Dairy Farm Management Practicum
This practicum integrates dairy nutrition, breeding, reproduction, and management through field trips to commercial operations.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Identify, formulate and solve problems using appropriate information and approaches
Communicate effectively through written reports, oral presentations and discussions
Work effectively in teams to provide constructive input and leadership on dairy management related problems
Evaluate farm management and performance using dairy industry benchmarks
Demonstrate an understanding of business concepts and thinking
Synthesize knowledge and apply peer reviewed research to solve dairy management problems
Source: UW Guide
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).
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Topics
- Nutrition, breeding, reproduction, and management at the farm level
- Field trips to working commercial dairy operations
- Farm management evaluation using dairy industry benchmarks
- Business concepts and thinking
- Application of peer-reviewed research to dairy management problems
Skills
- Decision making, information gathering, problem solving, and interpersonal communication
- Problem identification, formulation, and solution using appropriate information and approaches
- Teamwork, constructive input, and leadership on dairy management problems
- Evaluation of farm management and performance using dairy industry benchmarks
- Understanding of business concepts and thinking
- Synthesizing knowledge and applying peer-reviewed research to solve dairy management problems
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