Check out this weeks chat along with Dr. Dennis Toddy, director of the USDA Climate Hub in Ames, Iowa! He speakes on what to expect for this seasons weather predictions and climate.

Learn more about the impact and value of the now 20 year contest known as North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge. This year, the Midwest Regional Dairy Challenge will be held in Dubuque, IA and hosted by Iowa State University and University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

Tune as we listen to Neal Wininger, Feed & Forage Consultant, with Dairyland Laboratories, Inc. as he gives us an overview of the 2022 Crop Year based on samples submitted to the lab.

Too see the webinar that includes slides of this discussion, join here:

Forage Quality 2022 Crop Year

Join in as we listen to Brian Dougherty, Field Ag Engineer for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach talk about successful ways to manage compost on the dairy farm.

Additional resources can be found here:

Composting for Dairy Farms Webinar

We all have personality. Each person is born with personality tendencies that can somewhat predict behaviors and tend to become more refined as aging and maturity occurs. Tune in with Larry Tranel, NE/SE Dairy Field Specialist, as we discuss his most recent publication on understanding farm personalities.

You can find the full publication here: Understanding Farm Personalities - Why We Act as We Do

or contact Larry: [email protected]

This recap discussion will discuss the intricacies of effective communication with employees. Join dairy team members along with Dr. Andre Periera-Purina Animal Nutrition, Dr. Victor Gomez Leon-Kansas State University, and Dr. Barry Bradfor-Michigan State University as they discuss "building your best feed team".

Tune as we recap a forage field day focused on soil and nutrition management for organic dairies!

Tune in as we visit with Krysta Harden, President and CEO of US Dairy Export Council. Krysta provides us a better understanding and perspective of dairy exports and the impact they have on the US dairy industry.

In the fourth and final installment of our 2022 Successful Forage Feeding virtual discussion, Fred and Gail were joined by Foresight Farms', Ethan Wise and their dairy nutritionist from GPS Consulting, Jordan Hunt as they discuss tips and tricks to successful forage feeding on the dairy.

Successful Forage Feeding Webinar Series Archive

"This material is based upon work supported by USDA/NIFA under Award Number 2021-70027-34694".

In the third installment of our 2022 Successful Forage Feeding virtual discussion series, Fred and Gail were joined by Luiz Ferraretto, University of Wisconsin Extension Specialist, and Ron and Connie Kuber, of Connor Agriscience as they talk best management practices for storing forage.

Register for the remaining webinar: Silage Webinar Series to Focus on Efficiency

Successful Forage Feeding Webinar Series Archive

"This material is based upon work supported by USDA/NIFA under Award Number 2021-70027-34694"