The U.S. Dairy Education & Training Consortium is a multi-university organization that was established in 2008. The USDETC is designed to meet the educational and training needs of the rapidly expanding dairy industry in the U.S. The program is a unique partnership in collaboration and a pillar of U.S. dairy sustainability between academia, allied industries and dairy producers. The universities involved include Abilene Christian University, Colorado State University, Louisiana State University, New Mexico State University, Oklahoma State University, Tarleton State University, Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University, The University of Arizona, University of Florida, University of Idaho, University of Illinois, University of Missouri, Washington State University and
West Texas A&M University.
Kevyn Thompson, M.S. Agriculture, attended the USDETC in 2018.
"I have had a personal interest in the dairy industry since high school. Further into college, it became one of my greatest passions,"
Thompson said.