This October, American Dairy Association North East (ADANE) has two virtual farm tours planned for students of all ages! These are a great opportunity to introduce your students to dairy farming and what they’ll be experiencing through the year-long Adopt a Cow Program. Recordings of the tours are made available after the live events from ADANE

Register at the links below for one tour, or many! You will be emailed your custom link to join. Each tour is unique and LIVE. If you can’t join ADANE live, you will always be given a link to the recording on YouTube.

Grab your device of choice the day of the tour and join live. You can use a Zoom link, Facebook Live link, or YouTube link.

If you have questions about the farm tours, contact ADANE directly by emailing Kelsey O’Shea koshea@milk4u.org

Elmer Richards & Sons Virtual Tour

In this virtual tour brought to you by American Dairy Association North East, Farmer Marcus from Elmer Richards & Sons will explore three primary areas of the farm: where the calves live, where the cows live, and where the cows are milked. There will be check-in questions after each stop to engage students. 

Access additional resources including lesson plans, vocabulary sheets, and all of the past tours!

Date: Thursday, October 31
Time: 10:00 a.m. ET
Length: 60 Minutes
Location: New York
Questions: Click here to learn more.

Age group? This farm tour is ideal for Pre K – 5th grade.

Deep Dive Virtual Tour

This is a “Deep Dive” tour of Elmer Richards & Sons, featuring specialists along with the farmer such as veterinarians, nutritionists, or environmental scientists. Students will get a closer look at how farms use technology and experts to provide the highest care for their animals and land. Check-in questions after each stop will engage students. Additional resources including lesson plans, vocabulary sheets, and past tours available here!

Date: Thursday, October 31
Time: 11:15 a.m. ET
Length: 60 Minutes
Location: New York
Questions: Click here to learn more.

Age group? This farm tour is ideal for grades 6-12.