Marisa Viera: from milking cows to leading a 1400-cow dairy
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In Uruguay, the Asociación Rural del Uruguay (ARU) honored Marisa Viera at the 121st Expo Rural del Prado for her dedication to dairy farming.
Viera began working at age 14, raising five children and later becoming a grandmother of two, before finding work on a dairy farm after a family move to San José. She started by learning to milk cows and care for them through calving and raising calves, gradually taking on more responsibility at the dairy.
Viera now leads a team at a large dairy operation with a rotary milking parlor, where they milk around 1,400 cows daily. Although the farm uses technology, Viera monitors the equipment, alerts, and animal behavior to ensure the health of the herd and efficient milk production.
The ARU also recognized Malena Sanguinetti Ponce de León, Isabel Chiarino, and veterinarian Jaime Castells at the event, highlighting individuals who built careers in the Uruguayan countryside despite limited formal education or traditional career paths. The ARU intended the recognition to represent the perseverance of those who learn through work and achieve positions of responsibility in agricultural production.
