Dairy producers are encouraged to attend one of the, one-day workshops, focused on Raising Your Best Calf Ever, hosted by the I-29 Dairy Outreach Consortium. The workshops will be held in South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota and North Dakota beginning January 5, 2015.
Topics to be covered include:
Automatic Calf Feeders - Pro's and con's when utilizing: presented by Jim Paulson and Jim Salfer, Regional Extension Educators/Dairy, University of Minnesota.
Ventilation - When tube ventilation works and doesn't work: presented by Kevin Janni, Ag Biosystems Engineering Specialist University of Minnesota
Milk Replacers: Accelerated growth vs. non-accelerated feeding: presented by Hugh Chester Jones - Dairy Specialist University of Minnesota
Heifer diets and considerations when feeding DDGS: presented by Jill Anderson, Assistant Professor SDSU Dairy Science Department
Calf Health - Dealing with respiratory and scours problems, and considerations for raising a healthy calf. Also a 15 minutes brief FYI on the Veterinary Feed Directive update - presented by Russ Daly, DVM, SDSU Extension Veterinarian.
Details:
To register for the workshop, visit online event registration. The early registration rates are $50 for adults and $20 for students. After December 30, the rates will adjust to $65 for adults and $25 for students. The Western Iowa Dairy Alliance (WIDA) will cover up to $50 of the registration fee for members.
Workshops begin at 10 a.m. and run until 3 p.m.
Iowa: Jan. 5, 2015 at the ISU Sioux County Extension Complex, Central Ave. NW, Suite 700, Orange City, IA
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