I-29 Moo University
Winter Workshop Series
Agenda
The workshop will be repeated at each location.
9:30 a.m. – Registration & Refreshments | Visit Sponsors
10:00 a.m. - "Why Animal Welfare is Essential for the Animal, the Producer, and the Consumer"
Dr. Jennifer Van Os – Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist – Animal Welfare, University of Wisconsin-Madison
10:30 a.m. – Roundtable Discussions on topic above
11:00 a.m. - “Incorporation of Pain Mitigation Protocols as part of your Best Management Practices as you Disbud Calves”
Pat Gorden, DVM, PhD, ISU Associate Professor, Vet Diagnostic & Production Animal Medicine
11:30 p.m. - Roundtable Discussion on topic above
12:00 p.m. – Lunch | Midwest Dairy Checkoff Updates | Sponsor Updates
1:15 p.m. – "Two Heads are Better than One: Benefits of Pair or Group Rearing of Calves"
Dr. Jennifer Van Os – Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist – Animal Welfare, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1:45 p.m. –Roundtable Discussion on topic above
2:15 p.m. – “Resource Update of Incorporation of Calf Care & Handling SOP’s”
Jennifer Bentley, ISU Extension and Outreach Dairy Field Specialist
2:30 p.m. – Hot Wash & Wrap-up
2:45 p.m. – Adjourn
Locations
January 6th – Perham, MN – The Cactus – 43521 Fort Thunder Road; In Partnership with Minnesota Milk’s Dairy Management : Workshops and Midwest Dairy’s District 3 & 4 meetings
January 7th – Brookings, SD - Swiftel Center – 824, 32nd Ave; In Partnership with South Dakota’s Midwest Dairy - Checkoff Update Meetings
January 8th – Pipestone, MN, Pipestone Systems – 1801 Forman Drive; Midwest Dairy checkoff update
January 9th – Orange City, IA – Sioux County Extension Office – 400 Central Ave NW; In Partnership with Iowa’s Midwest Dairy Checkoff Update Meetings
January 10th – Wayne, NE, Wayne State College, Student Center, Niobrara Room – E, 14th Street; In Partnership with Nebraska’s Midwest Dairy Checkoff Update Meetings
Registration Information
Questions?
Tracey Erickson, SDSU Extension Dairy Field Specialist;
Phone: 605.882.5140 Email: Tracey.Erickson@sdstate.edu
Jennifer Bentley, ISU Extension and Outreach Dairy Field Specialist
Phone: 563.382.2949 | Email: jbentley@iastate.edu
For More Info visit:
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
Jennifer Bentley: jbentley@iastate.edu; phone: (563) 382-2949
Allied Partners
Mitch Schulte: mitchschulte@iowadairy.org; phone: (319) 7745-3451
Western Iowa Dairy Alliance:
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
Kris Bousquet: krisbousquet@nebraskamilk.org
phone: (531) 207-4291
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