It has been a long road, but one goal of the UW-Madison Dairy Science Department is now reality. The newest addition to UW-Madisonâ??s dairy facilities dedicated to serving Wisconsinâ??s and the nationâ??s dairy producers, was officially dedicated last week on location in Arlington.
â??It has been a relatively long journey for our department and college,â? noted Ric Grummer, Dairy Science Department chairperson. But the department now has an elite facility for research to prove that it is the premier dairy science department and school in the country.
The new facility is located on Badger Lane outside of Arlington. It includes a parlor and two freestall barns that are all specially geared to foster research projects in an environment that closely resembles a typical dairy operation today.