I-29 Moo University
A newsletter for dairy producers - May 2017
Emergency Preparedness on Dairies
Emergency preparedness is something we all know we should do, but unfortunately it often ends up on the “to do list” never getting checked off as completed. We know emergencies happen, we just don’t know to whom, when, or what type of emergency. Being prepared for an emergency on your dairy can significantly improve recovery time from an unexpected incident. Continue...
Email: Tracey.Erickson@SDState.edu
Website: iGrow.org/Livestock/Dairy
Location: Watertown, SD, United States
Phone: 605-882-5140
It is not just the ration – non-dietary factors affecting milk production
I often get calls from frustrated farmers, nutritionists and veterinarians wondering why a herd of cows is not milking as well as the diet indicates they should be milking. Most of the time the problem is not related to forage quality and ration formulation. Most nutritionists have the skills and tools to develop diets that support high milk production. We are learning that achieving high production is more than just feeding a well-balanced diet with high-quality forage. The interaction of feeding, resting and minimizing stress has a big influence on cow performance. Continue...
Email: salfe001@umn.edu
Website: http://www.extension.umn.edu/agriculture/dairy/
Location: St Cloud, MN, United States
Phone: (320) 203-6093
Cattle Handling Workshop Hosted at Rosebud Sioux Tribal Ranch
'Low Stress for Safety and Success' Workshop
March 16th was a beautiful day for the “Low Stress for Safety and Success” workshop hosted at the Rosebud Sioux Tribal Ranch. “We are grateful to the Rosebud Sioux Tribal Ranch for hosting us. We appreciate them allowing us to work with their cow herd and experience their handling facilities,” said Heidi Carroll, SDSU Extension Livestock Stewardship Associate. Heidi Carroll and her colleagues Julie Walker, SDSU Extension Beef Specialist, and Joe Darrington, SDSU Extension Livestock Environment Associate, organized three workshops around South Dakota. This workshop was the final producer workshop of the North Central Extension Risk Management grant-funded project. Continue...
Email: heidi.carroll@sdstate.edu
Website: igrow.org/livestock/dairy
Location: Brookings, SD, United States
Phone: (605) 688-6623
Use Your Employee Handbook!
Does your farm have an employee handbook? I’ve talked to many dairy farmers about employee handbooks this winter. Many farms have a handbook, which is great! However, farmers tell me they are unsure of how to use the handbook once it’s written. Too often, employees don’t look at the handbook or farms forget they have it and the handbook collects dust on a shelf. Continue...
Email: bberning@umn.edu
Website: http://www.extension.umn.edu/agriculture/dairy/
Location: St Cloud, MN, United States
Phone: (320) 203-6104
Monitoring hygiene in calf feeding equipment (available in Spanish, also)
Calves represent the future of any dairy farm because they will become the next generation of lactating cows. At birth, calves have an immature immune system and are unable to fight off infections by themselves, therefore, it is imperative that calves receive high quality colostrum shortly after birth. The colostrum contains proteins called immunoglobulins or antibodies that protect the calf against diseases. These antibodies are produced by the mother but do not transfer to the fetus so they must be obtained through colostrum. Continue...
Click here for the article in Spanish
Email: KimClark@unl.edu
Website: Dairy.unl.edu
Location: Lincoln, NE, United States
Phone: (402) 472-6065
Facebook: Facebook.com/NEDairyExt
Twitter: @NEDairyEXt
Calendar of Events
2017
May
31: Bugs on Your Farm (think parasites, microbes, etc.) workshop. Clearwater, NE. Click here for details and to register.
June
5: 11:00 am: Equine nutrition basics; Animal Care Wednesday Webinar. Click here for more information and to join.
July
7: Animal Care Wednesday Webinar. Click here for more information and to join.
18: Dairy Robots workshop; Plainview, NE. Details to come.
About Us
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
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
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) 853-2028
North Dakota State University Dairy Extension
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