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The Gopher Dairy Club is one of the most active student groups on campus.

GDC is a student-run organization where students with an interest in the dairy industry gather to grow their personal and professional networks.

10/28/2026

Members, you're invited to enjoy Burgers and Brats at Alpha Gamma Rho starting at 6 PM, followed by our meeting at 7 PM in Room 15 of the Food Science and Nutrition Building. Looking forward to seeing you there!

10/15/2026

Gopher Dairy Clubs Food, Animal Networking Event was a huge sucess. Thank you to all the generous companies for coming to talk and connect with our students. A special thank you to this years FANE co chairs Avery Rieland and Claudia Frenchick for organizing this years event!

09/30/2026

On Monday evening, some of our members had the opportunity to be recognized at the National Dairy Shrine Banquet!

We are incredibly thankful to the National Dairy Shrine and the generous donors who support and invest in the next generation of dairy leaders. We are grateful for the opportunities and recognition they provide to our members!

Congratulations to all of our members who were recognized!

09/28/2026

What a day for the University of Minnesota at the National Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest at World Dairy Expo!

The Gophers are placed 1st Team Overall, winning by an incredible 41-point margin! This marks the fourth consecutive national championship for the University of Minnesota an incredible milestone and accomplishment!

The Gophers also earned:
🥇 1st Team Oral Reasons
🥇 1st Team Placings
🥇 1st Team Brown Swiss
🥇 1st Team Jersey
🥇 1st Team Milking Shorthorn
🥈 2nd Team Guernsey
🏅 5th Team Holstein

A huge congratulations to our individual contestants:
⭐️Jacob Harbaugh: 1st Overall, 1st Reasons, 3rd Guernsey, 6th Jersey
⭐ Rachel Visser: 4th Overall, 2nd Reasons, 4th Milking Shorthorn, 6th Holstein
⭐ Evan Hathaway: 9th Overall, 11th Reasons, 1st Brown Swiss, 3rd Milking Shorthorn
⭐ Tyler Ratka: 13th Reasons, 5th Red & White, 10th Ayrshire
We are incredibly proud of the hard work, dedication, and passion this team has put into representing the University of Minnesota and the dairy industry.
A special thank you to coaches Dr. Les Hansen, Dr. Isaac Haagen, Eric Houdek, and Gabriella Houdek for their time, knowledge, and guidance throughout the year.
Congratulations, Gophers! What an incredible way to represent the Maroon & Gold!

09/27/2026

It’s officially World Dairy Expo week!

Some of our members have made their way to Madison to compete in a variety of contests, and we couldn’t be more proud of how they represented our club! Follow along throughout the week for more updates!

The first contest of the week was fitting and showmanship, with some incredible results:

🏆 Kayla : 2nd place in the Women’s Senior Division Fitting Contest

🏆 Logan Harbaugh: 1st place in Senior Showmanship and went on to be named Reserve Supreme Champion!

🏆 Shelby Swanson : 2nd place in Senior Showmanship

Congratulations to Kayla, Logan, and Shelby on these outstanding accomplishments! We are so proud of you and excited to see what the rest of the week brings!
📸: Cowsmopolitan and Dairy Agenda Today

09/22/2026

This past weekend, the University of Minnesota Dairy junior team competed at the Vernon County Collegiate Dairy Cattle judging contest. We are proud of our Junior team for placing 3rd.

Individually:
Trevor Hath- 5th overall, 4th Reasons, 2nd Jersey
Hailey Zernicke - 11th overall

Pictured from left to right: Hailey Zernicke (Bonduel, WI), Trevor Hath (El Nido, CA), Campbell Booth (Plymouth, WI), Shelby Swanson (Hutchinson, MN), and Dr. Les Hansen.

In addition to our competing team, our sophomore team also tagged along and judged from the sidelines. We can't wait to see what they will accomplish next year!

Pictured:
L to R Front: Kayla Visser (Hutchinson, MN) and Ella Ratz (Colby, WI)
Back row, left to right: Logan Harbaugh (Marion, WI), Ethan Palmer (Waukon, IA), Dan Frericks (Melrose, MN), and Henry Langevin (Apple Valley, MN)

09/15/2026

The results are in, and we couldn’t be more proud to announce that the University of Minnesota placed 1st Overall! 🎉
Congratulations to our incredible team:�L to R: Tyler Ratka, Evan Hathaway, Rachel Visser, and Jacob Harbaugh�
Coaches: (pictured) Dr. Isaac Haagen (not pictured) Dr. Les Hansen, Eric Houdek, and Gabriella Houdek
The team Accomplishments:�
🥇 1st - Ayrshire�
🥇 1st - Holstein�
🥈 2nd - Reasons�
🥈 2nd - Brown Swiss�
🥈 2nd - Jersey
Individual accomplishments:�
🥈 Evan Hathaway - 2nd Overall, 4th Reasons, 2nd Brown Swiss�
🏅 Jacob Harbaugh - 5th Overall, 2nd Guernsey, 5th Ayrshire�
🏅 Tyler Ratka 6th - Overall, 5th Reasons, 1st Ayrshire, 1st Holstein
🏅 Rachel Visser - 2nd Ayrshire

A special thank you to all the farms that welcomed us to practice for this contest without your support this would not be possible!

Thank you to the coaches that provided us with so much wisdom, knowledge and expertise. We are grateful for all the time and effort you put into helping our team succeed!

Congratulations, Tyler, Evan, Rachel, and Jacob! We are so proud of you!

09/14/2026

Our first meeting was a huge success and we are proud to have so many new members!

Back Row L to R: Anna Rott, Blake Siewert, Tristen Ostrom, Dylan Ryan, Mason Lichy, Griffin Hutchins, Clayton Witte and Connor Stoneking

Middle Row L to R: Lilly West, Brianna Brogan, Alison Gartman, Mattea Quigley, Lilly Peterson, Liv Vander Kooi, Ahna Heins, Rachel Issacs, Hadessa Adsit

Front Row L to R: Lauren Silveira, Mara Endres, Ella Aarsvold, Darby Trent, Madelyn Meulemans

Welcome to Gopher Dairy Club, we cant wait to see what this year has in store for all of our members!

09/10/2026

The Minnesota State Fair has officially come to a close! 🎡🐄
We are so thankful for everyone who stopped by and supported the Gopher Dairy Bar throughout the fair. Your support helps our club succeed.
We especially want to thank our managers, who work hard behind the scenes to make it all possible. A huge thank you to Trevor and Kaitlin for serving as this year’s managers, and to Leah and Evan for being our Junior Bar Managers!
We couldn’t do it without you!

09/08/2026

‼️OUR FIRST MEETING IS TONIGHT‼️
Tonight at 7:00 PM is the first Gopher Dairy Club meeting of the year! We can’t wait to see everyone tonight in FSCN Room 15!
Reach out if you have any questions!

Address

240 Haecker Hall 1364 Eckles Avenue
Saint Paul, MN
55108

Website

https://www.gopherdairyclub.com/

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