The Iowa State University Dairy Farm will be celebrating Dairy Month with its eighth annual open house on June 10, from 6 to 11 a.m. at the ISU Dairy Farm south of Ames. Tours will be given every 30 minutes beginning at 6:30 a.m. and ending at 10:30 a.m. Tour stops will include the milking parlor, milk house and a motorized tour of the overall farm. The 887-acre farm houses 400 milking cows, with each producing approximately 84 pounds of milk per day. The dairy farm opened in 2007 and provides teaching, research and outreach opportunities for the area students and producers.
