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• 8461 Lincoln Rd Hudson, IA 50643
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Cow to cup: Agritourism a backstage pass at Hansen’s Dairy

Meta Hemenway-Forbes, Hansen’s Dairy Marketing Manager

Agritourism at Hansen’s Dairy aims to educate visitors on how milk gets from our cows to their cups.

Twenty years ago, Hansen’s Dairy Farm gave impromptu tours to a few hundred visitors each summer. A quick phone call could generate a same-day tour, provided a Hansen family member who wasn’t tending to the cows or the fields was available.

A dotted-nose calf greeted visitors during the Hansen’s Dairy 2023 tour season.

Visitors were given a walking tour of the Hudson farm to pet calves, cows and wallabies (the farm’s first   mascot). They convened afterward for samples of Hansen’s Dairy products in the farm’s repair shop that doubled as a makeshift tour center.

“There wasn’t an easily accessible bathroom or hand-washing station. We had people washing their hands in the sink where calf bottles are washed,” Jordan Hansen recalls, laughing. Hansen is co-owner and bookkeeper for the farm.

The dairy farm quickly outgrew its burgeoning agritourism arm. As the number of visitors to the farm increased, so did the need for more space, staff and structure. Today, the farm hosts thousands of visitors during its annual April 1-Oct. 31 tour season. Other annual events , like the Farm to Table Dinner, Down on the Farm Breakfast and A Very Dairy Christmas, draw hundreds more.

Stories of agriculture

It’s a similar story for many farms across the country.

Farm agritourism revenue more than tripled between 2002 and 2017,  a ccording to the 2017 U.S. Census of Agriculture. Nationally, 28,575 farms offer some form of agritourism — tours, events or farm-to-table direct sales. Of those farms, 2,873 are in Iowa. Data for the 2022 census, conducted by Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, has not yet been released.

A young girl meets Lapan the cow during the 2022 Down on the Farm Breakfast at Hansen’s Dairy Farm. Tickets to the annual event sell out nearly every year.

Global agritourism market growth is driven, in part, by increasing demand from tourists who want to experience rural life along with government initiatives that promote agritourism, says a Zion Market Research report. Case in point: The Iowa Agricultural Tourism Promotion Act  was signed into law in 2021 to help boost agritourism in the Hawkeye State. The Zion report predicts continued strong growth in the industry nationally over the next several years.

20 years of tours

Hansen’s Dairy tours have certainly come a long way from their humble beginnings. Today, the farm has a dedicated tour center where educational displays line the walls. Parking space is plentiful, and a third-party booking system replaced the overwhelming number of incoming phone calls for tour requests. A tractor-drawn trolley now ferries visitors to the farm and additional tour guides have been hired to handle the influx. Kangaroos have replaced wallabies as the farm’s official mascot.

In 2022, nearly 9,000 visitors from all over the world toured Hansen’s Dairy Farm, a seismic leap from two decades ago.

Roobarb, one of Hansen’s Dairy kangaroo mascots, accepts a treat from a visitor during a tour.

Among them are hundreds of students from Iowa classrooms who take field trips to learn about dairy farming.

Silos & Smokestacks

Some of those student tours are funded by a grant through Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area based in Northeast Iowa. Silos & Smokestacks is one of 62 National Heritage Areas across the country, and the only NHA dedicated to telling and preserving the stories of agriculture.

“It’s amazing how many people aren’t really aware where their food, fuel and clothing come from. Every moment of our lives comes from agriculture somehow,” said Jori Wade-Booth, Silos & Smokestacks marketing and communications director.

Hansen’s Dairy is among dozens of Silos & Smokestacks’ Iowa partner sites . The partnerships are a win-win exchange of ideas and resources.

“We provide education for those sites and best practices for history preservation and finding funding,” Wade-Booth said, noting   Silos & Smokestacks’ partnership with the National Parks Service helps drive traffic to its Iowa partner sites.

“We have so many innovations in Iowa,” she added. “Iowa’s agriculture is part of the leading industry in our country’s birth. Our farming industry has deep and important historical roots, and our connection with the National Parks Service lets us share those stories nationally.”

Hansen’s Dairy roots run deep in Iowa, too. The farm has been in the Hansen family for more than 150 years. The Hansen brothers who own and run the farm — Brent, Brad, Blair and Blake — are the sixth generation of Hansens to do so.

Bottle feeding a calf is part of a Hands-on Tour of the farm.

Next year marks the farm’s 20th tour season. Though many things have changed since the dairy first began offering tours, the motivation to open the barn doors and let the public in remains the same.

“It’s so much more than seeing cows and kangaroos and having ice cream,” Hansen said. “People get to come on this tour and see where the cows live and what they eat. You really learn the story behind the milk that goes into the jug. We want to be transparent about how our products are made and how they get to your table.”

Book a tour of Hansen’s Dairy here . Tour season ends Oct. 31.

Visitors are treated to a trolley ride around the farm before a walking tour.

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Hansen’s Dairy – Hudson

Place/Event: Hansen’s Dairy  Location: 8461 Lincoln Rd, Hudson, Iowa 50643, United States Cost: Fee: see website.   Grade/age range: All ages. Group size: small or large. Some tour sizes are limited.   Hands-on: Yes. Stroller friendly: Jogging stroller recommended. Bathrooms: Yes. Food: Samples available with tour fee.

Hansen’s Dairy is a 7th generation, 150 year-old working dairy farm in eastern Iowa just south of Cedar Falls. They take pride in providing high-quality wholesome food products and offering educational opportunities. 

Passionate about sharing their love for farm life, four different types of farm tours are provided during the warm weather months. Please read through their detailed descriptions carefully to choose the right tour for your family or group. An extensive FAQ list helps clarify common questions. 

Please note, you must have a reservation to visit the farm. All guests start at the Tour Center which is the first stop after you turn onto the gravel road. Directions to the center are found in the FAQ’s on their website. Guests will be escorted from the tour center to the dairy barns via a tractor trolley ride. 

Disclaimer: Our visit was hosted, however, all opinions expressed in this article are completely ours and based on our own family’s unique experience.

Visiting an Iowa farm is always a rewarding and unique experience. Hansen’s Dairy is listed as a Silos and Smokestacks Heritage site. 

Educators and teachers will find a wealth of information on the Hansen’s Dairy blog including videos on how to make butter, ice cream, and cheese. Milk bottling, triplet baby calves, and a ‘ Hansen’s Farm Fresh Dairy Quiz’ are a few of the other fabulous resources. 

Our Tour Experience

Tour experiences will vary depending on the type of tour you choose. The cool spring morning that we visited included petting the calves and kangaroos and also learning about the milking parlor and creamery. We greatly enjoyed our visit and know you will too. 

We started out our visit with petting the kangaroos. This was a unique experience and a highlight of our whole week! You might have seen some social media posts floating around that claim Iowa has a kangaroo farm. Well, that’s not the complete truth. There isn’t a kangaroo farm but there is a farm with kangaroos! 

These special kangaroos are family pets of Blake Hansen and his family. Blake fell in love with the animals after a trip to Australia. Talk about a memorable souvenir!  After adding to their herd, the Hansen family welcomed baby Roodolph who will celebrate his 1st birthday in 2020. Proud parents Rocket (dad) and Scooter (mom) also have one other baby named Rocky. Roodolph was hand-raised in the Blake’s home until he was ready to be integrated into the kangaroo pen.

If your kids are begging for a new pet, just know a female kangaroo can cost around $3000 to purchase.

In addition to the kangaroos, we loved petting the six-week-old calves. We were not visiting during feeding time, but would love to come back for a chance to bottle feed a calf. 

Hansen’s Dairy milking parlor is unique because it was one of the first in the state of Iowa to be attached to a barn. This allows the cows to be milked, fed, and lay down all under one roof. Each cow is given their own stall for rest and access to an outdoor lot. All the cows in the Hansen herd get their own special name which is written on their tag. 

The cows are milked twice daily, at 4:00 A.M. and 3:30 P.M. Sixteen of the 150 (average) cows are milked in the parlor at one time. The milking process for the entire heard, with clean-up, takes two-three hours depending on how many cows are in production. Each cow is only milked for around five minutes and produces around five gallons. 

Math Word Problem Challenge :

In the milking parlor, sixteen cows are milked at 4:00 A.M. and again at 3:30 P.M. for five minutes and produce five gallons each time. How much milk is collected from sixteen cows each day? 

If the farmer has 150 cows in production, how many minutes are cows being milked in a week?  

A gallon of milk weighs about 8 pounds. How many pounds of milk would 16 cows produce each day? 

Adhering to safety and sanitation guidelines, guests do not enter the creamery but can view activity through a large glass window. Inside the creamery, Hansen’s Dairy employees process milk, make butter, cheese curds, cream  and other products. 

Making ice cream is a two day process and finishes with mixing in one or more of over 20 flavors. Much of the work is not automated and preformed by hand. The ice cream starts as a vanilla or chocolate base, then workers will add in other ingredients, concentrating on making only a few flavors at one time. 

Returning to the Tour Center, guests can mark their location on several maps, including a wold map. With a cozy country vibe, there are plenty of fun things to look at.  A test kitchen is used for continued learning. Kids can make butter, sample milk, ice cream, and cheese curds.

Visiting Hansen’s Dairy Farm is a great way to enjoy delicious treats, have unique animal encounters, and make special family memories. Add this destination to your Eastern Iowa travel plans! 

After your tour at Hansen’s Dairy, head north into Cedar Falls and over to Waterloo. Here’s a list of seven fabulous things to do in the area with children including a one-of-a-kind art themed children’s museum. 

Want to take an Eastern Iowa Road Trip ? You won’t be disappointed at Effigy Mounds or  Pikes Peak State Park.

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What a fun combination of cows and kangaroos!

Who knew the two could go together? 🙂

What a fun, educational outing to Hansen’s Dairy in Hudson, Iowa. I had no idea there were any kangaroos in the Midwest, much less darling baby kangaroos.

You get to feed them too! A truly unique experience.

We love Hansen’s Dairy! The ice cream is superb!

We gobbled ours down! 😉

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Hansen’s Dairy Farm Tour in Hudson, Iowa

A few months back I found out about Hansen’s Dairy Farm which is located near Waterloo, Iowa.  Obviously, it’s a dairy farm so there are cows and you get a chance to milk them and feed them. However, one very unique thing about this place was that there were kangaroos. I mean, they’re not a part of the dairy process or anything. One owner has some they incorporate into the tours, and that’s really why I wanted to visit if I’m being honest. I’ve lived in Iowa for 38 years so I’ve been around my share of cows. However, I’ve only ever dreamt of going to Australia to see koalas and kangaroos. Since that obviously isn’t going to be able to happen this year, I needed to visit this dairy farm! (This is NOT a sponsored post!)

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When my brother came to visit for a week, I figured it was a great opportunity to visit the farm! I knew my nieces would enjoy seeing the cows because that’s not something you really get to do in Chicago often, and I knew the kangaroos would be the icing on the cake for both of us! So, I got us tickets for the Hands-On Tour! The tour was going to show us how things worked on the farm, allow us to actually milk a cow, bottle feed baby cows, and, of course, see the kangaroos.  Then we would also get a chance to make butter and try some delicious ice cream!

Hansen’s Dairy Farm

So, a little about the farm.  This farm has been in the family since 1864 with the fifth, sixth and seventh-generations working on it now. The fifth-generation has four sons and the jobs around the farm are split between them. One delivers the products, one makes the products in the creamery, one manages the crops and cow nutrition and the last one milks and cares for the cows.

They have 300 purebred Holsteins in their closed herd at Hansen’s Dairy Farm, with 150 being milked and 150 as fill-ins/replacements.  Each cow is named using the first letter of their mother’s name and has its own personality.  They use artificial insemination and a cow will have its first calf at 2 years old.  The cows in this herd don’t just wander around grazing on grass.  Instead, the farm grows its own food for them on their 400 acres.  The feed includes hay silage, corn silage, distillers grain, high-moisture corn, canola, and vitamins.  They are not given any growth hormones! One cow will consume 90 pounds of feed and 40 gallons of water a day. That produces about 10 gallons of milk a day from each cow.

The cows are milked twice a day, at 4:00 am and at 3:30 pm. There is a 16-stall milking parlor that the cows will walk into that allows the workers to clean their utters and attach something that will pump the milk out. In the 5 minutes it takes to empty a cows utter, they will produce about 5 gallons of milk and drop about 40 pounds! The milk will come out of the cow at 101 degrees. It’s then chilled to 38 degrees in a bulk tank until it is ready to go to the on-farm creamery. 

“Legendairy” Products

At the creamery on Hansen’s Dairy Farm, the milk will go through a cream separator that will help clarify it and remove some fat.  They will then package the cream collected from the separator as heavy whipping cream, or use it to make butter or ice cream.  The remaining milk then gets pasteurized, which means that they heat it to 164 degrees for 15 seconds to eliminate bacteria. Now the milk is ready to be bottled!  Each week they will produce approximately 7,500 gallons of milk.  And the chocolate milk they make is especially delicious!

Now, how do they make their delicious ice cream?  First they will use the cream that was collected during the separator process and mix that with egg yolks, skim milk, sugar, non-fat dry powdered milk and a stabilizer.  The mix is then pasteurized, aged for 12 hours and then chilled to 22 degrees.  Next they’ll add in any flavors or treats to the mix.  Think mint flavor, cookie dough chunks, chocolate chunks, etc.  Then the ice cream is packaged and flash frozen to -30 degrees and distributed!  They make 20 flavors of the hard ice cream throughout the year and I love the coffee one!

Hands-On Tour

So, let’s take the tour.  First, we met at the tour center for an introduction and then boarded a trolley pulled by a tractor and were taken to where the cows were.  We visited a small room that was the inside/middle of the milking parlor. (Since we took this tour during the Covid reopening time, in this small space we were required to wear masks.) While our guide explained the milking process we were able to watch the milking machines in action.  We were then given an opportunity to go down and actually milk one of the cows by hand!  After this, we saw a little of the creamery (through windows) and headed over where the cows were enjoying some delicious food. 

We were told we could pet the cows’ heads.  You had to hold your hand out to let them smell you, and then very slowly move your hand up to their heads.  I got two of them to let me pet them briefly.  Then we went where the baby cows were and were able to bottle feed them.  Those babies were so hungry! I fed Mahones and she was born on May 27th (so not even a month old at this time).  Both of my nieces loved getting to hold the bottles and feed the cows, although sometimes it looked like a game of tug-o-war. 

Across the way is where the babies went when they got a little older. It’s kind of like school where they get a chance to make friends and interact with the other cows their own ages.  Here they are kept in one larger pen together, share food and water, and have free stalls where they can rest. 

Now, this part of the tour was what I was personally looking forward to the most.  One of the sons, Blake, fell in love with the Kangaroos and Wallabies when he visited Australia. He then purchased some Wallabies from New Zealand to come and live with his family at the farm. After that, they got Red Kangaroos, and currently have 5 and one tiny joey in a pouch! I was so surprised by how soft they were!  Unfortunately, I’m a little too nice so I didn’t get as much time to pet or try to feed them as the others, but I did see the joey’s face and my nieces loved it! Totally worth it! 

Tour Center Activities

After all of this, we hopped (haha, get it) back onto the trolley and went back to the tour center.  Here we were given small jars with buttercream in them and were told to make butter.  You don’t want to shake it until there’s no liquid left, just until most of it has globbed together. Then we poured out the remaining cream, added water, poured that out, and then we had butter!  And it was good! So good that my mother and I purchased some tubs of butter (not that we made) to take home!

Then we got to try some of the ice cream and chocolate milk!  There was a list of a few different ice creams we could try.  I had coffee, my mother had lemon, my brother and sister-in-law had mint chocolate chip, and my nieces had chocolate. The servings were pre-packaged and not tiny, but luckily they had some smaller ones for the little kids.  We had to buy some to take home as well since it was so good. We got coffee and cookie dough, and then my mother and I split the two so we each could take some of both home. Seriously, its so good!  

My thoughts on Hansen’s Dairy Farm Tours

The price for the hands-on tour was $15/person age 4 and older, and 3 and younger was free. Honestly, I think that the price of $15 to get to milk a cow, feed a baby, and pet a kangaroo was very reasonable.  But then you toss in the making butter experience (and getting to try what you made with crackers), the taste of chocolate milk, and the not so small serving of ice cream, and it’s definitely a bargain.  At the tour center, you can purchase their products including the milk, ice cream, butter, cheese curds, and heavy cream.  They also support many other local businesses, so we were thrilled when we saw they were selling the maple syrup that we get from the farmer’s market (that I was just saying I needed to get more of). 

Overall this was a great experience at Hansen’s Dairy Farm.  My nieces, who live near Chicago, enjoyed all the new experiences. Even my mother and I, who have lived in Iowa for 38-40 years each enjoyed it! Since we both live here, we do hope to visit the farm again.  Perhaps we’ll take my other nieces to visit, or perhaps just the two of us will go! If you’re around the Waterloo area of Iowa or willing to take a little drive, I would definitely recommend this 2-hour tour and visiting this farm!

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I got such significant flashbacks to my childhood reading the post. We used to go to a dairy farm in Ottawa to milk the cows – but they didn’t have any kangaroos. It looks like you had a really amazing family day!

liapontarelli

We had a great time out! It’s funny, I grew up around farms but I don’t remember ever actually milking a cow before this!

Linda (LD Holland)

How strange to find kangaroos in Iowa. But then, I never did see one when we visited Australia!!! I am not sure I would want to milk the cow. But I would definitely enjoy all the dairy products! I think a tour is a great fun idea for kids! Glad your nieces had fun.

You didn’t see any in Australia!?!? I would not stand for that! I have a couple of sanctuaries there that I plan on visiting when I finally make it down under!

Smith Mitchell

This is a great idea for my next trip. An amazing experience for children. Thanks for sharing!

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Hansen’s Dairy offers refreshing, cold milk and so much more. Their dairy and two small grocery stores (one in Cedar Falls and the other in Waterloo) sell fresh dairy products, Hansen’s ice cream, honey, beef, pork, coffee and other convenient items. Not only can you conveniently shop in the Cedar Valley, it's fun to stop in at their Tour Center in Hudson, Iowa, take a tour of the farm during warmer months and visit their kangaroos.

Hansen’s Dairy is a family-owned dairy farm. Seven generations have managed and lived on the farm and it is a designated Iowa Heritage Farm . 

Tours  

Besides their yummy ice cream, farm tours attract visitors far and wide to the farm. Did we mention they have kangaroos? Four tour options are available, April through October. Your family will enjoy a guided, Hands-On Tour that includes a trolley ride and a tour on foot to pet all the animals and see their facilities. On this tour, participants will get to feed a calf, milk a cow by hand, pet the kangaroos, make butter and sample ice cream. The second tour option is an Animal Petting Tour that includes the same as the Hands-On Tour but excludes milking a cow by hand and feeding a calf.

The other two tours are Adult Group Tours (for bus tours, clubs, and organizations) and School Tours .     

Reservations are required for all tours. Visit Farm Tours to learn more about times, pricing and how to register. Or, call 319-242-1074.    

One of the very special features of Hansen’s Dairy is the kangaroos. Yes. Kangaroos! They’ve been such a mainstay of the farm that a kangaroo became part of their logo! To pet a kangaroo, reserve your spot on the Hands-On Tour.

Tour Center

Located at 8461 Lincoln Road in Hudson, the first building you see is their monolithic dome Tour Center. Stop in to purchase souvenirs, milk, ice cream and other products. The center can also be rented for family reunions, Christmas parties and workshops.  

New Grocery Store (and ice cream ) 

In addition to their grocery store at 3015 Kimball Avenue in Waterloo, they have a brand new grocery store in Cedar Falls at 127 E 18th Street. Their grocery store carries locally-made products, bread, honey, Amish candy, maples syrup, jams as well as their own line of dairy products including soft-serve ice cream and more than 20 different flavors of prepackaged hard ice cream.  

Learn more about Hansen’s Dairy by signing up for their newsletter . It includes highlights from their grocery stores, information about their treat of the month, their customer of the month and a recipe! Visit their Moosletter HERE to sign up!

Would you like to find more  Things to Do  and  Places to Eat & Drink  while you’re in Cedar Falls? Contact the  Cedar Falls Visitor Center  at 319-268-4266 (800-845-1955). We’re open 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Monday – Friday. And, if you want to find additional events taking place in the Cedar Valley, visit our online calendar at  CedarValley365.com .

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We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Hansen's Farm and recommend it highly to EVERYONE. I look forward to my next visit. The ice cream is insanely delicious.

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Thank you so much for the great review! We’re glad you enjoyed your visit!!

A tour well worth the cost, interesting and fun for all ages. We learned and experienced so much in a short time. Make you you prepare kids in advance about what farms are about and expect smells and dirt but also direct contact with the animals, hands-on fun making milking cows and making butter, plus eating delicious ice cream. Tour guides are knowledgable, kind, and accommodating.

I love the tour they give and especially the butter at the dairy farm. They have ice cream and milk.

A great family day out! We thoroughly enjoyed the petting tour & it was an awesome experience for our 2 year old. We got to make the most delicious butter ever & taste the yummy cheese, milk, & ice cream too. We'll be going back soon!

I took my grandkids here for a breakfast event. The price was very reasonable. It was $33 for the four of us. Unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate, it was cold and rainy, but the fun was not hindered in the least. When we got there, we were greeted by someone in a kangaroo costume handing out candy which really got the kids in the mood. While we werevstandung in line to get our food, one of the owners chatted with my 4 year old grandson telling him about the farm. The breakfast was served buffet style with ham, pancakes, cornbread muffins, yogurt with granola, apples slices, and an assortment beverages which included their delicious milk. In the garagevwhere we dined, they had grace painting and a picture prop for the kids with a kangaroo with a cow in it's pouch for them to put their faces in the picture. We then boarded the wagon to be taken to the barns. On the journey one of the family members told us about the farm and how it was run. When we got to the barns there were games for the kids to get prizes. The chocolate milk flavored lip gloss was a hit. They also had an old fashioned corn shelled for them to play with and they got to twist twine into a rope. We continued on to the barns where they fell in love with the new born calves. Most about a month old. My grand-daughter was thrilled to find a chocolate cow(it was brown) and they really had fun petting and interacting with them. We got to go out to see the kangaroos but couldn't go in to play with them because of the weather. They were ecstatic to watch the pregnant one and see her pouch moving with the new baby in it. Hansen's dairy is truly a great interactive place for kids as well as being educational. We hope to make it back on a nice day to spend more time.

Lived the kangaroos

Nov 27, 2019

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review, Lori! We are pleased to hear you and your grandkids enjoyed our breakfast event.

Excellent place to visit with delicious foods! We also took the tour and that was so much fun as well as very educational. We went with a group and they were very friendly and helpful. The kids loved getting to milk a cow and feed the baby cows. This is will a place our kids will always remember. If you're looking for something fun to do with family or friends, we highly recommend scheduling a trip here.

So sweet and such a fun experience

Baby calf feeding area was my favorite part of the tour

Sep 11, 2020

Thank you so much for the 5-star recommendation! We are so glad you all enjoyed your visit with us!

Much more than just a dairy farm! Hansen's Dairy is located in rural Iowa outside of the small town of Hudson. It is advertised as dairy, but is really so much more. Upon arriving, one can look upon the green prairies and a beautiful blue lake. The actual store is full of dairy goods made on site. This includes six varieties of fresh cheese curds, milk (skim, 1%, 2%, whole, and 1% chocolate), heavy whipping cream, and house made ice cream in 20 flavors. Also sold are various products from local businesses/farms. The prices are very reasonable, as the company also has two retail locations and sells their goods in local grocery stores. Best of all, the farm offers a $15 tour. At first, one might think that $15 is too much for a farm tour. However, the tour includes a brief history of the farm, milking a cow, touring the processing facility, feeding a calf, and viewing the cows up close. But wait, you also get to not only see, but pet their kangaroos. Yes. You heard me right. This dairy farm is home to 5 kangaroos, which makes it very unique. After this, you will return to the main store, where you will be shown a video on farm processes, fed cheese curds, make your own butter, and be given an 8 ounce tub of ice cream. On top of this, the farm also has Wagyu/Holstein mix cows that produce some quality marbled beef. Overall, if you find yourself drifting through eastern Iowa, this is a great place to visit for the day. You can also find their products in Iowa with a kangaroo as their logo.

Jun 26, 2020

Thank you so much for the absolutely wonderful 5-star review, Caleb! We are so glad you enjoyed your time with us and we hope we will get the pleasure of seeing you again, soon!

This was an absolute treasure. The baby animals were amazing, the behind the scenes milking tour was terrific, but the free food at the end was the icing on the cake. I can not recommend this enough. You will not be disappointed. #hansensdairyforever

Love the pictures, Laura, and we appreciate you taking the time to leave us a 5-star review! We are so glad you enjoyed your time with us and we hope we will get to see you again, soon.

What a place ! People are amazing tour was so fun ! The milk, ice cream and cheese were great ! The butter is good to . The kangaroos were so fun ! Thank you Hansen's Farm for making my trip great ! Will be back

Nov 13, 2020

We appreciate the 5-star review, Rene! We are so glad you enjoyed your entire visit with us and we look forward to seeing you again!

The ice cream there is bussin bussin. I sneak 2 scoops when my mom isn't looking shhhhh don't tell it's a secret

Jan 17, 2022

Thanks so much for the review, Allison! We are happy to hear you enjoy the ice cream and no worries, we won't tell your mom! :)

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Hansen’s Dairy farm has been in the family for over 150 years. We’ve been processing our own dairy products on the farm since 2004. Our hands-on tour explains how milk gets from the cow to your table. The tour includes a trolley ride around the farm, milking a cow, bottle-feeding a calf and petting our kangaroos (our farm mascot!). Back at the tour center, you’ll make your own butter, sample our milk and cheese curds, and enjoy a dish of our premium ice cream. MUST HAVE RESERVATION!

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Family Fun at Hansen’s Dairy Farm

By: Author Melissa

Posted on Last updated: July 10, 2023

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If you are looking for a fun place to take the whole family that is both educational and full of excitement, I suggest heading over to Hansen’s Dairy Farm.

Not only will you learn how your dairy products are made but you get a real hands-on experience at the dairy farm that lets you interact with cows and even kangaroos.

That wasn’t a typo, I actually fed a kangaroo at a dairy farm in Iowa.

I never thought I would put those words together but that is just one of the once-in-a-lifetime opportunities that were made possible by visiting Hansen’s.

I was blown away by how soft they were and how they moved around. I never thought I would see a kangaroo up close let alone pet and feed one….in Iowa.

This was my husband’s favorite part of the tour.

My daughter and I love to see cows even though living in Iowa you pass them almost every day while driving, we still get excited every time we see them.

When we found out that we were going to be bottle-feeding a baby cow, we couldn’t wait to hop on the trolley at Hansen’s Dairy Farm and start the tour!

While touring the dairy farm, our tour guide taught us all about the Hansen family and the history of the farm.

We were able to ask questions along the way and I was surprised how fast they had an answer to even some of the most unexpected questions.

When purchasing milk at the grocery store I often see homogenized on all of the milk jugs for sale. I didn’t even know what that meant until we took this fun-filled tour at Hansen’s.

Did you know that homogenization breaks down the molecules of milk, which destroys its natural state?

Hansen’s milk is non-homogenized and that means even some people with lactose intolerance say they can consume Hansen’s products with no ill effects!

That is great news for anyone that has had to avoid dairy products in the past and they are in for a real treat when they try any of Hansen’s products.

My daughter and I loved bottle-feeding the baby cows the most. Who wouldn’t?  

Although there is so much more to see, it is worth the trip out to Hansen’s Dairy Farm just to be able to experience this once in your life.

Speaking of once in a lifetime experience, we got to milk a cow! Everyone on the tour got a chance and I think the adults enjoyed it as much as the kids did!

Not only did we see where the milk comes from but we also learned how it is used in all of the delicious products Hansen’s has to offer including, ice cream, cheese curds, and butter.

We were thrilled to try a sample of each of these products and we even got to make our own butter!

We each received a jar with cream inside and we were told to shake it. We were given crackers and salt to taste the butter once it was ready.

You could tell most of us were skeptical about this process working out, which means most people don’t even know where their food comes from or how it is made.

That is reason enough to take a trip to Hansen’s and bring the whole family!

My mom shook her jar like crazy and had tons of fun doing it. She was blown away by the results and this was her favorite part of our tour of Hansen’s Dairy Farm.

While watching an interesting short video on how the products are made, we received samples of the products and my favorite was the Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream!

It was so creamy and I am willing to bet it was the freshest Ice Cream I have ever had!

I’m glad I can purchase these products at several retailers and even enjoy them at some of my favorite restaurants.

If you are looking for a fun day that the whole family will enjoy be sure to visit Hansen’s Dairy Farm in Hudson, Iowa.

To find out more information about tour pricing and availability, click here to visit HansenDairy.com

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Friday 14th of August 2015

Wow this looks like such an amazing hand's on experience! I wouldn't expect to see kangaroos at a dairy farm! The ice cream looks absolutely delicious- I want a bowl!

Wednesday 12th of August 2015

Aww those kangroos are so cute. I wish I had the opportunity to see some of those. It looks like you guys had a great time at the farm. I miss going on thos farm field trips when you are in school. Surprisingly none of my kids have had any so far. I'll have to look for a dairy farm near us for a visit soon.

Joanne T Ferguson

What a fun experience for the whole family! What better way to spend quality time together making memories! Your litte one's face says it all!

Tuesday 11th of August 2015

Oh wow, what a neat experience for the kids. I grew up on a small farm. We use to have cows and all kinds of animals. When my dad retired, he still takes care of his cows and chickens.

Ourfamilyworld

What fun you had at the farm! I never knew what homogenized meant until you explained it. That is good to know. From now on I will check the labels of the milk I am buying.

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Dairy Farm Tours Across the USA

Does it sound fun to see where your milk, cheese, ice cream, and other dairy products come from? Farms and homesteads across the United States offer dairy farm tours where your classroom, homeschool group, scout troop, tour bus, or family can get a first-hand look at operations on a dairy farm.

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Blue Ribbon Dairy | Tallassee, AL

Blue Ribbon Dairy is a 4th generation family dairy farm. Their products include farm fresh small batch vat pasteurized cream-line whole milk, chocolate milk & cookies & cream milk, and seasonal flavors. Visit for a birthday party, pony ride, or special visitor event.

Dayspring Dairy | Gallant, AL

Dayspring Dairy is a family-owned farm offering handmade goat cheeses that can be purchased at their store, local farmer’s markets, and on their website. They invite you to visit during their farm open house and on shearing day.

Humble Heart Farms | Elkmont, AL

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Arizona Dairy Farm Tours

Danzeinsen Creamery | Laveen, AZ

Danzeinsen Creamery offers butter-making classes and creamery tours where they bottle fresh milk and at the end of the tour you’ll get to sample their many flavors.

Shamrock Farms | Phoenix, AZ

Exciting, entertaining, and educational working dairy farm tour. Learn the history of milk in the dairy museum and see how milk is better than ever with the latest technological advances. Fun play area, hands-on milking, and an ice cream parlor. The Shamrock Farms dairy tour has plenty to see, touch, explore and learn for individuals, families, and school field trips.

Superstition Farm | Mesa, AZ

Superstition Farm offers an open-to-the-public petting zoo, guided hayride, Moo-iversity with a close-up look of machinery used to milk cows, farm fresh milk bar, and ice cream. Reserve a special day for your class field trip, plan your wedding, birthday, or other special events on the farm. You can even plan a visit in your RV because Superstition Farms are Harvest Hosts!

Arkansas Dairy Farm Tours

Dogwood Hills Guest Farm | Harriet, AR

Collect fresh eggs, hand feed the goats and cows, learn about wool and fiber arts, book a farm stay package, or dine at The Loft, a fodder-to-fork dining experience.

California Dairy Farm Tours

Harley Farms | Pescadero, CA

Bring your walking shoes to go deep into the farm to view the milking herd, newborn babies in spring, guardian dogs, and British White cattle. Enjoy a picnic around the pond and visit the dairy farm shop.

Oasis Camel Dairy | Ramona, CA

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Rosa Brothers Milk Company | Tulare, CA

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Toluma Farms | Tomales, CA

Enjoy a walking tour of the farm, peek at the creamery, and visit the animals. Special events include Sunday supper at the farm, goat yoga, and sunset chocolate & cheese tasting. Farm stays are also available where you’ll sit on the porch and watch the workings of the farm or assist in herding the animals.

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Jumping Good Goat Dairy | Buena Vista, CO

Enjoy lunch at a picnic table, take a walk through the milk parlor, peek at production, visit the animals, and stop by the country store for the entire lineup of goat cheese along with locally produced honey, jams, salami, and gifts.

Morning Fresh Dairy | Bellevue, CO

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Connecticut Dairy Farm Tours

Fairholm Farm | Woodstock, CT

Up close, guided, hay wagon farm tours and 4-day kids farm camps. Learn about modern dairy operation, and sustainability, and leave with a new perspective on what it takes to run a farm in the 21st century.

Fairvue Farms | Woodstock, CT

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Oakridge Dairy | Ellington, CT

Schedule a tour of the barns with more than 750 solar panels, maximum efficiency pumps, and sustainable manure practices. See how the whole dairy operation works.

Thorncrest Farm & Milkhouse Chocolates | Goshen, CT

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Florida Dairy Farm Tours

Daikin Dairy Farms | Myakka City, FL

Kids will learn where milk comes from and how milk goes from the cow to the bottle. You’ll visit the cows in the barn, tour the milk parlor, then go into the plant to learn about pasteurization, bottling, and cheese-making. Tours include tasting chocolate, milk, and making your own butter.

Milking R Dairy | Okeechobee, FL

Farm tours for school field trips, families, church groups, seniors, and everyone. Meet the baby Calves, tour the farm, lessons on raising and caring for dairy cows, and the history of the farm. Enjoy some ice cream on the playground.

Georgia Dairy Farm Tours

Hillcrest Dairy Farm | Dearing, GA

Georgia’s first robotic dairy farm! Visit the robotic observation room and take a trolley ride through all parts of the farm. discounted rates for students K-12.

Mountain Fresh Creamery | Clermont, GA

See the baby calves in the nursery, watch the cows being milked, milk a pretend cow, learn about cows and how they are to be treated, travel to the creamery and learn about the bottling process, non-homogenization and low temp pasteurization processes, sample milk and chocolate and try some ice cream.

Hawaii Dairy Farm Tours

Honomu Goat Dairy | Honomu, HI

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Kauai Kunana Dairy | Kauai, HI

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Surfing Goat Dairy | Kula, HI

Daily casual tours for those short on time, grand dairy tours where you learn to care for the goats and see how the cheese is made, and evening chore and milking tours where you’ll lend a hand to the farmers by helping with chores, milking the goats, and tucking them into bed.

Idaho Dairy Farm Tours

Ballard Dairy & Cheese Plant | Gooding, ID

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Illinois Dairy Farm Tours

Berning Acres | East Dubuque, IL

Berning Acres offers farm camp for children aged 7-12, farm tours May-October where they’ll lead you through the working dairy farm, give you the opportunity to milk a cow, feed a calf, and learn about innovative technologies used on the farm. They also have a schedule of Night at the Farm special events.

Golden Oaks Farm | Wauconda, IL

Part wagon ride, part walking tours where you’ll learn about calf and cow care, milk production and equipment, crops, feeding, and diet, and recycling. Groups and schools can schedule weekday tours throughout the year.

Kilgus Farmstead | Fairbury, IL

Each tour is given personally by a member of the Kilgus family. They welcome any size group and each tour is designed specifically to your interests. Learn how they care for the animals, visit the milking parlor, meet the animals, visit the creamery through a viewing window, and enjoy some ice cream.

Lenkaitis Holsteins | St. Charles, IL

State-of-the-art farm tours by request. Learn about the family-owned operation and see how the cows are cared for with curtains that can be raised and lowered depending on the weather, automated cow brushes that help cows scratch, and birds-eye view cameras.

Marcoot Jersey Creamery | Greenville, IL

Individuals, families, and small groups may show up anytime during normal business hours for a self-guided tour. Drop by the creamery for an informational brochure then visit the calf barn, milking parlor, and creamery at your own pace.

Rolling Lawns Farm & Milk House | Greenville, IL

Both the farm and the milk house can be toured by appointment. On the farm tour you will visit the barns, pastures, and registered Holstein cows.  At the Milk House you will take a tour of the creamery and production facility.

Indiana Dairy Farm Tours

Fair Oaks Farms | Fair Oaks, IN

Fair Oaks Farms is an experience you won’t forget with experiential museums, adventures, and tours. You can see the future of dairy farming in the robotic dairy, take a daily tour with your family, group, or class, attend classes, workshops, and enrichment events, and even book a corporate event where you can stay on-site at their hotel.

Goat Milk Stuff Farm | Scottsburg, IN

Individual, family, group, and FFA farm tours with baby goat experiences and a farm store. See where the soap is made, unmolded, and cut, visit the milk barn to see how the goats are milked, and stop by the farm store for goat milk soap, lip balm, natural deodorant, and other goat milk products.

River Jordan Camel Dairy | Milford, IN

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Traders Point Creamery | Zionsville, IN

Traders Point Creamery is the first USDA certified organic farm in Indiana. Visit their farm store, restaurant, dairy bar, attend one of their special dinner events, or rent one of their venues for your own special event.

Iowa Dairy Farm Tours

Cinnamon Ridge Farms | Donahue, IA

Learn and watch where milk comes from, how milk gets from the cow to the store, and visit the robotic dairy to see robots milking the cows. Cinnamon Ridge also offers kids camps and wine and cheese pairings events.

Hansen Dairy | Hudson, IA

Guided group farm tours, for families, classrooms, and other groups where you’ll learn about dairy farming, and milk processing, and get to interact with the animals. Admission includes a trolley ride around the farm, a foot tour, calf feeding, cow milking, and homemade butter making.

Jones Family Dairy | Milford, IA

Jones Family Dairy is a 4th generation Jersey cow dairy farm that uses the latest technology to keep its cows healthy and comfortable. With over 300 cows, calves are born almost every day at Jones Family Dairy.

New Day Dairy | St. Clarksville, IA

New Day Dairy can accommodate groups of up to 40 people and all guests receive an intro and farewell tour. Take the Be a Farmer Dairy Challenge where you’ll milk a cow by hand, ride in the tractor, feed baby calves, walk amongst the cows, and more!

Stensland Family Farms | Larchwood, IA

Book a tour or class field trip to see first-hand where dairy products come with an up-close look at our dairy operation, creamery, and store with plenty of samples for all.

Kansas Dairy Farm Tours

Borntrager Dairy | Hutchinson, KS

Learn about farm animals including calves, chickens, pigs, and more, and see where your food comes from. You’ll go inside the dairy barn where the cows are milked and have a sample of fresh milk at the farm store.

Forget-Me-Not Farms | Cimarron, KS

See everything from the cows being milked on the carousel, to milk being loaded onto the trailers.  You’ll get a birds-eye view from the viewing areas and finish everything off with some milk and ice-cream sandwiches.

Hildebrand Farms Dairy | Junction City, KS

Tours take you on a walk through the milk barn, free-stall barn, calf barn, and dairy processing plant. Each tour will enjoy samples our of own milk and an ice cream cone at the end. Tours are by appointment and tailored for your group size, type, and age.

Klausmeyer Dairy Farms | Clearwater, KS

Field trip tours that are consistent with educational standards. Students get one-on-one interaction opportunities and various agriculture experiences. Teachers have the flexibility of choosing specific stations and altering the tour experience by selecting and choosing from many of the “self-guided” centers to cater to their specific classroom curriculum.

Kentucky Dairy Farm Tours

Chaney’s Dairy Barn | Bowling Green, KY

Self-guided farm tours for individuals and small groups during normal business hours with no reservation needed. Scheduled, guided farm tours for groups of 15 or more. Group tours include a wagon ride to the barn, a robotic milking demonstration, an observation window into the barn, and a scoop of ice cream.

Harvest Moon Farm | Crestwood, KY

Farm tours for school kids, families, church groups, civic groups, and senior adults. Learn about farm life and the life of a cow, how cows are treated, genetics, breeding, and cloning, how crops are stored, soil & water management, nutrition, milk quality, how milk is measured and sampled, and much, much more.

Louisiana Dairy Farm Tours

Morell Dairy Farm | Mooringport, LA

Bring a sack lunch to enjoy in the picnic between parts of the tour. Make friends with the calves, visit the milking parlor, learn to make butter and fresh cream, and receive a small gift bag. Call to schedule your field trip or birthday party.

Maryland Dairy Farm Tours

P. A. Bowen Farmstead | Brandywine, MD

Walking farm tours every Saturday where you’ll see the dairy operation and learn about the artisan cheese-making process from start to finish. Learn how they naturally raise pigs, cows, laying hens, and meat birds using pasture-based practices.

Kings Dairy Barn MOOseum | Boyds, MD

Learn about the importance of the dairy cow and the history of dairy farming, see dairy exhibits and live farm animals, and go on a walking tour. Special tours for classrooms, scouts, and summer camp groups are available.

Long Delight Farm | Williamsport, MD

7th generation, a 160-acre farm that welcomes visitors. Their products include craft milk, cheese curds, artisan aged cheese, handcrafted rolled butter, and farm-raised, grass-fed beef, pork, and eggs.

Misty Meadow Farm Creamery | Smithfield, MD

Visit the Misty Meadow Farm Creamery for hayrides, pedal tractors, ice cream, animal visits, and lots of family fun. Scheduled educational field trips for classrooms, scouts, and other groups of 10 or more. Organize your child’s birthday party in the pavilion, stop at the farm market, and enjoy a full menu of soups, sandwiches, and cheese curds.

South Mountain Creamery | Middletown, MD

Sign up for a guided private tour or visit the farm and stop at the country store for a self-guided tour booklet. Explore the entire farm, including the milking barn, the loafing barns, the maternity ward, and the calf barn, and learn as you go.

Massachusetts Dairy Farm Tours

Barstow’s Longview Farm | Hadley, MA

Educational farm tours for school field trips, large and small groups, and for individuals and families by appointment. Walking tours, wagon ride tours, robotic tours, and more are available. They also offer seasonal events where farm tours are free to the public.

Fletcher Farm | Southhampton, MA

Farm field trips aimed at children in pre-school through grade 3. Tours are customized for your group’s interests. Most groups stay about 2 hours which gives plenty of time to visit the baby dairy calves and enjoy lunch or a snack near the hay bale play area.

Hornstra Dairy Farm | Norwell, MA

Hornstra Dairy Farm is more than 100 years old with a public store and dairy bar. They offer tours by request where you’ll get to see for yourself where milk begins and ends.

Whittier Farms | Sutton, MA

Educational, engaging, hands-on walking and wagon ride farm tours throughout the year for families, schools, scouts, and other groups. Contact the farm to schedule a tour for your group.

Michigan Dairy Farm Tours

Calder Dairy Farm | Carleton, MI

The farm is open to the public 7 days a week all year long. Watch the cows being milked at 4:00 PM every day, view the educational posters, and enjoy interactive activities. Watch the goats in their playscape, and visit the store where you can purchase ice cream and other dairy products.

Cook’s Farm Dairy | Ortonville, MI

Cook’s Farm Dairy invites the public to walk around free of charge. See the farmers milk the cows, watch the baby calves being fed, and possibly even witness the live birth of a baby calf. Scheduled, guided tours are available for groups of 20 or more.

Country Dairy | New Era, MI

See the cows, heifers, and calves, and visit the manufacturing plant to see how the milk is bottled. Kids will enjoy a variety of ways to learn including film and hands-on activities. Everyone gets a wagon ride pulled by a vintage tractor.

Dairy Discovery at Swisslane Farms | Alto, MI

Tours and outings for classrooms, homeschool groups, families, and more. See where the cows live, watch the milking process, see farming equipment and tractors, enjoy a wagon ride and dairy snacks, relax in the picnic area, and more. This farm also offers summer and fall farm day camps for children.

Shuler Dairy Farms | Baroda, MI

Shuler Dairy Farms offers tours that begin on the hour every hour through 5:00 PM. Enjoy fresh ice cream, see calves and bulls, and learn about the latest innovative farming technology including the robotic milking system and tunnel ventilation.

Weiss Centennial Farm | Frankenmuth, MI

Public dairy farm tours for schools, groups, bus tours, and more. The milking robot is on the job 24/7 and aside from the daily feeding of the calves, depending on the season, you’ll get to watch many farm chores happening. Weiss Centennial Farm also offers seasonal activity tours.

Minnesota Dairy Farm Tours

Merryville Farm | Waverly, MN

The family-owned and operated dairy farm robotically milks more than 300 Holstein cows every day.

Poplar Hill Dairy Goat Farm | Scandia, MN

Farm visits by appointment. Tour the farm, view the milking parlor, milk a goat, get your questions, answered, and more. Attend the baby goat experience to feed, snuggle, and play with the baby goats.

Redhead Creamery | Brooten, MN

Visit the Jer-Lindy dairy calves and heifers, the pregnant mama cows, and the milking parlor. Learn about cheese making and get a view of the process through the giant window, hear the history of Redhead creamery, and learn about farm conservation and sustainability.

Mississippi Dairy Farm Tours

Middleton Farm | Moss Point, MS

Field trips that meet content standards for students with hands-on experiences, past vs. present farming, cow lifecycle, milking demonstration, farm activities, picnic area, and more. Middleton farm also offers barn birthday parties and a fall pumpkin patch.

Missouri Dairy Farm Tours

Baetje Farms | Bloomsdale, MO

Schedule a farm tour with cheese tasting, and a tour of the creamery, goats, and barn. You can also stay on the farm for a vacation or weekend stay in one of the luxury tiny homes or book the Artisan venue for your wedding or other special events.

Green Dirt Farm | Weston, MO

A guided look at the pastures, a glimpse inside the milking parlor, a view into the cheese kitchen, followed by a tasting of three kinds of cheese at the retail shop. Your guide will describe the story of how they turn the milk into delicious cheeses and answer all your questions about practices and products.

Shatto Milk Company | Osborn, MO

Learn how milk gets from the farm to your table with a tour of the processing plant. You’ll see the processing plant, meet the calves, milk a cow, and enjoy some samples.

Nevada Dairy Farm Tours

Anderson Dairy | Las Vegas, NV

The Barnyard Buddies tour from Anderson Dairy offers an educational experience for any age group. Barnyard Buddies includes animatronic animals, farm scenery, and colorful lighting. See firsthand how they process the dairy products that you enjoy at home.

New Hampshire Dairy Farm Tours

Huckins Farm | New Hampton, NH

Visitors are welcome anytime but for an in-depth, behind-the-scenes tour, just make an appointment. You’ll learn the history of this 200-year-old working farm, meet the animals, and see how they produce their many dairy products.

Stonewall Farm | Keene, NH

Get an overview of the grazing system for dairy cattle, and learn how well-managed grazing can capture carbon and improve ecosystem processes. Learn about the mineral and water cycle and more. On and off-site programs for students from preschool through high school are taught by experienced educators.

New Jersey Farm Tours

Cherry Gove Farm | Lawrenceville, NJ

Guided pasture walks, hay ride farm tours, and private group tours for all ages. 500 acres of pastures, streams, ponds, and hedgerows make up Cherry Grove Farm. Discover how all these things are linked together and work together to create an interconnected farm ecosystem.

Creamy Acres Farm | Mullica Hill, NJ

The barnyard walk is open to families during normal business hours. Watch a working dairy farm in action while the farmers work and the animals play. Group tours of 15 or more are available by reservation. Creamy Acres has special seasonal events throughout the year and you can book a birthday party on the farm.

Fulper Family Farmstead | Lambertville, NJ

Week-long farm adventure camps that provide a hands-on experience for children aged 8-13. Children will learn where dairy products come from and how to take care of their own calves. Other farm camp activities include hayrides, showing your own calf, learning to make ice cream, butter, and milkshakes, scavenger hunts, and much more.

Gorgeous Goat Creamery | Stockton, NJ

A small-scale commercial goat dairy that makes fresh cheese and bottles its milk right on the farm. Meet the goats and learn how to make cheese on the farm tour or go along on a 3/4 mile 40-minute goat hike through 17 acres of forest. Gorgeous Goat Creamery is happy to accommodate home-school groups, scouts, and other groups by appointment.

Valley Shepherd Creamery | Long Valley, NJ

Spring lambing tours, summer tours, harvest tours, group tours, and school tours. Glass viewing windows allow visitors to look into the state-of-the-art barn with automatic feeding belts and rotary milking parlor. Tour highlights vary depending on the season.

New York Dairy Farm Tours

Catapano Dairy Farm | Peconic, NY

Catapano Goat Farm invites you to schedule an appointment to visit the farm where you’ll learn how to milk a goat, see how a dairy operates, and watch how they make the cheese. They also offer goat yoga and can book weddings and special events.

Dirty Girl Farm | Andes, NY

Visit a working dairy goat farm in the Catskills of New York where they make fresh bottled goat milk, goat cheese, and other goat milk products. Contact the farm to schedule a tour and meet the goats.

Fesco Farm Discovery Center | Skaneateles, NY

Chris Fesco is an award-winning, farmer, educator, and video producer who brought a 100-year-old barn back to life and turned it into an educational center. Field trips and videos teach the cycle of life, the cycle of water, simple and complex machines, mathematics, and more.

Ideal Dairy Farms | Hudson Falls, NY

Visit the Ideal Dairy Farms commercial dairy farm to learn how dairy products are made. They’ll share how they care for their cows and the environment with technology and tools and take a tour of the processing plant. The tour includes a visit to Argyle Cheese Farmer Dairy Processing plant and retail store.

Old Ford Farm | New Paltz, NY

Take the milking tour to see the cows up close, watch them get milked, try to milk a cow, visit the milk and parlor and learn the process of how milk gets from the farm to your home. Old Ford Farm also offers a poultry tour.

North Carolina Dairy Farm Tours

Brookhaven Mill Farm | Greensboro, NC

Educational farm tours by appointment, petting and feeding area, animal therapy, farm store, private party venue, barnyard birthday parties, bed & breakfast, wedding venue, and much more.

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery | Germanton, NC

Buffalo Creek welcomes small group educational tours for families, clubs, church groups, scouts, 4-H groups, homeschoolers, and more. We’ll teach where food comes from, talk about life on a dairy farm, and cheesemaking. Visitors are welcome to bring lunch and watch the animals from the picnic area.

Round Mountain Creamery | Black Mountain, NC

Round Mountain Creamery is open to farm tours and cheese tastings by appointment. You’ll get an in-depth look at how the farmstead operates and learn how dairy goat farming works. You’ll get to play with the baby goats and enjoy cheese tasting.

Simply Natural Creamery | Ayden, NC

You’ll get a glimpse into the life of a dairy farmer, meet the cows, and enjoy the environment. Tours include a wagon ride, a tour of the milking barn, petting the calves, simulated cow milking, an ice cream sample, and a picnic and play area.

Ohio Dairy Farm Tours

D & L Meadows | Williamsburg, OH

Goat farm tours are available by appointment and geared toward people with no farming or homesteading experience. Each tour is about an hour and you can choose between the baby goat experience or the milking experience.

MVP Dairy | Celina, OH

MVP Dairy has a non-profit education center open to the public with two levels of interactive games. You’ll also view the cows being milked in a state-of-the-art milking carousel, and can take a by-appointment shuttle through the barn. Groups and schools can be accommodated.

Yeazel’s Dairy | Eaton, OH

Educational farm tours that are kid-friendly with hands-on experiences. See more than 100 Holstein dairy cows up close, pet the calves, and watch the robotic milkers that allow the cows to be milked voluntarily and on their own schedule.

Young’s Jersey Dairy | Yellow Springs, OH

Young’s Jersey Dairy is an entire family fun center with a petting area, miniature golf, hayrides, and special events throughout the season. Group and classroom tours are available by appointment.

Oklahoma Dairy Farm Tours

Braum’s Ice Cream Factory & Dairy Store | Tuttle, OK

Make a reservation to watch the Braum family make ice cream, ice cream cones, cookies, and milk in both the processing plant ice cream factory, and bakery. Conclude your tour with a sweet treat.

Grays Lland Acres | Pryor, OK

Grays Lland Acres makes llama and goat soaps, foot rubs, lotions, and more. Come by to milk a goat or llama during the milking season (April-August). Petting the animals is open year-round.

Pennsylvania Dairy Farm Tours

Fresh Start Farm | Pipersville, PA

Take a guided tour where you’ll explore the barns, 5 acres of pasture, and see the cows and calves. Fresh Start Farms also offers milking classes and a farm immersion experience where you’ll get up with the farmers and participate in morning chores, feed the calves, and prepare the pasture.

Klein Farms | Easton, PA

Stop by the farm for ice cream, raw aged cheese, milk, eggs, yogurt, cream cheese, honey, and much more. The public is invited to visit the animals on weekends from noon-4:00 PM.

Kreider Farms | Manheim, PA

Watch an introductory video at the welcome center before boarding the trolley for a guided tour of the farm. You’ll ride down the middle of the moo-ternity barn where it isn’t uncommon to see a calf being born. You’ll take a short walk to the milking merry-go-round where 1,700 cows are milk 3 times a day, and experience a taste of Kreider Farms’ milk with a free sample of our farm-fresh milk or chocolate milk.

Milky Way Farms | Chester Springs, PA

Milky Way Farms offers weekly day camps for pre-schoolers and students through 6th grade. They also offer a homeschool science class. Weekly themes include plant growth, harvesting, experiments, beekeeping, water cycle, geology, environmental science, and more.

Old Windmill Farm | Ronks, PA

Old Windmill Farm is a working Amish farm in the Lancaster area. They invite groups and bus tours for farm & garden tours, hayrides, a view of authentic Amish life, and more.

Oregon Dairy | Lititz, PA

Oregon Dairy offers fun and educational group tours of their family farm and market. Tour packages include the calf farm tour, bull & heifer farm tour, and herd farm tour. Guided tractor and wagon rides, petting zoo, free handfuls of feed for the animals, and sample tastings of milk and ice cream. Fall family fun includes a corn maze, sunflower picking, and pumpkins.

Perry Dell Farm | York, PA

Perry Dell Farm invites you to take a self-guided tour of the farm and bottling plant. They ask you to come in small groups. There are comfort and sanitation stations onsite. Stop by the store for an ice cream after you’ve visited the farm.

Pleasant Lane Farms | Latrobe, PA

Explore 185 acres of preserved farmland while enjoying a state-of-the-art robotic milking experience, smart barn, cheesemaking, and calf nursery.  Customized tours are available for schools, 4H groups, scouting, and other youth organizations.

Stoner’s Dairy Farm | Mercersburg, PA

Students will understand and appreciate agriculture when they experience it first-hand through curriculum-based field trips at Stoner’s working dairy farm. Students will take a guided stroll through the barn, visit the milking parlor, and maternity area, and learn about the milking process and daily farm operations.

Verdant View Farm | Paradise, PA

Join a tour operated by 4th generation Verdant View farmers. Farmer’s apprentice tours give you a hands-on farm experience where you’ll milk a cow, go inside the chicken coup, play with the goats, and learn about the homestead.

Rhode Island Dairy Farm Tours

Wright’s Dairy Farm | North Smithfield, RI

See the cows milked daily from 3:00-4:30 PM. The milking parlor was specifically designed with both the cows and customers in mind. State-of-the-art technology offers comfort to the cows and the large viewing window allows you to watch the milking process.

South Carolina Dairy Farm Tours

Burden Creek Dairy | John’s Island, SC

Sign up for an afternoon of cuddling and feeding the goats, some goat yoga, or plan your special event at Burden Creek Dairy. Milk a goat, watch cheese being made, or rub the belly of a pig during an interactive farm experience.

Emerald Farm | Greenwood, SC

Take a ride around Emerald Farm on an antique train that will bring you through pastures, tunnels, and a village in the woods. The ride and tour can host families, classrooms, and other groups.

The Goatery at Kiawah River | John’s Island, SC

Farm tours are available by appointment. The Goatery also offers private birthday parties, events, and goat yoga. They will even bring some of the farm to you for your special occasion.

Happy Cow Creamery | Pelzer, SC

An hour-long tour includes a trolley ride through the paddocks and a visit to the milking parlor. Enjoy a sample of milk and single-serve ice cream before you go. Tours are educational with lots of good ol farm fun.

Hickory Hill Milk | Edgefield, SC

A 2-hour behind-the-scenes tour of a working dairy. Tours are educational and include a little match, science, health, and vocabulary. Tours can accommodate school field trips, clubs, church groups, organizations, and families.

Jeremiah Farm & Goat Dairy | Johns Island, SC

Jeremiah Farm offers Garden & Goats Tour, Baby Goat Snuggles, Goat Therapy, Milkmaid Tour, Full-Circle Tour, and Farmer for a Morning. Choose from a variety of experiences and tour lengths.

NannyBees Farm | Ravenel, SC

NannyBees Farm is the home of milk and honey where they specialize in dairy goats and honey bees. They offer farm products, educational workshops, family outings, and field trips.

Possum Kingdom Kreamery | Benton, SC

Possum Kingdom Kreamery welcomes visitors to their farm during farm store hours. Pet and feed the goats, pick up some raw goat milk, farm fresh eggs, local honey, or lavender soap.

Split Creek Farm | Anderson, SC

Visitors are welcome to stop by the farm store 6 days a week and visit the farm on Fridays and Saturdays. See Nubian and Alpine milking goats along with many other goat breeds. Enjoy fresh goat milk, fudge, yogurt, and other products from the store.

Whispering Pines Dairy | Seneca, SC

Sign up for a class on the farm where you will learn how to handle, lead, restrain, and vaccinate goats, how to deliver a baby goat, and all the basics of shepherding.

South Dakota Dairy Farm Tours

Carl B’s Farm | Salem, SD

Have a fun day with the family at Carl B’s Farm where you’ll see newborn kids in the spring and summer and take a ride on the donkey cart. Visit Carl B’s Naturals for handmade products including soaps and candles.

Farm Life Creamery | Ethan, SD

The only small, grade-A licensed bottling plant in South Dakota. Visit the Holstein herd, play a round of 18-hole mini-golf, enjoy the tractor tire playground, take a tour of the creamery, fill up at the food truck finish your day with an ice cream cone.

Stensland Family Farms | Sioux Falls, SD

Get a first-hand look at where your dairy products come from when you visit Stensland Family Farms. Get an up-close look at the dairy operation, creamery, and store where you’ll enjoy a sample dairy product.

Tennessee Dairy Farm Tours

Flowers Creamery | Ethridge, TN

Family-operated Holstein and Jersey cow creamery with tours available by appointment. Small-batch artisan cheeses and locally bottled milk.

Harmony Lane Farm & Creamery | Smithville, TN

Farm tours by reservation. Farm tours include seeing all the barns and learning how the animals are cared for. You’ll get the opportunity to milk a goat and hold a baby goat. Visit the milking parlor and learn about the process of cheese-making.

Hatcher Family Dairy | College Grove, TN

Enjoy a tour of the farm, take a scheduled class, or stop out for one of their special events. Special events include pancake Saturdays, milk & cookies days, children’s country picnics, and more.

Horse Creek Farms Dairy | Chuckey, TN

Family tours, bus tours, school field trips, and homeschool groups can take an educational guided tour of the farm. You’ll see how the cows are milked and learn about their daily routines. A wagon ride at the end takes you on a leisurely trip through the countryside.

Nash Family Farm | Chapel Hill, TN

Farm tours are seasonal and by appointment. They offer dairy farm tours specifically designed for either children or adults. Direct-to-consumer fresh milk and artisan cheese.

Noble Springs Dairy | Franklin, TN

Interact with the farm animals, see the milking parlor, and learn about the cheese-making process. Group and private tours are available. Noble Springs Dairy also offers farm camps and can host special events.

Sweetwater Valley Farm | Philadelphia, TN

Experience the Red Cow Tour where you’ll see and learn about the latest technology in dairy farming. They use 8 robots to milk over 500 Holstein cows. You’ll learn about the entire operation on this guided tour.

Texas Dairy Farm Tours

Circle N Dairy | Gainesville, TX

Visit the farm with your school group, scout troop, or any group that is interested in earning where milk comes from. The tour includes how cows are cared for, visiting the milking parlor, feeding the baby animals, and much more.

Southwest Dairy Museum | Sulphur Springs, TX

Dairy museum and education center that preserves the history of the Southwestern dairy industry. A 10,000 square foot facility where one of the main exhibits shows a dairy farm family before electricity reached rural America.

The Jersey Barnyard | La Grange, TX

The Jersey Barnyard offers tours for the family, schools, and other groups as well as birthday parties. Visit the countryside to learn what farming and agriculture are all about, enjoy some ice cream, and pet the animals.

Veldhuizen Cheese Texas Farmstead | Dublin, TX

Scheduled farm tours and cheese-making tours. You’ll see an aging cave and learn about the history of their products.

Volleman’s Family Farm | Gustine, TX

See how the milk is produced, learn about local agriculture, and peek into a day in the life of a dairy farmer. You’ll visit the cross-vent barn to see where the cows eat and sleep, feed the baby calves, and see the bottling plant.

Utah Dairy Farm Tours

Heber Valley Artisan Cheese | Midway, UT

Observe one of the first Western USA-installed robotic milking systems, get a birdseye view of the barn from the observation deck, and see how the cows relax when they aren’t grazing in the pasture.

Vermont Dairy Farm Tours

Monument Farms | Weybridge, VT

Give Monument Farms a call for a tour anytime. They love to show people the farm and the products they take pride in making.

Virginia Dairy Farm Tours

Alvis Farms | Manakin-Sabot, VA

Learn where milk comes from at a family-owned and operated dairy farm. Alvis Farms also has festivals and other special events for children and adults throughout the year.

Hayes Valley Farms | Marion, VA

Hayes Valley Farms loves visitors. Schedule a private tour where you’ll walk the farm, visit the livestock, and feed the animals.

Mt. Crawford Creamery | Mt. Crawford, VA

Tours last approximately one to one and a half hours and must be scheduled in advance. Tours include a history of the farm and creamery, visiting the milking parlor, calves, and samples.

Richland’s Dairy Farm | Blackstone, VA

Book a private or group tour available April-November. Tour the dairy farm and facilities, enjoy a hayride, and get the opportunity to pet and milk a cow.

Sunny Knoll EcoFarm | Lovettsville, VA

A beautiful farm in Loudoun County at the foot of the Blue Ridge. All scheduled tours are private. Visit with your classroom, homeschool group, or scouts. They offer a variety of stand tours and are willing to design a tour just for your group.

Washington Dairy Farm Tours

Dungeness Valley Creamery | Sequim, WA

Environmentally aware, family-owned and operated, Jersey cow creamery. Stop by for a visit, and grab some fresh, local milk, eggs, cheese, chocolate, and much more.

Left Foot Farm | Eatonville, WA

Left Foot Farm is a 5-acre goat and chicken farm near Mount Rainer that welcomes visitors to see, touch, and smell where their food comes from. Visit for a day or stay the night in one of their cabins.

Mountain Lodge Farm | Eatonville, WA

Visit the website for the gate code and step onto the farm for a self-guided tour. You’ll see and feed the animals along the walking paths. Mountain Lodge Farm also offers classes and workshops.

The Forest Farmstead | Poulsbo, WA

A small, sustainable farm that offers goat milking demonstrations, poultry 101 and egg gathering, baby goat playtime, and other activities, tours, and workshops. Book online.

Wisconsin Dairy Farm Tours

Cozy Nook Farm | Waukesha, WI

Tours last about one hour and introduce visitors to the baby calves and take you through their life cycle to milk-producing dairy cows. Learn about the food they eat, their habitat, and how dairy farming impacts the economy. Feed the heifers, take a hay ride, and more.

Daluge Farm Camp & Tours | Janesville, WI

Tours by appointment where you’ll learn to milk the cows, feed the calves, and even learn how to birth the calves. Daluge Farm also has spring break and summer camps for children.

Dream Valley Farm | Strum, WI

Dairy tours, hiking, campfires, and farm experiences are available by contacting Dream Valley Farm for more information.

Hinchley’s Dairy Farm | Cambridge, WI

Clean, safe, hands-on, family-friendly tours.Milk the cows, feed the animals, and during the spring months, see many baby animals including ducklings, goat kids, calves, baby pigs, and more.

Sassy Cow Creamery | Columbus, WI

Individual, family, and group tours are available throughout the week. See firsthand how cows produce milk that is made into dairy products including their award-winning Wisconsin ice cream.

Wyoming Dairy Farm Tours

The Family Farm | Carpenter, WY

Book an adventure at The Family Farm where you can milk the goats, make butter, learn all about milking cows, separate cream, and how to bottle milk.

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The state of Iowa has a lot of magical gems and is home to many farms all across the state. While most farms offer cows, goats, chicken, horses, and pigs, did you know you could visit one Iowa farm and play with kangaroos?!

Hansen’s Dairy Farm located in Hudson, Iowa is a one of a kind farm, not only offering some of the best dairy products, but the sweetest kangaroos to feed and play with. You too, can take a trip to Hudson, Iowa and tour their wonderful farm and visit with their cows and kangaroos.

If you live in Des Moines, Iowa Hansen’s Dairy Farm is about 2 hours away. Just about 15 minutes out of Waterloo. We made it a day trip and explored some other Iowa gems along our way to our tour.

The Hansen’s Dairy Farm tour begins in their shop where guests are given the opportunity to practice milking a cow, take some fun pictures and go to the restroom before heading to the farm.

After everyone has arrived everyone jumps on a big trolley to make the trek towards the farm. Our leader shared all about Hansen’s Dairy Farm on our way to see the cows and kangaroos on the farm.

About Hansen’s Dairy Farm

The Hansen’s Dairy Farm is currently being run by the seventh generation of Hansen’s making this farm being a part of the Hansen family since 1864. Currently, four Hansen sons work on the farm and are designated different jobs to make sure the farm and creamery stay in operation. Each son and their family live on the farm or in Hudson, Iowa just a few miles down the road.

Hansen’s Dairy Farm provides cheese curds, milk, butter, hard ice cream, soft serve ice cream, egg nog, and ice cream cakes.

Why kangaroos? Kangaroos serve as the mascot for Hansen’s Dairy Farm. One of the co-owners, Blake Hansen, visited Australia and fell in love with the kangaroos down under. When he returned home he decided he needed them as pets.

Hansen Dairy Farm Tour

The Hansen Dairy Farm Tour is a unique experience and allows guests to get a deep look into how the operation works for the Hansen family.

We had a chance to see and pet the expecting cows.

Learned how the farmers name and keep track of all the cows. Their system is pretty impressive!

Milked a cow.

Made butter ourselves. Which is a pretty intense job for a four-year-old, but the final product was delish!

Indulged in delicious ice cream.

Bottle fed the baby cows.

Oh, and play with these soft and sweet creatures.

I will be honest, the main reason why we visited Hansen’s Dairy Farm was to get up close and personal with these friendly kangaroos. It did not disappoint. We were able to feed them a snack. Whole wheat bread is their preference! They were a little shy but friendly.

Although the kangaroos were extra special, the entire farm tour was pretty amazing. I was impressed with how much of an inside look we had to experience on the tour.

Hours and Admission

If you are planning a trip to take a tour of Hansen’s Dairy Farm to play with kangaroos and learn about their farm, you will want to reserve your spot. They offer tours at 3:30 p.m. daily Monday through Saturday, April 1 through October 31. You can make a reservation online or by calling.

Tour admission is $12 per person for ages 4 years and older. If you are under the age of 4 the tour is free!

If you are looking for a unique experience in Iowa, visit Hansen’s Dairy Farm, feed baby cows, milk cows, indulge in tasty ice cream, and play with kangaroos.

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Lexie Ignaszewski, Extension Educator 4-H Youth Development, Freeborn County  [email protected] or 507-377-5660

Amy Wadding, Extension Educator 4-H Youth Development, Freeborn County  [email protected]  or 507-377-5660

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Overnight tour of the Waterloo, IA area

Freeborn, Steele, & Waseca Counties have come together to create a 4-H Agriculture Education Leader program, which is designed to give young people who are passionate about agriculture a pathway to promote 4-H and agriculture. By providing agricultural tours like this, the program provides opportunities for these youth to network with others that will help them grow as individuals as well as strengthen their knowledge of the agriculture industry through career exploration and community engagement.  

Join us on this 2 day/1 night tour as we visit the “Field of Dreams” Movie Site, along with a Waterloo Bucks vs. Rochester Honkers Baseball game, National Farm Toy Museum visit, Hansen’s Dairy Farm tour, Hawkeye Community College visit, Hawkeye Buffalo Ranch tour, and visit the Childhood Farm of Norman Borloug.   

Registration is open now  for youth in grades 6+ for Freeborn, Steele, & Waseca counties through May 24th at  4-H Online .  Hurry to register,  space is limited to 40 participants.  For assistance, refer to the  event registration guide or contact your local Extension Office.  

Registration will open for Rice and Dakota counties (depending on availability) on May 24th along with Freeborn, Steele, & Waseca until June 7th.  To register, log in (or if new to 4-H to enroll). 

Times of Departure:

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

7:00 am -  Depart from Waseca County

7:30 am - Depart from Owatonna 

8:00 am - Depart from Albert Lea

      (breakfast snacks provided on bus) 

10:30 am - Arrive at Dyersville Iowa

10:30 - 12:00 -  Field of Dreams Movie Site  

12:15 - 12:45 - Lunch on the bus 

1:00 - 2:00 -  National Farm Toy Museum  

2:00 -3:10 -  Travel 

3:15 pm -  Hansen Dairy Tour

5:30 pm -   Hotel in Cedar Falls, IA   

6:35 pm - Baseball Game -  Waterloo Bucks vs. Rochester Honkers w/supper

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Breakfast at hotel 

9:00 am -  Hawkeye Community College

11:00 am -  Lunch at College

12:30 pm -  Hawkeye Buffalo Ranch - Silos and Smokestacks Tour 

2:00 pm -  Travel

3:00 pm -  Norman Borlaug tour

4:30 pm -  Travel home

6:00 pm - Drop off at Albert Lea

6:30 pm - Drop off at Owatonna

7:00 pm - Drop off at Waseca

Cost per person includes:  (send payment to Freeborn County 4-H, 411 S. Broadway, Albert Lea, MN 56007)  

Bus   -  $90

Hotel   -  $27  ( 6 people in suite room)

Meal -  $25 ( 2  lunches, Breakfast at the hotel, Dinner at the Game and late night eats)

Activity -  $58  ( Toy Museum - $4, Dairy Tour - $20, Game with Meal - $24, Buffalo farm - $10)

Total Costs: $200.00 but talk to your county as there may be scholarships  

Registration is open now  for youth in grades 6+ for Freeborn, Steele, & Waseca counties through May 24th at    4-H Online . 

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