Check out these learning opportunities available to the Central Plains 5-state region dairy producers, managers, employees and allied industry.
Iowa State Extension and Outreach:
- November 18 – 12:00 pm CT What’s changing on the new sire summaries
- Speaker – James Koltes
- Nov 30-Dec 1 – 4th Annual Women in Ag Leadership Conference
- December 16 – 12:00 pm CT Stress, generational communication and the family
- Speaker – Larry Tranel
Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council:
- November 10-12 – Annual Meeting – Virtual Conference
- November 16 – DCRC Webinar: “Maximizing Fertility While Minimizing Timed AI Use” (“Maximizando fertilidade e, ao mesmo temp, minimizando o uso de IA em tempo fixo”), presented in Portuguese
National Mastitis Council:
- November 19 – 2:00 pm CT Improving Udder Health through Better Bedding Management
- Speaker – Sandra Godden
University of Nebraska Dairy Extension:
- November 10 – 11:00 am CT Low Forage and Non-forage Fiber Feeding Strategies
- Speaker – Kirby Krogstad
- December 8 – 11:00 am CT Feeding Strategies with Low Quality and Quantity Forages
- Speaker – Paul Kononoff
Dairy Calf and Heifer Association:
- April 6-8, 2021 DCHA Annual Conference, Appleton WI
FARM, Farmers Assuring Responsible Management:
- November 4 – 12:00 pm CT FARM Program Overview
- Speaker – Emily Yesier Stepp
- November 11 – 12:00 pm CT Farmer Role within the Program
- Speaker – Beverly Hampton Phifer
- December 2 – 12:00 pm CT Animal Care
- Speaker – Emily Yesier Stepp
- December 16 – 12:00 pm CT Environmental Stewardship
- Speaker – Nicole Ayache
- January 6, 2021 – 12:00 pm CT Antibiotic Stewardship
- Speaker – Jamie Jonker, Ph.D.
- January 20, 2021 – 12:00 pm CT Workforce Development
- Speaker – Nicole Ayache