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Tim Terry and Lindsay Ferlito leading a discussion with dairy producers

Strategic Farmstead Planning

Strategic Farmstead Planning focuses on farmstead layout, facility design, and environmental planning to help farms maintain profitability and implement comprehensive nutrient management plans for environmental sustainability.

A view of a dairy farmstead

Education and Outreach

Program staff work directly with farmers and agriservice providers and present at workshops across the state.  Topics covered include:

  • robotic milking facilities
  • dairy and heifer housing
  • manure storage
  • bunker silos
  • ventilation
  • on-farm dairy processing
  • machine shops
  • long-term farmstead development planning
  • environmental concerns

Facility Design

PRO-DAIRY specialists develop facility designs in partnership with dairy farmers and professional engineers.

Collaboration

PRO-DAIRY specialists provide technical support to extension and agriservice personnels and serve on dairy farm profit advisory teams.

Farmstead Planning Resources

A man milking cows in a parlor

Milking Centers

the frame of a barn

Facilities

A farm with a big, green cover on the ground

Manure Handling

Additional Resources

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Tim Terry

Extension Support Specialist/Farm Strategic Planning Specialist

PRO-DAIRY

Animal Science

Tim Terry