Community Outreach

Summer student Rebecca Wright shows Alexis Roscoe and other Guides how to feed a calf, during a tour of the UBC Dairy Research Centre [Photo: Jessica Peters, Agassiz Observer]

Community outreach and technology transfer is at the core of the Dairy Centre’s mandate. Located in the Fraser Valley, in the heart of BC’s dairy industry, the Centre has developed strong relationships with the local community and beyond.

The Dairy Centre offers many opportunities for community involvement including:

Educational tours for school classes
Tour and provide information sessions for Canadian and international industry and government delegations
Provide work experience for Canadian and international students and professionals
Host dairy industry short courses and information sessions
Production of educational materials with the BC Milk Producers Association, BC Dairy Foundation and others
Publication and distribution of Research Reports outlining recent applied research findings at the Centre
Host BC Milk Producers Association’s Dairy Production Apprenticeship Program (DairyPro)
Deliver workshops and seminars to the dairy industry
Provide conference room for dairy and other agricultural industry programs
Assist delivery of University of the Fraser Valley and Thompson Rivers University s animal health and animal production classes