I-29 Moo University
A newsletter for dairy producers & industry - August 2018
Dairy Farm Stress Webinar Series Available for Viewing
St Cloud, MN – (8/8/2018) Farming is one of the most stressful occupations in the United States. This is particularly true for dairy farmers as they are experiencing an extended period of low milk prices.
To help dairy farmers deal with stress, the 4 State Dairy Extension Group hosted a series of three webinars that discussed how to recognize the signs of stress, how to deal with dairy farm families experiencing stress, analyzing a dairy for profits, the profitability of various dairy systems and what FINBIN says about production costs.
The webinars have been archived and remain available to be viewed through the Four-State Dairy Nutrition & Management Conference continue reading...
Email: salfe001@umn.edu
Location: UM Extension Regional Office, St. Cloud
Phone: 320-203-6093
Clinic To Help NW Iowa Livestock Producers Improve Corn Silage Quality
By Fred M Hall,
Northwest Iowa beef and dairy producers depend on quality corn silage to build profitable rations. To help them accomplish this, the Iowa Beef Center and Iowa Extension Dairy Team are hosting the NW IA Corn Silage Clinic on August 28 at the Northwest Iowa Research and Demonstration Farm in Sutherland.
“The NW Iowa Corn Silage Clinic will feature top experts from the upper Midwest with the most current information on topics that affect corn silage and earlage quality and economics” notes ISU Extension Dairy Field Specialist Fred M. Hall. Presentations will begin promptly at 9 am and will break at 12 noon for lunch. The program will adjourn by 3:30. Each expert will be available to answer questions. Continue...
Email: FredHall@IAState.edu
Phone: 712-737-4230
Every Dairy Needs an Employee Handbook
Email: KimClark@unl.edu
Location: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Phone: 402-472-6065
Coaching for Performance
Email: Tracey.Erickson@sdstate.edu
Website: http://igrow.org/about/authors/tracey-erickson/
Location: Watertown, SD
Phone: 605-882-5140
Calendar of Events
2018
August
28: NW IA Corn Silage Clinic; 9:00 am, Sutherland, IA. Click here for agenda and registration details.
September
5: ACWW webinar 11:00 am; Antibiotic/antimicrobial stewardship: importance of product handling, storage temperature range and mixing. Click here for details and to join the webinar.
October
2-6: World Dairy Expo; Madison WI; Click here for details
January
14-18: I-29 Moo University Winter Workshop Series, Save the dates!
About Us
Location: I29 Corridor
Facebook: Facebook.com/I29DairyOutreachConsortium
University of Minnesota Extenstion
Contacts:
Jim Salfer (Extension): salfe001@umn.edu; phone: (320) 203-6093
Lucas Sjostrom (Minnesota Milk): lucas@mnmilk.org; phone: (320) 249-8701
South Dakota State University Extension
Contacts:
Tracey Erickson (Extension): Tracey.Erickson@sdstate.edu phone: (605) 882-5140
Heidi Carroll (Extension): Heidi.Carroll@sdstate.edu; phone: (605) 688-6623
Maristela Rovai (Extension): Maristela.Rovai@sdstate.edu; phone: (605)688-5488
Tom Peterson (South Dakota Dairy Producers): tom.peterson@sddairyproducers.org
Nebraska Extension
Contacts:
Kim Clark (Extension): KimClark@unl.edu; phone: (402) 472-6065
Robert Tigner (Extension): Robert.Tigner@unl.edu; phone: (308) 696-6734
Rod Johnson (NSDA): Rod@NebraskaMilk.org;
phone: (402) 853-2028
North Dakota State University Dairy Extension
Marissa Leier (Extension): Marissa.M.Leier@ndsu.edu; phone (701) 667-3340
Amber Boeshans (North Dakota Livestock Alliance): aboeshans@midwestdairy.com; phone: (701) 712-1488
Iowa State University Dairy Extension
Contacts:
Fred Hall (Extension): FredHall@iastate.edu; phone (712) 737-4230
Leo Timms (Extension): ltimms@iastate.edu;
phone: (515) 294-4522
Mitch Schulte (ISDA): mitchschulte@iowadairy.org; phone: (319) 7745-3451
Allied Partners
Minnesota Milk Producers Association: MNMilk.org
Nebraska State Dairy Association: NebraskaMilk.org
South Dakota Dairy Producers: SDDairyProducers.org
Minnesota Dairy Initiative-SW Region