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Bilingual dairy educator reports feeder-school, Temple Grandin event and new Spanish newsletter
Summary
Walworth County's bilingual dairy educator reported finishing a regional feeder school, described plans to offer more Spanish-language programming, summarized a Temple Grandin event at UW–Madison and announced a new Spanish e-newsletter for dairy employees.
The committee heard a report from the bilingual dairy educator at the April 21 meeting about dairy training, outreach and new bilingual resources.
The educator said the recent feeder-school series concluded with strong attendance among Spanish-speaking employees and that staff are considering delivering the feeder-school program entirely in Spanish next year to better serve participants. The educator described plans to add hands-on demonstrations and collaborate with companies for more practical training.
She described hosting an event featuring Dr. Temple Grandin at the Kohl Center/Stevens Point-style venue referenced as the Stop Pavilion at UW–Madison, which drew roughly 200 attendees for a talk on animal handling and related materials and book sales.
The educator also said she is running on‑farm trainings at a large local operation identified as Smiling Farms and is planning a calving program in June in response to partner requests. The educator announced a new Spanish-language e-newsletter titled "Bobby Noticias," released this month and available on the dairy website; the Spanish newsletter will be bimonthly while an English monthly newsletter continues to be produced.
Committee members had no further questions; the item was informational.
