception rate of 65 percent.
