Two South Dakota dairies are holding open houses Saturday to celebrate June Dairy month.

Royalwood Dairy, Brandon, S.D., will be hosting an open house from 9 am to noon. Global Dairy, Estelline, S.D., will open its doors from 11 am to 1 pm.

At Royalwood, visitors will be able to roam the dairy farm and enjoy a free pancake breakfast. Guided tours will be held at 9:30am and 11am. An activity area will also be available for kids visiting the dairy farm.

Global Dairy is serving visitors a beef lunch and offering tours of the 1,600-cow facility.

"We appreciate [the daries'] wiliness to open up their farm to their neighbors and folks from surrounding communities," says Steve Dick executive director for Ag United for South Dakota. "It is a great opportunity for people to see firsthand how committed South Dakota Dairy farmers are to their cows."

Royalwood Dairy is located 5 miles south of Brandon on SD Hwy 11 and 1/2 mile

The Royalwood open house in part by Ag United for South Dakota, Midwest Dairy Association and the South Dakota Soybean Research & Promotion Council.

The Global Dairy open house is being sponsored by Ag United, Brookings County Extension, Cargill, Dacotah Bank, DairyNet Inc., First Bank & Trust of Brookings, Meta Bank, Vet Pharm and Valley Queen Cheese.

Source: Ag United