Join in as the Extension Dairy Team discusses managing an automatic milking system from the economics to facility design, to feed bunk management.

Archived Precision Technology Webinar - Automatic  Milking Systems

Join in as we visit with NW and NE IA Extension Field Agronomists, Joel DeJong and Josh Michel to discuss best management practices for maximizing quality and quantity of the upcoming alfalfa season.

Archived Webinar: Harvesting the First Cutting Alfalfa Right

ISU Extension and Outreach Dairy Team PEAQ website

Join in as we discuss information on using time-lapse cameras to identify dairy facility design and management issues that impact performance with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Field Ag Engineer, Brian Dougherty.

Archived Precision Technology Webinar: Time-lapse Cameras

Join in as we visit with Greg Palas, manager of user support services, DRMS, as we talk about dairy reports that can help in understanding how  dairy farm's management practices affect production, quality, and health of the herd.

Archived Webinar: Dairy Records with Greg Palas

In this episode we learn some great tips and tricks to keep our minds and body healthy in decreasing our stress levels, understanding not all stress is bad. Dr. Larry Tranel, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Field Specialist, provides everyday mindset tactics for easy use!

In this podcast, we visit with Dr. Amanda Stone, Assistant Professor and Dairy Extension Specialist with Mississippi State University, discussing mental health awareness, signs, and strategies we can use to help others and ourselves.

Join in as Dr. Sarah Adcock, assistant professor in animal welfare research/teaching at the University of Wisconsin discusses pain management for disbudding and steps producers can take to stay ahead of consumer concerns and changing industry standards for this procedure.

Disbudding Practices Present and Future Webinar

Disbudding Practices Present and Future (PDF)

Disbudding Calves Training Video-UC Davis Center for Animal Welfare

Join in as Dennis Todey, director of the USDA Climate Hub in Ames, Iowa discusses the climate and weather predictions for the 2021 growing season.

Archive to webinar:

Climate Update for 2021 Season

Join in as Dr. Larry Tranel, Extension Dairy Field Specialist discusses the factors that contribute to farm family stress and how families deal with grief.

Link to Farm Family Stress and Grief Webinar

Join in as Dr. James Koltes, Assistant Professor, Iowa State University as he gives updates to the December Genetic Evaluation. Dr. Koltes will focus on the development of the "feed saved" genetic evaluation and the "heifer livability proof,” and how these will be incorporated into the SNM index in April. Plus, he will review the calving ease changes from the August proofs.

Archived Webinar "What's New in the December 2020 Dairy Genetic Evaluations"