Illini Dairy Club

The Official page for the University of Illinois Dairy Science Club Today, our club is composed of around forty members. All members get to tour the dairy farm.

The University of Illinois' Illini Dairy Club was founded in 1927 and has been running strong ever since. The dairy club has meetings once a month during the school year, which are run by the president, but the floor is open to discussion and suggestions from the students at all times. Our first meeting is normally held at the UIUC dairy farm. This is a great opportunity for members to see the ava

ilable positions at the dairy. Additionally, any members that work on the farm can answer questions about the UIUC dairy farm. November brings the cheese sales activities in preparation for the Christmas season. Club members use the proceeds from the cheese sales to fund some of their activities. The November meeting also is the time for candidates for leadership roles in the club to begin looking forward to the December elections. In December, the seniors of the club get together and choose who they think would best fill each position, coming up with a "Senior Slate." The choices are presented at the December meeting and if everyone approves it passes, but it may also be voted down, and a regular election procedure follows. The spring semester becomes very busy with activities. The beginning to middle of February marks the annual Midwest Regional ADSA-SAD meetings, which are held at a different state university each year. Our club hosted these meetings in 1995, 2001, and 2012. The PDCA calf sale is held in April. The sale is sponsored by the Purebred Dairy Cattle Association and hosted by the Illini Dairy Club. Members are in charge of getting the animals ready for the sale, keeping them clean, passing slips, leading and the food stand. The Dairy Club Awards Banquet is held at the conclusion of the second semester and it honors and recognizes the club's outstanding members and achievements throughout the year. Proud parents, faculty of the Animal Sciences Department, scholarship donors attend the banquet. Even though the school year is over, that doesn't mean the work is. During the Illinois State Fair, the Dairy Club, along with the U of I Dairy Farm, has an exhibit. The Dairy Farm shows their animals in the State Fair, while the Dairy Club puts on their Milk-A-Cow booth. This is the club's moneymaker and several members of the Dairy Club give up their summer freedom to work the booth and help with the exhibit at the State Fair. This is only a piece of what the Dairy Club is all about. The Pipeline goes into more detail of the club's activities over the past year. If you are interested in the University of Illinois or in becoming a member of the Illini Dairy Club contact Derek Nolan at [email protected]

10/06/2024

October meeting this week! 🎃🖤🐮

08/03/2024

Hi everyone!!! We are so excited to get back into the school year and for all of our fun dairy activities to commence!! Here is an overview of this upcoming semester!! 🐄

06/01/2024

Happy World Milk Day from the Illini Dairy Club! 🐮🐄 Take a minute to comment your favorite flavor of milk below ⬇️ 🍓🍫🥛

04/17/2024

Thank you to all of the workers who attended the PDCA Calf Sale this past weekend!

This sale is one of our club’s largest fundraisers that helps funding for club members in the form of scholarships at the end of year banquet, pizza for meetings, ADSA, etc. so thank you to all members who were able to come out and help! 🐮

04/17/2024

The Illini Dairy Club is partnering with Midwest Dairy to help teach consumers about the ways in which the dairy industry is working towards sustainability efforts! We will be at a booth at the UIUC Sustainapalooza on the Main Quad this coming Monday, April 22nd! Come say hi and play some fun dairy trivia and win some Midwest Dairy swag! 🥛🌎🐄💚

04/15/2024

Looking for a fun summer opportunity? Every year, the Illini Dairy Club has our Milk-a-Cow booth at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, IL. It is a great opportunity to teach the general public about cattle and dairy!! We would love your help! Please follow the instructions to sign up for shifts to help us out in August! 🐄☀️🥛

04/14/2024

Check out our awesome merch designed by our PR chair! The store closes this coming Wednesday!!! Get yours and represent the dairy industry and the club while you can!! 🐮

Pickup will be set up at a later date somewhere on campus!

https://campusink.printavo.com/merch/39952-illini-dairy-club-2024?fbclid=PAAaafdhHhC3S3vViqt75RWHjcPIruOt2IrUpPl-vD70ofDBko3a-HREKNBTQ_aem_AWvv0VHW01ypUIYsybyU-HLk9EQaJCaMe5lev-fZ5M5EXRKerFVNuybFLH7Jt594b7A

04/09/2024

We are very excited to helping with the PDCA sale again this year!

Happy Sale Week!!

We hope you can join us at the Livingston County Ag Fairgrounds in Pontiac on Saturday. If you are not able to attend in-person, Cowbuyer will be on hand!

Cattle arrive on Friday and we will start sharing pictures and videos Friday evening. If there is a Lot you would like to see, send the page a message!

Juniors - come early (9:30) for the Mill Wheel Show Clinic.

Consignors - make sure you tag us in your posts this week so we can share them!

04/08/2024

We are meeting this week and have A LOT to cover! Hope to see you there! 💙🧡🐄

03/19/2024

Calling all animal lovers!!! We would love your help collecting pet food and supplies for a lost cost vaccine clinic. Items need to be collected by April 3rd!!! 🐶🐱🐾🩵

03/14/2024

Just a reminder, the PDCA Sale is quickly approaching! We are still looking for workers to help with the weekend's activities. This sale is one of our club’s largest fundraisers. We get a percentage of the sale depending on how well we assist, so we need as much help as possible. This money goes back to the club members in the form of scholarships at the end of year banquet, pizza for meetings, ADSA, etc.

Fill out the Google form linked in the flyer’s QR code if you are able to help!

03/07/2024

Thank you to everyone who joined us tonight at our annual Calf Handling Workshop! 🐄

We look forward to seeing everyone again at our next meeting on April 10th!

Please fill out the attached google form if you are interested in working the PDCA Calf Sale on April 12th and 13th, or to confirm that you will be there!! We would love all the help we can get! 🧡💙

https://forms.gle/TeA3xFGLrF6Ydndz8

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