Cornell University’s team won first place at the 11th North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge. Seated are team members Daniel Durfee of Chittenango, Ariel Garland of Massachusetts and Jordan Fisher of Madrid. Standing are coaches Betsey Howland of Ithaca, Dr. Mike Van Amburg of Cornell University and team member Ted Cristoph of Fallon, Nev.
(Chittenango, NY) The team from Cornell University was one of four first-place finishers in the 11th annual North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge in Roanoke, Va.; 128 students from 32 universities across the United States and Canada participated in the two-day event, held in Roanoke Virginia and co-hosted by Virginia Tech and North Carolina State University. Cornell’s winning team of Ted Christoph, Daniel Durfee, Jordan Fisher and Ariel Garland was coached by Betsey Howland and Michael Van Amburgh.
Four dairy farms participate in the challenge each year. This year’s host dairies were Hammock Dairy Inc., Jareco Farms, Hodges View Farms and Hoha Dairy Farm. Eight teams, each made up of four students, evaluate the dairies and compete against each other.
Scholarships are awarded to students on the first and second place teams.
This year’s first-place teams were Cornell University (Hoha Dairy Farm), the University of Guelph (Hammock Dairy), Ohio State University (Jareco Farms), and the University of Wisconsin at Platteville (Hodges View Farms). Second-place teams were California Polytechnic State University, Kansas State University, Utah State University and Virginia Tech. Morrisville State College’s team had a third-place finish.
