NEWS for North Dakotans
Agriculture Communication, North Dakota State
University
7 Morrill Hall, Fargo, ND 58105-5665
July 23, 1998
Reducing heat stress on dairy cows, getting more milk out of forages, and transferring the farm business are topics on the agenda at the Midwest Dairy Management Conference, August 17-18 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
The conference is designed for dairy producers, veterinarians, educators, and dairy business and service providers. The University of Minnesota and 11 other Midwest land grant universities are sponsors. Presenters include 16 of the nation's top dairy scientists and nine leading-edge producers.
The program will focus on four primary dairy management topics that have a major impact on profit. Each topic area will be addressed in the main session by scientists and producers, with opportunity for more in-depth follow-up in concurrent breakout sessions.
Transition cow management, including nutrition and udder health management, will be featured August 17. Additional sessions that day will focus on forages and nutrition, with emphasis on high quality forages, fiber digestibility, custom harvesting, and measuring profitability.
Business management will be featured August 18. There will be sessions on planning to meet your goals, capital management, putting together a management team, and a producer panel on expansion experiences. An additional topic August 18 will be cow comfort and housing. It will include sessions on taking advantage of cow behavior, freestall barn design, managing heat stress, and hoof health.
The conference will include a trade show, featuring some 100 providers of dairy-related products and services.
The cost of the conference is $149 for registrations postmarked by August 1 and $199 at the door. This includes two noon lunches and two continental breakfasts, but does not include housing. Registration materials are available through county extension offices. Conference hotels are the Regal Hotel at (800) 522-8856 and the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis at (800) 233-1234. For conference program information, contact North Dakota State University Extension dairy specialist J. W. Schroeder at 701-231-7663.
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Source: J.W. Schroeder (701) 231-7663
Editor: Tom Jirik (701) 231-9629