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  • Dairy Cattle Pregnancy Diagnosis Course: November 2025
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Dairy Cattle Pregnancy Diagnosis Course: November 2025

Posted on Oct 06, 2025

We are excited to invite Tennessee dairy producers to a fun, educational, hands-on Dairy Cattle Pregnancy Diagnosis Course from November 10 to 11, 2025. Join UT Extension veterinarians in a…

Webinar Wednesday

New research within the dairy goat industry as presented at ADSA 2025

Posted on Jul 10, 2025

By Marissa Speck, UT Extension Intern 2025 Goat dairies are currently a niche operation, but when visiting large conventions such as American Dairy Science Association’s (ADSA’s) annual national meeting, you…

Research / Small ruminant / ADSA / dairy foods / diet / goat

2025 Tennessee Dairy Producers Association Annual Meeting

Posted on Jan 14, 2025

We welcome you to the 2025 Tennessee Dairy Producers Association Annual Meeting in Lebanon, TN on January 24, 2025. Updates on University of Tennessee dairy farm, Federal Milk Marketing Orders,…

Webinar Wednesday

2025 Tennessee State Fair Dairy Products Competition Details

Posted on Jan 08, 2025

The Tennessee State Fairy Dairy Products Competition will be judged on Friday, February 21. The product classes are included in the flyer below.If you would like to enter the competition,…

Value-added Dairy

2024 Dairy Skillathon Study Guide

Posted on Oct 15, 2024
Youth Events / skillathon

Farmstead Dairy Surveys: Part 3 – Sales Locations

Posted on Jan 26, 2024

Dairy farmers and processors, are you curious about where consumers want to purchase farmstead dairy products? Consumers, are you curious about where dairy producer-processors are selling their products? If so,…

Economics / Research / Survey / Value-added Dairy / dairy foods / farmstead / marketing / sales / value-added

Farmstead Dairy Surveys: Part 2 – Marketing Avenues

Posted on Jan 19, 2024

Dairy farmers and processors, are you curious about where consumers learn of farmstead dairy products? Consumers, are you curious about where dairy producer-processors are advertising their products? If so, check…

Economics / Research / Survey / Value-added Dairy / dairy foods / farmstead / marketing / sales / value-added

Farmstead Dairy Surveys: Part 1 – Supply and Demand

Posted on Jan 12, 2024
Farmstead dairy products sold versus consumer products demanded. Cheese, milk, and ice cream are the top products.

Dairy farmers and processors, are you curious about what farmstead dairy products consumers want to purchase? Consumers, are you curious about the top dairy products producer-processors are currently selling? If…

Economics / Research / Survey / Value-added Dairy / dairy foods / farmstead / marketing / sales / value-added

Farmstead Dairy Surveys: Recent Surveys Connect Tennessee Shoppers & Farmstead Dairy Producers

Posted on Jan 10, 2024
Upcoming comparison of Tennessee farmstead dairies and consumer desires. Release dates are January 12, 19, 26.

Attention dairy enthusiasts! UT Dairy is publishing recent survey results highlighting marketing, sales, and product differences between value-added (farmstead) dairy businesses and Tennessee dairy consumers. Eye-catching infographics covering one of…

Economics / Research / Survey / Value-added Dairy / dairy foods / farmstead / marketing / sales / value-added

ADSA 2022 Student Writings Part 9

Posted on Sep 01, 2022

Our final writing was done by Abby McCalmon. She is a second year master’s student in the Department of Animal Science at the University of Tennessee under Dr. Elizabeth Eckelkamp.…

Research / ADSA

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