PROJECT STORY
The Dairy Farmers of Manitoba Discovery Center provides a rare opportunity to enhance teaching and outreach through engagement with modern dairy production without visiting a milk producer’s farm.

Hands-on displays show the latest technology, featuring video presentations and interactive exhibits. Visitors step on a pair of footprints on a floor pad to activate a video explaining why cows are given foot baths. At another display, one of three miniature cows in slots is pushed forward to choose the right one in a “pick-a-cow-ready-to-milk” video game. Another display allows the controlling of lights and fans, demonstrating the value of computerized environmental controls in modern dairy barns. At another, a touch of a button will let visitors watch the complete manure recycling process, from cow to crops. Those are just a few of the many things visitors can spend hours enjoying during a visit to the centre.