Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu
Contact: Dr. Ellen Jordan, 972-952-9212, e-jordan2@tamu.edu
DALHART – The annual Southwest Dairy Day set for Oct. 20 at the Avi-Lanche Jerseys dairy will be hosted by the Richard Avila family and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
Avi-Lanche Jerseys is located north of Dalhart on U.S. Highway 385.
“Southwest Dairy Day is an annual event conducted by AgriLife Extension and generally attended by more than 500 people,” said Dr. Ellen Jordan, AgriLife Extension state dairy specialist in Dallas.
“We rotate locations throughout the state to address new technologies that meet the needs of the industry. We also feature an area dairy that has adopted some of those technologies.”
The program, free and open to the public, will begin at 10 a.m. and feature tours, exhibitor booths, product taste testing and lunch courtesy of Hi-Pro. It will conclude at 3 p.m.
Vendor booth registration is open through Oct. 1. Rates and more information are available by contacting Mary Mays, 972-952-9258, mary.mays@ag.tamu.edu.
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