1/28/13

After a fairly relaxing weekend, it's back to class (we have a study group every evening after supper Mon. thru Sat. with Sun. being a day to ourselves).  Today's instructor was Dr. Eddie Moore.  All the instructors are from MSU College of Ag so far.  Eddie told about growing up on a farm in N. Carolina and being at Ohio State and the different positions he's held.  He worked with the Clinton administration in D.C. dealing with agricultural concerns.  He was very warm and engaging.  He explained leadership and the qualities a good leader has. Then it was our turn to explain what we thought.

The afternoon was a treat!  We went to the Kellogg Dairy Farm. It is one of the many research centers here.
They have a fully automated milking process. When the cow wants to be milked it walks into a stall and a machine automatically hooks up to the cow.

Some of the things they do are amazing!  In the picture above, you can see they have surgically implanted a port into the one of the cows stomach.  In doing this, they can open the port and take samples. Most of the guys enjoyed the outing and it was an nice break from the classroom.