Farm Technology Days 2012

          One of the highlights of my internship with Wisconsin Beef Quality Assurance was participating in Farm Technology Days.  Farm Tech Days is a three-day outdoor event that showcases the latest improvements in production agriculture.  Each year, it is held in a different county in Wisconsin on a different host family farm.  Visitors get the opportunity to see and talk with more than 600 commercial and educational exhibitors in Tent City.  Exhibitors are there from all over the Midwest showcasing machinery, equipments, facilities, products, and service needs.  This year, Farm Tech Days was held in New Berlin, Wisconsin.  My fellow intern and I were in charge of the Holstein Feeder Display in the beef tent showcasing various different breeds of beef cattle.  It was great meeting people from all over the midwest and being able to answer their questions regarding the display.  It was also the first year the Holstein breed has been represented in the beef tent, which is huge for Wisconsin dairy producers who are starting to utilize their Holstein steers as feeders.

[This was our display in the beef tent prior to the grounds opening]

[Not only was their information about each breed in the beef tent, but there was also animals there representing!]

[Team USA!]