Tour Information

Learn how the cow can convert field crops (grown on site) into one of the most beneficial food products - MILK!  Visit the milking parlor to see the cows being milked at 5 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 7 p.m. Tours take about one hour and fifteen miutes and are offered year round.

Reserved tours are offered Mondays, Wedensdays, and Fridays, at 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., and 12:30 p.m.

For more information and reservations, please call (269) 671-2507 or e-mail us.

Visitor Information

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Pre-Calving Barn

This barn houses non-lactating animals (dry cows and heifers) that are within 60 days of calving.  Barn features include curtain sidewalls for natural ventilation and individual feeding gates that researchers use to monitor each animal's feed intake.

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 Nursery

Calves are housed in individual hutches from birth through weaning (about six-eight weeks).  While in hutches the calves are fed twice a day.  Small groups (four-six) of weaned calves are moved to transition hutches (buildings south of the heifer barn) to learn to socialize with others under limited stress conditions.

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Heifer Barn

Heifers are young, growing females that have not had a calf.  Their feed and housing needs are different than mature cows and therefore they are housed separately.

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 Free-stall Barn

The free stall barn features natural ventilation and a manure disposal flush system.  Both reduce energy and labor requirements.  The cow grouping system allows each group to be fed a diet tailored to its needs.

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 Feed Center

Most of the animals' feed is in a fermented form called silage.  It is stored in either upright or horizontal silos.  A dairy cow eats about 100 pounds of feed and drinks 30 - 40 gallons of water per day.

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Milking Parlor

You are now viewing the room of the milking parlor.  The cows are milked daily at 5 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 7:00 p.m.  Each milking takes about two hours.  

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Recycling Center

The manure solids and flush water are separated in the recycling center.  The solids are composted and reused for bedding.  the liquids are either recycled back to the barn to flush the floors or used to irrigate crops.

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Environmental Concerns

Kellogg Farm was designed to be environmentally friendly.  Through the use of settling ponds, grass waterways and well planned irrigation, Kellogg Dairy maintains a concentrated livestock facility with minimal environmental impact.

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