Day 1 : Arrive Chicago :
Arrival in Chicago. Chicago city tour with ascension of Willis Tower, the tallest building in Chicago. Welcome dinner in downtown Chicago.
Day 2 : In Chicago
Visit to Chicago Board of Trade and meet with a trader. Depart to the ‘Corn Belt of the United States’ with a technical visit on the way. Dinner and overnight in Quad Cities.
Day 3 : Farm Visit :
Morning tour John Deere visitor’s center. Visit to historical dairy farm. After lunch tour a modern dairy farm and creamery.
Day 4 : Dairy Farm : Iowa
Morning visit to Northeast Iowa Dairy research. Dairy visit. Continue to Madison for overnight.
Day 5 : Farm Visit : Wisconsin :
Dairy farm visits in Wisconsin. Genetics visit.
Day 6 : Technical Visit :
Visit University of Wisconsin, the premier dairy research university in the world. Travel southwards for overnight.
Day 7 : Farm Visit :
High profile dairy visit. Outlet mall shopping. Overnight near Chicago.
Day 8 : Chicago – Washington DC
After breakfast depart to the airport to connect flight to Washington DC. On arrival transfer to Downtown.
Today enjoy Sightseeing tour of DC and visit to important buildings and Museums. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 9 Washington DC – New York
Today enjoy visit to Dairy Farms Enroute to New York. Lunch at the farm. Afternoon arrive New York.
Today evening enjoy Bus Tour of New York at Night with visit to Ground Zero and Empire State Building.
Day 10 : In New York
Full Day free to explore downtown New York on own.
Day 11 : Leave New York
Today on-time transfer to airport for flight back home.
ABOUT DAIRY CATTLE USA
Milk has a farm value of production second only to beef among livestock industries and equal to corn. Dairy farms, overwhelmingly family-owned and managed regardless of size, are generally members of producer cooperatives. Dairy products range from cheese, fluid milks, yogurt, butter, and ice cream to dry or condensed milk and whey products, used mostly as ingredients in processed foods. Cheese and fluid milk products now use most of the milk supply.
The decision to produce milk largely rests in the hands of individuals or families in the United States. These farmers typically belong to producer-owned cooperatives. The cooperatives assemble members’ milk and move it to processors and manufacturers. Some cooperatives operate their own processing and manufacturing plants. Initially local, many of today’s dairy cooperatives are national, with members scattered across the country.
