The eighth Annual Southern Regional Dairy Challenge, which ran November 17-19, 2013, attracted 51 students from 11 universities and colleges to the event hosted by the Louisiana State University.
A press release stated that “The Southern Regional Dairy Challenge, in a new weekday format, continued to provide students an opportunity to practice their dairy management knowledge, as well as leadership and communication skills, in a “real world” setting. All students evaluated the same farm, which was an excellent family owned operation in southeast Louisiana. An added benefit of the new weekday format was the interaction with more industry representatives than ever before, thus providing a tremendous networking opportunity for the students as they look toward a future in the dairy industry,” says contest planning committee chair Cathy Williams of Louisiana State University.
Dairy Challenge is defined as “an innovative competition developed by industry and university professionals, which exposes students to opportunities in a vibrant dairy industry. Working in four- or five-person, mixed-university teams, students at the Southern Regional Dairy Challenge assessed all aspects of a working dairy farm and presented recommendations to judges and participating farm families.”
The 2014 national contest – and the 2nd annual Dairy Challenge Academy – will be April 3-5 in Fort Wayne, IN. In addition, four regional events are held each year. Find details and complete results from this year’s event at www.dairychallenge.org.