I-29 Moo University
2019 Winter Workshop Series: Barn Benchmarks for Success
Dates and locations:
In partnership with Minnesota Milk’s Dairy Management Workshops and Midwest Dairy’s District 3 & 4 meetings.
January 15 – Brookings, SD; Swiftel Center – 824 32nd Ave.
In partnership with Midwest Dairy South Dakota District Meetings and South Dakota Dairy Producers Annual Meeting
January 16 – Pipestone, MN; Pipestone Veterinary Services—1801 Forman Drive
In partnership with Minnesota Milk’s Dairy Management Workshops and Midwest Dairy’s District 18 meetings.
*Facilities sponsored by Pipestone Veterinary Services
January 17 – Orange City, IA; Sioux County Extension Office—400 Central Ave. NW
January 18 – Wayne, NE; Wayne State College, Student Center Niobrara Room—E 14th Street
Program Agenda:
9:30 a.m. – Registration & Refreshments | visit sponsors
10:00 a.m. – Ventilation Benchmarks for Lactating Cows, Kevin Janni – University of Minnesota
10:30 a.m. – Roundtable discussion; Led by I-29 Moo University faculty - Impacts on the cows & employees
11:00 a.m. Bedding & Stall Benchmarks, Kim Clark - University of Nebraska-Lincoln
11:30 a.m. – Roundtable discussion, Led by I-29 Moo University faculty - Impacts on the cows & employees
12:00 p.m. – Lunch & Midwest Dairy / Dairy Association Updates (Select Locations) | Sponsor Updates
1:15 p.m. – Barn & Pen Design Benchmarks, Jim Salfer - University of Minnesota
1:45 p.m. – Roundtable discussion, Led by I-29 Moo University faculty - Impacts on the cows & employees
2:15 p.m. – Hot Wash & Wrap-up
2:30 p.m. – SDDP annual meeting (Brookings, SD only)
Registration
Calendar of Events
2019
January
14-18: I-29 Moo University Winter Workshop Series~Barn Benchmarks for Success~ in partnership with Midwest Dairy District meetings (MN District 3&4, & 18, & SD District Mtg) & Producer Association Meetings (SDDP) & MN Milk's Dairy Management Workshops , Click here for more info and to RSVP...
About Us
Location: I29 Corridor
Facebook: Facebook.com/I29DairyOutreachConsortium
University of Minnesota Dairy Extension
Contacts:
Jim Salfer: salfe001@umn.edu; phone: (320) 203-6093
Karen Johnson: ande9495@umn.edu; phone: (320) 484-4303
Brenda Miller: nels4220@umn.edu; phone: (320) 732-4435
Emily Wilmes: krek0033@umn.edu; phone: (320) 255-6169, ext. 3
South Dakota State University Extension
Contacts:
Tracey Erickson: Tracey.Erickson@sdstate.edu phone: (605) 882-5140
Heidi Carroll: Heidi.Carroll@sdstate.edu; phone: (605) 688-6623
Maristela Rovai: Maristela.Rovai@sdstate.edu; phone: (605)688-5488
Nebraska Dairy Extension
Contacts:
Kim Clark: KimClark@unl.edu; phone: (402) 472-6065
Robert Tigner: Robert.Tigner@unl.edu; phone: (308) 696-6734
North Dakota State University Dairy Extension
Vacant Position
Iowa State University Dairy Extension
Contacts:
Fred Hall: FredHall@iastate.edu; phone (712) 737-4230
Leo Timms: ltimms@iastate.edu; phone: (515) 294-4522
Jennifer Bentley: jbentley@iastate.edu; phone: (563) 382-2949
Allied Partners
Mitch Schulte: mitchschulte@iowadairy.org; phone: (319) 7745-3451
Western Iowa Dairy Alliance: Scott Schroeder: westerniowadairy@gmail.com; phone: (712) 441-5308
Minnesota Milk Producers Association: MNMilk.org
Lucas Sjostrom: lucas@mnmilk.org; phone: (320) 249-8701
North Dakota Livestock Alliance:
Amber Boeshans: aboeshans@midwestdairy.com; phone: (701) 712- 1488
Nebraska State Dairy Association: NebraskaMilk.org
Rod Johnson: Rod@NebraskaMilk.org;
phone: (402) 853-2028
South Dakota Dairy Producers: SDDairyProducers.org
Tom Peterson tom.peterson@sddairyproducers.org; phone: (605) 251-2439
Minnesota Dairy Initiative-SW Region
Becca Schulze becca.schulze@co.pipestone.mn.us; phone: (507) 531-0443