Gar-Lin Dairy 2017 Dairy Appreciation Award Recipient
The Gar-Lin Dairy in Eyota, Minnesota was awarded the 2017 Dairy Appreciation Award
by the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota. It recognizes
Gary and Linda Allen and their children, Dean Allen and Dana Allen-Tully for their
outstanding contributions to the dairy industry and for supporting the education and research missions of the College. They are the owners of Gar-Lin Dairy which was founded in 1971. The Gar-Lin Dairy Farm employees 44 full-time employees and 5 part
-time employees. The dairy consists of 1,950 cows. It has a rolling herd average of
32,458 pounds of milk, 1,191 pounds of fat and 974 pounds of protein.
The College of Veterinary Medicine has worked with Gar
-
Lin Dairy for 14 years on
faculty
research as well as providing opportunities for student learning. Gerard Cramer, Associate
Professor from the Co
l
lege of Veterinary Medicine,
worked
with the farm on a hoof trimming
research project and Les Hanson, Professor, of the University
’s A
nimal Science Department
collaborated with Gar
-
Lin Dairy as part of a crossbreeding study for nine years.
Many
veterinary students have
helped become
better
prepared
for careers in the dairy industry
through
the
real world training
they recei
ved on the fa
rm
.
Involvement with the College of Veterinary Medicine is also a benefit to Gar
-
Lin, Dr. Dana Allen
Tully says. “Our association with the vet school means that we’re involved in new discoveries
and have the opportunity to learn a better way of doing s
omething as we interact with the
faculty
and help the students,”
.
T
he University of Minnesota greatly value
s its
relationship with Gary and Linda Allen, Dean
Allen and Dana Allen
-
Tully and the ent
ire staff at the Gar
-
Lin Dairy and is pleased to present
them with the
Dairy Appreciation Award.
