In 1971 the Council of Agriculture came up with a series of plans to develop dairy farming. In 1973 they selected seventeen farmers and sent them to the U.S. for two years of training.
民國六十年開始，農村復興委員會（農業委員會前身）遂展開一連串發展乳牛業的計畫，六十二年特別選訓高農人才十七位，到美國接受兩年的專業訓練。