The committee also sponsored a trip to the World Ag Expo that was held in Tulare, CA on Feb.12-16, 2007. The purpose of the trip was to learn more about the dairy industry by observing the World Ag Expo exhibits and seminars and touring local dairy farms. News Article

In the information below is the dairy development feasibility study completed by the Dairy Focus Team at the University of Missouri in April 2007, which sought to answer these two quesions:

1. Do dairy farms have a possible future in Southeast Missouri?
2. What would that future look like?
   

 

Feasibility of Dairy Development in Southeast Missouri
	Cover Pages and Table of Contents
	Executive Summary
	Environmental and Location Feasibility
	Milk Market Feasibility
	Financial Feasibility
Southeast Missouri Dairy System Models
	#1: 200-Cow Confinement, Bedded Pack System
	#2: 700-Cow Confinement, Bedded Pack System
	#3: 3,000-Cow Confinement, Bedded Pack System
	#4: 200-Cow Confinement, Mattress Freestall, Slatted Floor, Natural Ventilation System
	#5: 700-Cow Confinement, Mattress Freestall, Slatted Floor, Natural Ventilation System
	#6: 3,000-Cow Confinement, Mattress Freestall, Slatted Floor, Natural Ventilation System
	#7: 200-Cow Confinement, Mattress Freestall, Slatted Floor, Mechanical Ventilation System
	#8: 700-Cow Confinement, Mattress Freestall, Slatted Floor, Mechanical Ventilation System
	#9: 3,000-Cow Confinement, Mattress Freestall, Slatted Floor, Mechanical Ventilation System
	#10: 200-Cow Confinement, Mattress Freestall, Slurry Scrape, Natural Ventilation System
	#11: 700-Cow Confinement, Mattress Freestall, Slurry Scrape, Natural Ventilation System
	#12: 3,000-Cow Confinement, Mattress Freestall, Slurry Scrape, Natural Ventilation System
	#13: 200-Cow Confinement, Mattress Freestall, Slurry Scrape, Mechanical Ventilation System
	#14: 700-Cow Confinement, Mattress Freestall, Slurry Scrape, Mechanical Ventilation System
	#15: 3,000-Cow Confinement, Mattress Freestall, Slurry Scrape, Mechanical Ventilation System
	#16: 200-Cow Confinement, Sand Bedded Freestall, Slurry Scrape, Natural Ventilation System
	#17: 700-Cow Confinement, Sand Bedded Freestall, Slurry Scrape, Natural Ventilation System
	#18: 3,000-Cow Confinement, Sand Bedded Freestall, Slurry Scrape, Natural Ventilation System
	#19: 200-Cow Confinement, Sand Bedded Freestall, Slurry Scrape, Mechanical Ventilation System
	#20: 700-Cow Confinement, Sand Bedded Freestall, Slurry Scrape, Mechanical Ventilation System
	#21: 3,000-Cow Confinement, Sand Bedded Freestall, Slurry Scrape, Mechanical Ventilation System
	#22: 200-Cow Confinement, Sand Bedded Freestall, Flush, Natural Ventilation System
	#23: 700-Cow Confinement, Sand Bedded Freestall, Flush, Natural Ventilation System
	#24: 3,000-Cow Confinement, Sand Bedded Freestall, Flush, Natural Ventilation System
	#25: 200-Cow Confinement, Sand Bedded Freestall, Flush, Mechanical Ventilation System
	#26: 700-Cow Confinement, Sand Bedded Freestall, Flush, Mechanical Ventilation System
	#27: 3,000-Cow Confinement, Sand Bedded Freestall, Flush, Mechanical Ventilation System
	#28: 300-Cow Grazing Dairy with a Center Pivot System
	#29: 600-Cow Grazing Dairy with a Center Pivot System
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