2023 Winter Workshop Series
"Milking the Carbon Cow"
The 2023 Winter Workshop was held virtually with three webinars. This year’s theme was “Milking the Carbon Cow.” The webinars were:
What’s All the Fuss about Carbon: A Soil Perspective
Anthony Bly- Soils Field Specialist with SDSU Extension who works with crop producers and
agronomist to solve soil issues including soil fertility, testing, and health factors related to resource management and crop productivity.
Measuring, Managing & Modeling for the Future: ES
Kaitlyn Briggs- Director of Environmental Research, Dairy Management Inc. is an experienced dairy veterinarian, with an MBA focused on sustainability.
Carbon Credit Contract: Considerations and Questions to Ask
Kristine Tidgren– Adjunct assistant professor in the Agricultural Education & Studies Department and the director for the Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation.
The recordings for all three webinars are listed below.
What participants are saying...
"I liked how everyone talked and asked questions, it was more like a conversation and less like they were talking at you."
"Planning on harvesting cover crop for feed first time this year, found the information useful."
"I enjoy the topics that are covered and think they are incredibly helpful for producers to be able to get the knowledge."
2022 Winter Workshop Proceedings: Trends & Strategies Being Used in Milk
The 2022 Winter Workshops were held January 11 and 12 in Brookings, SD and Rock Rapids, IA. The materials can be found here. To the left, "Troubleshooting Mastitis in your Herd for Cleaner Milk" was presented by Derek Nolan, University of Illinois, Dairy Education and Extension Faculty.
2021: NET ZERO: If It's Not Your Profitability, What Is It?
This workshop was held virtually on January 12, 2021. (Click the links for the recording)
Keynote speakers: Jim Wallace and Krysta Harden
Sustainability Sessions:
Cover Crops: Cinnamon Ridge Dairy, Donahue, IA
Dairy Technology Using Genetics: Rosy-Lane Holsteins, Watertown, WI
Dairy Processing Plants Sustainability: Leprino Foods, Greeley, CO