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Meeting Minutes - 06/25/2023 - Operational Farm Tour

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June 2023 Update (no business meeting) On Sunday June 25, the Wild Wescotts enjoyed a tour of an operational Dairy Farm in Cannon Falls. Jeff Schafer's farm was an impressive operation! Thank you to all the folks that made it out to the farm tour! We had 20 people and more than 200 livestock in attendance. Here are a couple notes that I had taken. Jeff and family have been operating Elmegca Dairy Farm for 150 years. They were gracious hosts, sharing the inner-workings of the robotic milking operations, the automated cattle barn, and more! They provided a tour of the entire facility, sharing everything throughout the lifecycle of the cattle, and the entire operation. For those that were unable to attend, you can get a little preview of their operation from this youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRXJ_uCDpPw Milk from the farm is the only product that is never touched by human hands, and by observing their facilities, we can definitely appreciate the efficiencies. Milk f...