I-29 Moo University
A newsletter for dairy producers - December 2016
Dairy Robotic Milking Systems – What are the Economics?
Over 35,000 robotic milking systems (RMS) units are operational on dairy farms around the world. The main reasons dairy producers install milking robots are to improve their lifestyle and to expand without hiring additional labor. Continue...
Email: salfe001@umn.edu
Preparing Your Farm for Winter
Although we may have seen tornado warnings for parts of Nebraska over Thanksgiving weekend, winter is coming soon which means cold temperatures, flying snow and ice. If you haven’t started preparing for winter already now is the time. Below are some reminders as you prepare your animals and farm for the upcoming winter months. Continue..
Email: KimClark@unl.edu
Website: Dairy.unl.edu
Location: Lincoln, NE, United States
Phone: (402) 472-6065
Facebook: Facebook.com/NEDairyExt
Twitter: @NEDairyExt
I-29 Moo University Conducts Fall Dairy Tour in Central Minnesota
By Tracey Erickson, SDSU Extension Dairy Field Specialist
The dairy industry is constantly evolving resulting in a desire to learn from early adopters within the industry. To help facilitate this learning evolution, the I-29 Moo University has hosted a series of fall dairy tours in the I-29 Dairy Corridor which has allowed participants to learn firsthand from tour host sites. This year the tour area was located in central Minnesota and went to Riverview Farms, LLP located at Morris, MN and Redhead Creamery, LLC at Brooten, MN on October 26th, 2016. Continue...
Email: Tracey.Erickson@SDState.edu
Website: iGrow.org
Location: Watertown, SD, United States
Phone: (605) 882-5140
Learning in Action: Cattle Handling and Facilities Workshop
October 27th started early with beautiful fall temperatures above average for this time of year. The 27 participants in the “Low Stress for Safety and Success” workshop began gathering at the SDSU Cottonwood Range and Livestock Field Station near Philip, SD for a full day of learning. Both cattlemen and FFA youth participants were eager to learn low-stress cattle handling techniques and discuss facility design, and most importantly they were eager to put the knowledge into action. Continue...
Email: heidi.carroll@sdstate.edu
Website: igrow.org/livestock/dairy
Location: Brookings, SD, United States
Phone: (605) 688-6623
Calendar of Events
2017
January
4: Animal Care Wednesday Webinar. For topic information and to join the webinar, click here.
16-20: I-29 Moo University Winter Workshop; Hot Topics on a Cold Day. Click here for details and to register.
16: Quality Inn, Jamestown, ND
17: Codington County Extension Center, Watertown, SD
18: Pipestone Systems Conference Room, Pipestone, MN
19: Sioux County Extension Office, Orange City, IA
20: Lifelong Learning Center at NECC, Norfolk, NE
23: North Dakota Dairy Convention; Ramada in Bismark, ND.
February
1: Animal Care Wednesday Webinar. For topic information and to join the webinar, click here.
3: SD Midwest Dairy Assn, District 1& 2 meetings, Brookings, SD
3: SD Dairy Producers Annual Meeting, Brookings, SD
21: Nebraska State Dairy Association annual convention; Columbus, NE
24: Cattle Handling workshop; Beresford, SD
March
1: Animal Care Wednesday Webinar. For topic information and to join the webinar, click here.
29-30: Central Plains Dairy Expo, Sioux Falls, SD
About Us
Website: iGrow.org/Livestock/Dairy
Location: I29 Corridor
Facebook: Facebook.com/I29DairyOutreachConsortium
University of Minnesota Extenstion
Contacts:
Jim Salfer (Extension): salfe001@umn.edu; phone: 320.203.6093
Betty Berning (Extension): bberning@umn.edu; phone: 320.203.6104
Keela Fick (Minnesota Dairy Initiative-SW Region): Keela.Fick@co.pipestone.mn.us; phone: 507.290.0576
South Dakota State University Extension
Contacts:
Tracey Erickson (Extension): Tracey.Erickson@sdstate.edu phone: 605.882.5140
Maristela Rovai (Extension): Maristela.Rovai@sdstate.edu; phone: 605.688.5488
Heidi Carroll (Extension): Heidi.Carroll@sdstate.edu; phone: 605.688.6623
Roger Scheibe (SDDP): SDDairyProducers@gmail.com;
phone: 605.692.1775
Nebraska Extension
Contacts:
Kim Clark (Extension): KimClark@unl.edu; phone: 402.472.6065
Robert Tigner (Extension): Robert.Tigner@unl.edu; phone: 308.345.3390
Paul Kononoff (Extension): PKononoff2@unl.edu;
phone: 402.472.6442
Rod Johnson (NSDA): Rod@NebraskaMilk.org;
phone: 402.261.5482
North Dakota State University Dairy Extension
Contacts:
JW Schroeder (Extension-Emeritus): jw.schroeder@ndsu.edu; phone: 701.231.7663
Amber Boeshans (ND Department of Agriculture): aboeshans@nd.gov; phone: 701.328.1495
Iowa State University Dairy Extension
Contacts:
Leo Timms (Extension): ltimms@iastate.edu;
phone: 515.294.4522
Hugo Ramirez-Ramirez; hramirez@iastate.edu;
phone: 515.294.2160
Sue Ann Claudon (ISDA): sueannc@iowadairy.org;
phone: 515.965.4626
Allied Partners
Midwest Dairy Association: MidwestDairy.com
Minnesota Milk Producers Association: MNMilk.org
Nebraska State Dairy Association: NebraskaMilk.org
North Dakota Department of Agriculture: https://www.nd.gov/ndda/
South Dakota Dairy Producers: SDDairyProducers.org
Minnesota Dairy Initiative-SW Region