I-29 Moo University
A newsletter for dairy producers - September 2016
Tips for Working with Your Lender
One of my first jobs out of college was as an agricultural loan officer in Northwest Wisconsin. I really enjoyed working with producers to help them achieve their business and personal goals! This job was my training ground to understanding the inner-workings of a business. Sure, I had learned about business in lectures and textbooks, but it was as a lender that I really learned how a business works. I also saw how successful farms worked with their lenders and I'd like to share a few of those observations with you. Continue...
Email: bberning@umn.edu
Website: http://www.extension.umn.edu/agriculture/dairy/
Location: St Cloud, MN, United States
Phone: (320) 203-6104
High-Quality Silage Making & Safe Practices: Both are necessities
Silage Pile Safety
Throughout the forage growing season many producers are putting up silage piles. To this point they have been predominately forages such as haylage or small grain silage; however, we will soon be moving into corn silage cutting season. This can become an extremely stressful and busy time of the year for producers, as they work to secure a high quality forage-based feedstuff during a narrow window of time. While quality is of utmost importance, making a pile that is safe for access should also be top priority. Continue...
Email: Tracey.Erickson@SDState.edu
Website: iGrow.org/Livestock/Dairy
Location: Watertown, SD, United States
Phone: (605) 882.5140
Calendar of Events
October
5: Animal Care Wednesday webinar, 10:30 am
26: Planning for the Future: How Can You Survive Mooving Forward? I-29 Moo University fall tour. Central Minnesota. Details coming soon on iGrow/org/Livestock/Dairy
27: Cattle Handling Workshop; Philip, SD. iGrow.org/Events
November
2:- Animal Care Wednesday webinar, 10:30 am
9: Rearing Young Stock for Milk and Beef Production workshop; Gage County Extension Office, Beatrice, NE. Click here for details.
10: Rearing Young Stock for Milk and Beef Production workshop; Lifelong Learning Center, Norfolk, NE. Click here for details.
29-December 1: Minnesota Milk Dairy Conference and Expo, River's Edge Convention Center, St. Cloud, MN.
December
7: Animal Care Wednesday webinar, 10:30 am
8: Risk Management Workshop-Lincoln, NE.
13: Avoiding Cold Stress in Winter Months webinar; 10:00 am. Click here for details and to join the webinar.
2017
January
16-20: I-29 Moo University Winter Workshop; Hot Topics on a Cold Day. Details coming soon!
16: Quality Inn, Jamestown, ND
17: Codington County Extension Center, Watertown, SD
18: Pipestone, MN
19: Orange City, IA
20: Lifelong Learning Center, Norfolk, NE
February
24: Cattle Handling workshop; Beresford, 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
Jim Paulson (Extension): jcp@umn.edu; phone: 507.251.4694
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