Iowa’s Dairy Center hosting Breakfast on the Farm June 18

Join the Northeast Iowa Dairy Foundation for the Seventh Annual Breakfast on the Farm event Saturday, June 18 from 8:30 a.m.-12 Noon at Iowa’s Dairy Center in Calmar. Iowa’s Dairy Center is located just south of Calmar at 1527 Highway 150 South.

The Northeast Iowa Dairy Foundation, Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC), Iowa State University Extension and area dairy producers will be serving a wholesome breakfast including Dad’s Belgian waffles, Edgewood Locker sausage and dairy products produced and processed in northeast Iowa from Country View Dairy.

Guided tram tours of the nationally-recognized Iowa’s Dairy Center farm will also be provided. Children and families attending will enjoy the chance to meet some calves, visit several educational exhibits, milk a cow and watch robots milk cows.  Takeouts are available along with on-site parking; donations for the breakfast are appreciated.

New features at this year’s Breakfast on the Farm event include the Silos and Smokestacks “It Takes an Iowan” exhibit, which ranked number seven on the Iowa State Fair’s list of “Top 11 at the Fair;” a movie showing of “Farmland” by local Farm Bureau members; and a photo booth.

For more information, contact Megan Kregel, Iowa’s Dairy Center coordinator, at 563-534-9957, ext. 107. To watch an event video or for additional information about the event, visit www.iowadairycenter.com.