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Excitement over growth and education

As we made our way through Indiana on our Indiana Agribusiness Tour we found ourselves at Fair Oaks Farms in Fair Oaks, IN.  In 2004 Fair Oaks Farms decided to open their farm gates to the public.  Since then, over 450,000 people make their way through the Fair Oaks experience every year.

Gary Corbett, Chief Executive Officer of Fair Oaks Farms says with 98 percent of the population not actively engaged in production agriculture Fair Oaks decided to take a proactive approach to telling the story of the 21^st dairy farm instead of letting someone else do it for them.  Corbett says they wanted to “experience” to be the marketing.  The rest, he says is history.

The Fair Oaks experience is set to expand.  Later this year they will break ground on a 2,800 sow farrowing facility.  It is set to open in June of 2013.

Corbett says that is just the beginning of their vision.  They hope to continue their expansion by adding beef cattle, layer and aquaculture facilities in the future.

AUDIO: Gary Corbett, Fair Oaks Farms (16:12mp3)

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