Wednesday, August 31, 2011

2011 NACAA AM/PIC Photos Now Available

Photos from the 2011 NACAA AM/PIC are now available for viewing and printing at http://2011ampic.com/Photos.html

You can easily download a version of each picture to print at your office/home. If you would like to have a professional print produced, contact information for this years AM/PIC photographer is available at this site.

Enjoy!

Saturday, August 27, 2011

DAIReXNET (national eXtension) Webinars- Free to the Public

DAIReXNET and the National Association of County Agricultural Agents would like to invite you to attend our webinar entitled “Handling High Commodity Prices.”

The webinars we provide are free to the public and are geared toward bringing pertinent information to extension educators, allied industry professionals, veterinarians, and dairy producers across the United States.

The following URL provides information on accessing these webinars, which will be recorded and archived for those unable to attend the live session:

http://www.extension.org/pages/Upcoming_Dairy_Cattle_Webinars
Shortened link for Twitter: http://bit.ly/8XiTaX



Handling High Commodity Prices
September 14, 2011, 1 pm EDT

Dr. Normand St-Pierre
Dr. St-Pierre will discuss how to control feed costs using various methods. These methods include: getting the full value of forage crops, purchasing ingredients that are favorably priced, inventory management, producing things that you are being paid for, managing the herd structure, cow grouping, and feed additives.



Don’t forget about our archived webinars!

Every webinar we produce is recorded and stored online, so you can access them at any time. Our complete Fall 2010-Spring 2011 webinar series is available for you to view at your convenience.

View this webinar now at http://www.extension.org/pages/Archived_Dairy_Cattle_Webinars.


Other webinars planned this fall are:
October- Recruiting and Retaining Quality Dairy Employees
November- Appropriate Drug Use and Residue Avoidance
December- Reducing TMR Variability


Feel free to email or call us with any questions you may have:

Nancy McGill
nancy.chenault@uky.edu
859-257-7541

Donna Amaral-Phillips
damaral@uky.edu
859-257-7542


What is DAIReXNET? DAIReXNET is a national, extension-driven web resource designed to meet the educational and decision-making needs of dairy producers, allied industry partners, extension educators and consumers.