11/12/2026
🐄FFA Day on the Farm!🥛
The Dublin Ag Department’s Advanced Animal Science students attended the Jr. Dairy Consortium hosted at Volleman’s Dairy.
Learning experiences came in many forms. The students witnessed two calves being born - one naturally and the other with the assistance of a very capable dairy hand! The tour of the maternity barn was exciting and educational.
Then the students learned about modern milking systems, observed a carousel milker, watched milk being loaded into the truck, and visited the free stall barn.
Lunch was provided, and Darren Turley gave remarks about current issues facing agriculture in Texas. Thanks to DairyMax for the ice cream!
The afternoon concluded in the feed barn where students saw results of some crop scouting, identified feedstuffs, and raced to the top of the cottonseed pile. Of course our chapter officer Ethan Whitaker won!
Thank you to the AgriLife Extension Services from Erath, Comanche, & Hamilton counties, Volleman’s Family farms, Reits Breeding Services, DairyMax, and the Texas Association of Dairymen.