The 2011 Dairy Cow College program will include presentations on animal welfare and milk quality standards. New milk quality standards, and dairy cow health and welfare, are among the topics for the 2011 Dairy Cow College sessions.
Dairy Cow College is a joint effort of the North Dakota State University Extension Service and Midwest Dairy Association (MDA) in cooperation with the NDSU Animal Sciences Department.
The dates and locations for this year’s sessions are:
Jan. 31 - KEM Electric Cooperative, Linton
Feb. 1 - Youth Building, Morton County Fairgrounds, New Salem
Feb. 2 – Grand Dakota Lodge and Conference Center, Dickinson
Feb. 3 - The Ranch House, Towner
Feb. 4 – AgCountry Farm Credit Services, Valley City
All of the sessions will begin with registration and coffee at 10 a.m. local time and run from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Midwest Dairy Association is sponsoring lunch. Registration is not necessary for those who do not plan to eat lunch.
Other topics include striking a balance among ethics, science and economics; reducing lameness in the dairy herd; and how European Union regulations affect U.S. milk standards.
Presenters are Schroeder and Jan Shearer, a professor and Extension veterinarian at Iowa State University.
Other activities will include American Dairy Association and MDA district meetings and a question-and-answer session.
For more information about Dairy Cow College, contact your county Extension office, Schroeder at (701) 231-7663 or jw.schroeder@ndsu.edu, or the following Extension agents:
Linton - Doug Bichler, (701) 254-4811, douglas.bichler@ndsu.edu, or Crystal Schaunaman, (701) 288-3465, crystal.schaunaman@ndsu.edu
New Salem - Jackie Buckley, (701) 667-3340, jackie.buckley@ndsu.edu, or Rick Schmidt, (701) 794-8748, rick.schmidt@ndsu.edu
Dickinson - Kurt Froelich, (701) 456-7665, kurt.froelich@ndsu.edu, or David Twist, (701) 764-5593, david.twist@ndsu.edu
Towner - Raquel Dugan-Dibble, (701) 537-5405, r.dugan-dibble@ndsu.edu, or Mike Rose, (701) 857-6444, mike.rose@ndsu.edu
Valley City - Randy Grueneich, (701) 845-8528, randy.grueneich@ndsu.edu, or Lance Brower, (701) 252-9030, lance.brower@ndsu.edu
