Visit The Dairy
Tours are now available!!
Visits are available by appointment only.
Visitors will meet at the designated gathering spot.
Reservations are required with a 7-day notice.
No cameras or recording devices of any kind are permitted on the visit.
Visits will start promptly at the designated start time.
Reservations are limited to 20 people per tour.
Your visit may be cancelled due to weather conditions or the availability of a guide.
The Office entrance is in the glass front parlor on the Southwest side of the building.
A $3.00 donation is suggested and goes toward the Gary Van Der Geest Memorial Scholarship for students pursuing a degree in agriculture. Visitor donations are not suggested for school groups or children under 18.
NO WALK INS PLEASE!
All visits depend on visitor guide availability.
Please call or email our office at 715-675-6043 or vdgdairy@vandergeestdairy.com to schedule a visit at least 7 days in advance of your arrival, once we have you scheduled and a guide available, we will confirm your visit with you.
Visit includes observation of the cows in the milking process in the Rotary Parlor.
A video of the other areas of the dairy and the construction of the parlor.
Visits last about 20-30 minutes.
At this time no other areas of the dairy are open for visiting.
Access to the observation room is only by a staircase.
Rotary Parlor
Milk Silo Room
Monitors for Rotary Parlor