The Student Experience
What's Included?
A field trip to Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center will engage each and every sense.
Each section of the field trip is designed to tap into a different learning style, ensuring a positive educational experience for students and teachers alike.
Exhibit Experience
Farm Wisconsin features 10,000 square feet of interactive exhibit space designed to bring agriculture to life. Our self-guided experience walks visitors through the following six themes: America’s Dairyland, Diverse Agriculture, Field to Fork, Common Ground, Advances in Agriculture, and Agri-Culture. Throughout these spaces, students will build a balanced meal with all Wisconsin-grown food, learn to drive a combine harvester, and discover a potential career path in agriculture.
Birthing Barn Insight
The Land O’Lakes Birthing Barn offers a unique opportunity to learn about dairy cows. Each cow that visits the birthing barn is an expectant mother, ready to give birth. While the timing of a new calf’s arrival cannot be scheduled, it is our hope that we are able to showcase a live calf birth during your visit.
Students will walk away with knowledge about what a cow eats, what makes her comfortable, and what to expect when labor begins.
Dairy Farm Bus Tour
Visit the Grotegut Dairy Farm - a modern, family-owned farm. Narrated by a tour guide, the driving tour features several stops - including the milking parlor, freestall barn (home to 3,000+ milking cows), bunker silos, and their methane digester.
No need to worry about getting dirty – visitors remain on the bus for the duration of the tour.
*Field trips must provide bus transportation to and from the farm. (3 mi. from Farm Wisconsin)
Add to the Experience
Expand your visit to Farm Wisconsin with free time on our outdoor playground, a hands-on STEM lab, or a sweet scoop of ice cream.
Barnyard Adventure
Take a breath of fresh air in our adventure barnyard. This farm-inspired outdoor playground offers students an opportunity to run around and release energy – providing the perfect field trip stretch break.
Our outdoor playground is self-contained in a fenced-in area.
Hands-On STEM Labs
Beginner and advanced options available.
See above menu bar to learn more!
Ice Cream Acres
Treat your students (and yourself!) to a scoop of delicious Cedar Crest ice cream. Made locally, their ice cream hits the spot - even on a chilly Wisconsin day. Dairy and gluten-free options are available if needed. Ice cream flavors will vary by season.
Junior scoop: $2.50/person
Book Your Field Trip at Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center
Come on in to discover Wisconsin Agriculture; where curiosity grows.