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New Midwest Dairy Consortium Formed
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 04/09/2007
A multi-state, multi-disciplinary research and education program for the Midwest dairy industry has been launched by 10
Midwestern land-grant universities. The Midwest Dairy Consortium, headquartered in the University of Illinois Department of
Animal Sciences, is supported by colleges of agriculture at the U of I, Iowa State University, Michigan State University, the
University of Minnesota, the University of Nebraska, North Dakota State University, The Ohio State University, Purdue
University, South Dakota State University, and the University of Wisconsin.
"The mission of the MDC is to maximize use of scarce financial resources and create new support mechanisms to enhance
student education and training, promote research directly relevant to the Midwest dairy industry, and deliver information to
end-users more effectively," said James Drackley, a U of I professor of animal sciences and the MDC's director.
Drackley said that by fostering exchanges among the partners, it is hoped that MDC will create new mechanisms to support
graduate student training and experiential learning opportunities for dairy students.
MDC members will share graduate courses, graduate fellowships, and undergraduate internship programs to provide farm
experience for students without that dairy experience.
For dairy support industries, dairy organizations, and producers, the MDC provides a chance to take a proactive role in
ensuring a supply of future employees and a vigorous Midwest dairy industry.
For more information about the group, call 217-244-5540.
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