Join The Dairyland Initiative May 14-15 in Madison, WI for its first in-person workshop since 2020! Attendees will participate in engaging and practical workshops focused on how to combat heat stress in adult cows and calves using the latest recommendations gleaned from research and field experience.
Questions? Contact Courtney Halbach at courtney.halbach@wisc.edu
Calf Care & Quality Assurance is holding a free “Train the Trainer” course scheduled for Thursday, April 10, from 1:00-5:00pm MT, immediately after the DCHA conference concludes. CCQA is a quality assurance certification program that was built to unite calf raisers around key management practices that ensure consumers all cattle raised at a calf-raising facility are healthy and well cared for and the products they generate are wholesome and safe. Components of the program include calf health, animal handling and stockmanship, management and care, employee training, continuing education and emergency preparedness.
The goal of a Train the Trainer session is to prepare and certify industry leaders in the techniques and instruction of the program. Once certified, you will gain access to the CCQA Instructor Hub that houses all materials needed to host a CCQA Training. Following access to the hub, you can then host on-farm training events to assist in employee training and certification.
For more information and to register for that course, you MUST click this link. Space is limited to 20 participants.
For more information, contact Julia Herman at: jherman@beef.org.
Join Dairy Calf and Heifer Association’s webinar, “Neonatal Calf Diarrhea: Causes and Importance of Colostrum.” David Prentice, Elanco Animal Health technical consultant, will review the major causes of neonatal calf diarrhea and review antibiotic therapy for this condition. The presentation will also address the judicious use of antibiotics. In addition, Prentice will review the importance of colostrum for reducing diarrhea and improving overall calf health.
DCHA received approval for one Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE) for this webinar. Approval gives veterinarians the opportunity to earn one CE credit. Veterinarians must be a DCHA member to earn the RACE credit.
As the leading organization representing and supporting cattle veterinarians, the American Association of Bovine Practitioners recognizes that more recent graduates are often unable to attend the AABP Annual Conference and take advantage of AABP’s bovine-oriented continuing education and networking opportunities. Recent graduates have indicated the desire for more CE on both clinical skills and in introductory consulting skills in production medicine.
In response to this need, AABP brings recent graduates who have graduated veterinary school between 2017-2024 the opportunity to attend a veterinary conference, that will offer cutting-edge clinical skills and practice management information.
This two-day conference will be packed with 15.5 hours of continuing education. The program committee are also recent graduates and are drawing from the needs of their veterinary peers and colleagues for this program. In addition to providing quality bovine medicine CE, the goal of the conference is to also encourage recent grads to become and stay active in organized veterinary medicine and take advantage of the resources offered by AABP. Due to demand for animal health and other products, in 2025 the conference will also offer a trade show. The AABP Recent Veterinary Graduate Conference is limited to AABP members only.
The Dairy Cattle Welfare Council invites you to an upcoming webinar featuring Dr. Steele, a distinguished expert in dairy calf nutrition. In this presentation, Dr. Steele will introduce groundbreaking concepts about colostrum feeding practices on the first day of life and explore novel applications for its use beyond the initial day. By challenging conventional recommendations, he will uncover key opportunities for dairy producers to enhance the nutrition and welfare of neonatal calves. This webinar promises to provide valuable insights for dairy producers, veterinarians, and researchers committed to improving calf care practices.
In this webinar, Dr. Adrian Barragan will cover the latest discoveries on uterine infection diagnosis and preventative and treatment strategies. He will provide applied concepts that fit farm logistics and discuss best recommendations to manage these diseases in different farm settings (e.g., conventional versus organic).
Dr. Barragan is involved in Penn State Extension and Outreach activities and field investigations and develops and performs applied research to help dairy producers. His research interests have been related to developing new disease preventive practices to improve cow welfare and fertility and developing better training and management programs for Spanish-speaking farm employees in dairy operations.
There is no fee to participate in the webinar; however, registration is required at least one hour prior to the webinar.
Join PDPW in Wisconsin on October 15-16 for the 2024 Calf Care Connections program!
The general session focuses on biosecurity. Dr. Don Sockett, DVM, delves into the ways in which infectious pathogens are shared — and how we may be unwittingly aiding and abetting the culprits— he’ll discuss dairy zones, cross contamination, and zoonotic diseases as well as how to alleviate the spread from human to calf and calf to human.
Additional sessions include information on other common calf illnesses such as pneumonia, scours, and digestive issues. Attendees will hear from industry experts: Dr. Theresa Ollivett, DVM, PhD, DACVIM; Dr. Melissa Cantor, PhD; Dr. Derek Foster, DVM, PhD, DACVIM. These breakout sessions will also be provided in Spanish!
To register, visit www.pdpw.org or call 800-947-7379.
Stockmanship & Stewardship is a unique educational experience for beef and dairy producers featuring low-stress cattle handling demonstrations, Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) training, and other great topics.
During the event, producers can become BQA certified, qualify for FARM Animal Care stockmanship continuing education, network with fellow producers, participate in hands-on demonstrations led by animal handling experts, and learn innovative management techniques. Industry experts will cover topics such as beef x dairy opportunities, pasture management, consumer insights, and cull cattle management.
Join FARM in Phoenix for the 2024 Joint Annual Meeting of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB), National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA) taking place October 20-23.
This year’s annual meeting theme, “Making Every Drop Count — Reimagining Dairy’s Future,” is not just a phrase but a call to action. It’s an invitation for farmer leaders, promotion and cooperative organizations, food industry leaders, and other stakeholders to come together and shape the future of our industry and farmer-led organizations.
