Activities
Boilermaker Heifer Sale
The Dairy Club organized its first Heifer Sale in 2003. Each year, the heifer sale improves in quality of animals and hopes to one day be an elite sale within the state of Indiana. The Boilermaker Heifer Sale welcomes all dairy breeds and features the best of Indiana. For more information on the sale go to the Heifer Sale website.
Ag Council Ice Cream Social
During the beginning of the fall semester the Dairy Club along with many other option clubs within the School of Agriculture set up Club displays and mingle with incoming freshmen as well as returning students during an ice cream social event in front of Lilly Lobby .
Ag Council Hog Roast
Usually during the middle of October, Ag Council invites all AG students and option club members to attend a Hog Roast in the Ag mall in front of the Food Science building. The Dairy Club is responsible for bringing drinks,
marshmallows or some other type of item to the Hog Roast.
World Dairy Expo
Every year the Dairy Club takes an annual weekend trip to the World Dairy Expo in Madison, WI. This event has always been an educational and meaningful experience for all members.
Tot's Day
As an annual community service event, the Dairy Club make a special appearance at Tot's Day at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds to help educate elementary students in the Lafayette area on agriculture and dairy cattle.
Purdue Invitational Dairy Judging Contest
During the spring semester, the Dairy Club invites Indiana 4-H and FFA members to participate in the annual Judging Contest which takes place at the Purdue Research Farm shed. 4-Hers and FFA members judge heifer and cow classes prepared by Dairy Club members.
Also during this time, Dairy Club members compete in an annual Showmanship Contest. For this event, Dairy Club members are assigned a cow or heifer and are responsible for training the animal to lead and clipping the animal. During the judging contest, the showmanship contestants are judged on their showmanship techniques and cleanliness of the animal. Two showmanship awards are given: Showmanship champion and the Sportsman award.
SpringFest and Boiler Barnyard
Every year, Purdue University dedicates an entire weekend to agriculture and educating the youth of Indiana on different aspects of agriculture. Each department within the School of Agriculture sets up their own display and educational center. The Purdue Dairy Club sells milk and ice cream during the event.
The Dairy Club also participates in Boiler Barnyard, where option clubs within the School of Agriculture set up an educational program or activity. The Dairy Club offers IMAC or I Milked a Cow for youth to get the chance to milk a cow for $1.
ADSA-SAD Conference
Each year, the Dairy Club attends the ADSA-SAD Midwest Regional conference hosted by a different university each year. In 2004, the conference was successfully hosted by the Purdue chapter. Purdue topped the charts with over 500 dairy students in the Midwest in
attendance at the conference.
During the conference, dairy club members attend educational seminars, compete in a karaoke contest, quiz bowl contest and attend a semi-formal banquet.