The Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center south of Manitowoc is an agricultural educational center that highlights the state's diverse crops, animals and products. The $13 million facility includes this large display about the state's dairy industry.
AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL ARCHIVES
Melissa Bender, director of education and programming, gives a tour of the exhibit area at the Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center near Manitowoc. This exhibit showcases yogurt and cheese production.
AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL ARCHIVES
A table with stationery at the end of a second-floor exhibit at the Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center lets visitors write notes to farmers. The notes will be given to farmers at agricultural conferences and events throughout the state.
NEWTON — The Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center allows visitors to simulate driving a combine at harvest time, lift a faux block of cheese, learn how yogurt is made and discover more about mink, fish, poultry and bison farms in Wisconsin.
The birthing barn is where visitors at the Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center near Manitowoc can watch as cows give birth. The pregnant cows are shipped daily to the center from a nearby farm.
David Dvorak, a board member of the Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center, shows off an interactive exhibit that explains how different crops like carrots and ginseng go from the field to the table.
Angel Johanek, left, director of marketing and development, and Melissa Bender, director of education and programming, at the Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center in Manitowoc County, try out a tabletop topography exhibit that uses kinetic sand, light and a computer program to simulate the affects of changes to land and water. The Augmented Reality Sandbox was designed by researchers at the University of California-Davis.
David Dvorak, right, watches as Roger Sinkula tries out a combine simulator at the new Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center near Manitowoc. Dvorak's now late father, Norval, came up with the idea of the center after a 2010 trip to Fair Oaks, Indiana, home to Fair Oaks Farms, often referred to as "the Disneyland of agriculture." David Dvorak and Sinkula are both members of the center's board of directors.
A styrofoam sculpture in the lobby of the Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center near Manitowoc shows a plant sprouting from earth, which is being held by a pair of hands. The center is designed to be an educational museum that tells the story of the state's diverse agriculture and how food goes from the field to the table.
Volunteers and employees set up the gift shop area at the Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center in Manitowoc. The facility also includes a cafe and a conference center for 300 people.
The Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center south of Manitowoc is an agricultural educational center that highlights the state's diverse crops, animals and products. The $13 million facility includes this large display about the state's dairy industry.
Angel Johanek, left, director of marketing and development, and Melissa Bender, director of education and programming, at the Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center in Manitowoc County, try out a tabletop topography exhibit that uses kinetic sand, light and a computer program to simulate the affects of changes to land and water. The Augmented Reality Sandbox was designed by researchers at the University of California-Davis.
David Dvorak, right, watches as Roger Sinkula tries out a combine simulator at the new Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center near Manitowoc. Dvorak's now late father, Norval, came up with the idea of the center after a 2010 trip to Fair Oaks, Indiana, home to Fair Oaks Farms, often referred to as "the Disneyland of agriculture." David Dvorak and Sinkula are both members of the center's board of directors.
The birthing barn is where visitors at the Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center near Manitowoc can watch as cows give birth. The pregnant cows are shipped daily to the center from a nearby farm.
A styrofoam sculpture in the lobby of the Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center near Manitowoc shows a plant sprouting from earth, which is being held by a pair of hands. The center is designed to be an educational museum that tells the story of the state's diverse agriculture and how food goes from the field to the table.
David Dvorak, a board member of the Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center, shows off an interactive exhibit that explains how different crops like carrots and ginseng go from the field to the table.
Melissa Bender, director of education and programming, gives a tour of the exhibit area at the Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center near Manitowoc. This exhibit showcases yogurt and cheese production.
Volunteers and employees set up the gift shop area at the Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center in Manitowoc. The facility also includes a cafe and a conference center for 300 people.
A table with stationery at the end of a second-floor exhibit at the Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center lets visitors write notes to farmers. The notes will be given to farmers at agricultural conferences and events throughout the state.
