University of Kentucky Dairy Science Program

10/03/2026

One Week Left to Register

🐄 One Week Left to Register for the 2026 KDDC Fall Tour! 🐄

Registration is now entering the final stretch for the 2026 KDDC Fall Tour, scheduled for October 20-23, 2026.

This year's tour will feature:

✅ Dairy Innovation & Technology
✅ Robotic Milking Systems
✅ Family Resilience & Business Continuity
✅ Dairy Processing & Consumer Marketing
✅ Jersey Genetics & Succession Planning
✅ Dairy Research & Education
✅ Producer Networking & Dairy Gauge

Participants will visit a diverse group of dairy farms, processors, and industry facilities while learning directly from producers, researchers, and dairy professionals.

🔗 Learn more and register: https://www.kydairy.org/2026-fall-tour.html

📅 October 20-23, 2026
⏰ Registration closes October 11, 2026

Don't miss this opportunity to learn, network, and bring home ideas that may benefit your own operation.

09/23/2026

Farm accidents can happen in an instant — and when you’re working i...

09/23/2026

Ladies if you are interested in dairy this conference for you and it is being held in our very own Lexington, Kentucky this year. Check it out.

09/22/2026

Ladies, check this out and it is here in Lexington.

We’re excited to sponsor a special pre-conference session at Dairy Girl Network’s Forward TogetHER Conference!
Join Katie Hammock, “The Dairy Wife,” and Southeastern dairy nutritionist Megan Taylor on October 27 for an interactive session focused on farm safety, emergency preparedness, and practical tools that can make a difference when seconds matter.
This pre-conference session is open exclusively to registered attendees. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn, connect, and leave better prepared to protect the people behind dairy.
Register today and join us in Lexington, Kentucky!
https://dairygirlnetwork.com/forward-together-registration/

09/17/2026

Ribbon cutting for the new Meat and Food Science Center

09/16/2026

https://www.kydairy.org/milk-quality-hotline.html

The KDDC Milk Quality Hotline provides dairy producers with direct access to assistance when milk quality concerns arise. Whether you are experiencing SCC issues, bacteria concerns, mastitis...

09/01/2026

As a reminder, the applications for our Dairy Business Planning Grant and Specialty Processing Equipment Grant close in just over three weeks, on September 23rd at 5:00 PM Eastern Time!

For more information on each of these opportunities, visit our website at https://sdbii.tennessee.edu/sdbii/

09/01/2026

🍂 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! 🍂

The 2026 KDDC Fall Tour is headed south!

Join KDDC October 20-23 as we explore innovative dairy farms, dairy processing, value-added agriculture, producer networking opportunities, and agricultural heritage destinations across Tennessee.

✅ Robotic Milking Systems
✅ Rotary Dairy Operations
✅ Dairy Processing & Value-Added Agriculture
✅ Producer Networking & Dairy Gauge Programming
✅ Family Business Resilience & Succession Planning

📅 Registration Deadline: October 11, 2026, at 5:00 PM ET, or when tour capacity is reached.

🔗 Learn more and register:
https://www.kydairy.org/2026-fall-tour.html