About Us

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About Us

The UConn Dairy Club has been udderly the best since 1948. We are a group of young men and women who all share a common interest in the dairy industry and dairy cattle. There is no dairy experience required to join our club; we welcome anyone interested!

As a club, we strive to keep the rich agricultural history of the University of Connecticut alive and do our best to educate our fellow students and the public about the amazing world of the dairy industry. We do this through attending events like production herd at the Big E in Massachusetts. We attend production herd every year and usually take around 18 animals; 10 milking cows and 8 heifers. Our club and its members are always excited to educate the Big E fair goers on the milking process. We milk the ten cows that we bring three times a day for an always interested crowd. The club also runs a trip to Toronto, Canada every year to the Royal Winter Agricultural Fair, runs many dairy related clinics throughout the year and participates in many farm tours all over the State of Connecticut and in surrounding New England states. Another big event we hold is the Dairy Show where any UConn Student of any major can participate and show a Dairy Heifer! This cool opportunity branches out non-animal science student’s skills and knowledge with animal handling.

Meet Our Officer Team

L to R: Matt Syrotiak (Treasurer), Rebecca Syme (Historian), Emilie Caron (Publicity Chair), Ariel Kuhl (Secretary), Abigail Wilbur (Fundraising Chair), Emily Syme (President), Mike Wolf (Vice President)

Officer team holding a dairy club banner