American Dairy Association North East Fall 2025 Virtual Farm Tours are Available for Schools
September 29, 2025 | 3 min to read
American Dairy Association North East will host four free Virtual Farm Tours this fall from New York and Pennsylvania (Oct. 10, Oct. 30, Nov. 25, Dec. 8), offering two live sessions per farm with teacher-developed, Common Core–aligned lesson plans for Pre-K–Grade 5 and Grades 6–12, interactive Q&A with farmers, and resources to share with schools; the program has amassed over 850,000 views since 2018.
Four Tours to Come this Fall from New York, Pennsylvania
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – American Dairy Association North East is offering four free Virtual Farm Tours this fall, hosted by dairy farmers in New York and Pennsylvania.
Dairy farmers and industry representatives are encouraged to share the tour information with their local schools to help increase viewership. The tours have drawn more than 850,000 views since the program began in 2018.
The fall dates and hosts are:
October 10 – Aurora-Oakwood Dairy, Auburn, N.Y.
October 30– Adirondack Farms, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
November 25 – Creekside Dairy, Chambersburg, Pa.
December 8 – CoBar Dairy, Mount Upton, N.Y.
The tours offer two sessions, along with free lesson plans, on the same day at each farm, including:
- For Grades 6-12 – A deep dive tour that focuses on how farms use technology and experts to provide care for their animals and the land.
- For Pre-K- Grade 5 – A general tour that covers three primary areas on the farm – where calves live, where cows live, and where cows are milked.
The free teacher-developed student lesson plans meet Common Core Standards for elementary, middle and high school classes.
Offered in real time, the tours allow students and teachers to ask the farmers questions.
Find all of ADA North East’s Virtual Farm Tours here, or visit AmericanDairy.com and click on “Virtual Farm Tours.”
For more information, contact American Dairy Association North East at 315.472.9143.
About American Dairy Association North East
American Dairy Association North East (ADA North East) is the dairy farmer-funded organization funded by participating dairy farmer’s checkoff investment to build demand and sales for milk and dairy foods throughout the local region. Representing nearly 8,000 dairy farm families in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and northern Virginia, ADA North East develops and implements local programs to drive milk and dairy sales at retail outlets and in schools. The organization also conducts consumer education about dairy through events, traditional and social media, and in collaboration with health professionals through National Dairy Council®. ADA North East works closely with Dairy Management Inc.™, the national dairy checkoff organization, to support nutrition research, national partnerships and developing export markets for dairy to bring a fully integrated promotion program to the region. For more information, visit www.AmericanDairy.com.