I-29 Moo University
A newsletter for dairy producers - February 2017
VFD Resources for My Show Animal
2017 Animal Care Wednesday Webinars Husbandry Practices in the Spotlight
January 1st marked the effective start date of the veterinary feed directive (VFD) regulations. During the January 4th Animal Care Wednesday Webinar we heard from two great speakers on resources for show animals regarding these new VFD regulations. Bernie O’Rourke, University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension Youth Livestock Specialist, shared how Wisconsin prepared their youth exhibitor families with information on the VFD regulations. Rob Eirich, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Educator and Director of Beef Quality Assurance, reviewed some of the background to the regulation and provided additional resources. Continue...
Email: heidi.carroll@sdstate.edu
Website: igrow.org/livestock/dairy
Location: Brookings, SD, United States
Phone: (605) 688-6623
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
I-29 Moo University Conducted Winter Workshop Series
By Kim Clark, Dairy Extension Educator, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
With technology changes and new research findings, it is important that dairy producers learn about this information to make changes on their farm to remain sustainable and profitable. The I-29 Moo University hosted a winter workshop series titled “Hot Topics for Cold Days January 16-20, 2017.” Continue...
Email: kimclark@unl.edu
Website: Dairy.unl.edu
Location: Lincoln, NE, United States
Phone: (402) 472-6065
Facebook: facebook.com/NEDairyExt
Twitter: @NEDairyExt
Tracey Erickson, SDSU
Photo courtesy of Heather Gessner, SDSU
Jim Salfer, University of Minnesota
Photo courtesy of Heather Gessner, SDSU
Dairy producers in Norfolk learning at the I-29 Moo University Winter Workshop
Calendar of Events
2017
February
20: Carver County Dairy Expo, Minnesota
21: Nebraska State Dairy Association annual convention; Columbus, NE
24: Cattle Handling workshop; Beresford, SD. Click here for details.
March
1: Animal Care Wednesday Webinar. For topic information and to join the webinar, click here.
16: Cattle Handling workshop; Rosebud, SD. Click here for details.
28: I29 Moo University Dairy Beef Shortcourse. Sioux Falls, SD. Click here for details.
29-30: Central Plains Dairy Expo, Sioux Falls, SD
April
5: Animal Care Wednesday Webinar. For topic information and to join the webinar, click here.
18-19: UMDIA meetings, Rochester or St. Cloud. Click here for details.
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