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Webinar Series Discusses Handling Stress on Dairy Farms
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 06/25/2018

The University Extension programs in Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois are teaming up to hold a series of webinars that discuss how to recognize the signs of stress, how dairy farm families can manage stress, analyzing a dairy for profits, the profitability of various dairy systems and what FINBIN says about production costs.

The presentations will be held on three consecutive Tuesdays next month, including July 10, July 17 and July 24 starting at noon. They will be conducted by extension specialists from ISU Extension and Outreach, the University of Wisconsin, University of Illinois and University of Minnesota. ISU Extension and Outreach dairy specialists Larry Tranel, Fred Hall and Jenn Bentley will present during the webinars, as well as John Shutske, extension specialist with the University of Wisconsin, Jim Salfer, extension dairy specialist with the University of Minnesota, and Phil Cardoso, extension dairy specialist with the University of Illinois.

The topics discussed in the webinars are:

** July 10 -Recognizing and Managing Stress of Dairy Farmers

** July 17 - Knowing Your Cost of Production and Where the Dairy Industry Is Headed

** July 24 - Making Production Decisions During Challenging Times

To join the webinars, log onto https://connect.extension.iastate.edu/isuedairy. For more information, call 563-583-6496 or 563-382-2949.

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