Texas Dairy Tour

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Minnesota Milk’s Dairy Tours are designed to give everyone a chance to get off the farm to see what others are doing in the industry. Traveling with other members of the dairy industry who have similar interests and experiences while also having a vacation off the farm is also important to our participants.

Schedule

Day 1: Wednesday, February 15 – Depart Dallas

We depart for Dallas. On arrival at DFW airport, our coach and driver meet us and we transfer to the George W. Bush Presidential Center. We have an opportunity to view the center before a private cocktail reception. Later we check in to our hotel and head to Cowboys Red River for dance lessons and an evening of dancing and people watching.

(Dinner Included)
Day 2: Thursday, February 16 – Dallas/Fort Worth

After breakfast at our hotel in Dallas, we take a guided tour of the 6th Floor Museum and the location where JFK was shot in his car. We have free time for lunch and after lunch we arrive for a tour of AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys. At 5 p.m. we head to TopGolf, where no golf skills are required, for dinner and small group fun this evening.
(Breakfast and Dinner Included)

Day 3: Friday, February 17 – Fort Worth
This morning after a leisurely breakfast, the Old West comes to life as we head down to the stockyards. We begin with a bus tour of the area with a local guide. We then experience the Fort Worth Herd’s daily cattle drive, watching as the cowhands drive the Texas longhorns down Exchange Avenue in the Stockyards National Historic District. We view the cattle afterward in the holding pens behind the Livestock Exchange Building. We have a bit of free time to find lunch and explore the area’s shops and ambiance. This evening we enjoy a BBQ dinner and show at the Stockyards Championship Rodeo complete with barrel racing, cow roping and bull riding.
(Breakfast and Dinner Included)

Day 4: Saturday, February 18 – Fort Worth
After breakfast, we board our coach and head west to Stephenville to visit the Southwest Regional Dairy Center at Tartleton State University. We hear from a speaker from the Texas Association of Dairymen over lunch. On the way back we visit an area dairy farm, a pecan farm and gift shop, followed by a local vineyard on our way back to Fort Worth. We will enjoy a wine tasting with light hors d’oeuvres. We are free to explore for the rest of our final evening in the Lone Star State.
(Breakfast and Wine Tasting Included)
Day 5: Sunday, February 19 – Dallas
This morning we visit the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens before departing to the airport about noon. We then check out and head to the airport to board our flight for our return home.
(Breakfast Included)

 

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