Join the Extension Dairy Team as we visit with Dr. Bob Cropp, Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Cropp has provided dairy market updates to the Ag Lender's Seminar for over 30 years and gives our audience a great perspective and understanding of the dairy markets.

Join in as we discuss a case study used at The Ohio State University based around assessing calf death losses in a dairy-beef crossbreeding program. Dr. Gustavo Schuenemann, Professor and Extension Veterinarian, Department of Veterinary Preventative Medicine at The Ohio State University, provided top opportunities to reduce calf death loss.

Buckeye Dairy News - Case Study assessing Calf Death Loss

Fred Hall discusses steps to control rats and mice on the farm. He will walk through the “ups” of rodent control - seal up, clean up, count up, trap up and bait up as each of these “ups” are an important aspect of controlling rodents.

View full webinar here: Rodent Control Webinar

The ISU Dairy Team recently presented at World Dairy Expo during an Expo seminar on common spreadsheets, apps, and software being used by dairy producers and industry. Listen in and maybe you'll find a new one to use!

Join in as we discuss with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Field Agronomists how producers are harvesting and handling recent storm damaged crops. Many lessons were learned during Derecho last year and can be applied to this year's crop.

Resources available:

https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/

https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/blog/bob-hartzler-meaghan-anderson-prashant-jha/management-volunteer-corn-fields-affected-derecho

https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/blog/ryan-w-bergman/tips-harvesting-downed-and-wind-damagehttps://crops.extension.iastate.edu/blog/matt-darr-ryan-w-bergman/video-tillage-options-unharvestable-cornd-corn

https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/blog/joshua-michel-mark-licht/fall-management-options-corn-fields-are-unharvestable 

https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/blog/matt-darr-ryan-w-bergman/video-tillage-options-unharvestable-corn

The Dairy Team was happy to have a discussion with new WIDA Coordinator, Meghan Hettinga. She is originally from NW IA and currently a student at SDSU in dairy production. She is excited to get started in her new role!

Join in as we discuss with UW-Madison Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Luiz Ferraretto about this upcoming corn silage harvest. Tune into key measurements and management practices to produce high quality silage.

https://andysci.wisc.edu/directory/luiz-ferraretto/

Wildlife Biologist with USDA Wildlife Services Ernie Colboth discusses controlling nuisance bird populations on dairies, disease issues associated with large amounts of birds and contamination and consumption of livestock feed.

He began his career with Wildlife Services, in the Missouri program, supporting the US Air Force at Whiteman AFB and moved to Iowa in 2004. He will have 25 years of service with Wildlife Services in August 2021. Colboth provides both technical and direct control assistance to state and federal agencies, city municipalities, businesses, and private individuals. He began providing individual assistance to dairy farmers and feedlot producers in 2004.

Controlling Nuisance Birds Webinar

Ernie Colboth, 515-256-5558, [email protected]

(866) 4 USDA WS

www.aphis.usda.gov

Join in as we discuss ways to save energy on your farm with Joel Zook at the Winneshiek Energy District.

Archived webinar for more details on Saving Energy on Your Farm

Join in as we discuss with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Field Ag Engineer, Brian Dougherty, and Mississippi State University Assistant Professor and Extension Dairy Specialist, Amanda Stone, on ways to reduce heat stress in dairy cattle in both freestall and pasture based systems.

Resources for Heat Abatement Strategies:

https://www.extension.iastate.edu/dairyteam/building-facilities

http://extension.msstate.edu/dairy

The Mississippi Mister: A More Affordable Way to Cool Pasture Animals