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Iowa State opens new dairy farm
AMES, Iowa (AP)--Iowa State University's new dairy farm is ready. All that's missing are the cows, and they should arrive next month. The university held a public opening Oct. 20 for the new operation, which is located on a 887-acre site in Ames. It replaces two older dairy teaching farms in Ankeny and southwest Ames. Iowa State is expected to move its 450 milking cows and about the same number of heifers, dry cows and calves onto the site in mid-November. Iowa State President Greg Geoffroy said the farm represents the university's commitment to promoting dairy in Iowa and furthers the partnerships between ISU and the dairy industry. Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey, who was also on hand for the opening, said the new complex will benefit what he sees as a renaissance of dairy in Iowa. Construction of the new complex started in May 2006. It includes a 450-cow freestall barn, a dairy center with a milking parlor, a public viewing area, classrooms and meeting rooms. There also is a special needs hospital barn for animal health care, a transition barn for cows preparing to calve and a maternity barn for newborn calf care. The farm was paid for, in part, by $23.6 million the university received for the sale of its 1,031-acre research and education farm in Ankeny in June 2005. Date: 10/31/07
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