This section provides webinars that have been recorded on "Surviving High Feed Cost" and "Financial Outlook for the Dairy Industry"
Dairy Cattle Webinars
Strategies for Cull Cow Management: Reducing Your Risk of Antibiotic Residues
In the third co-sponsored webinar, University of Illinois dairy specialists explore strategies for reducing the risks of antibiotic residues in cull cows as well as timely marketing of animals and issues in animal welfare. Please click on the link below and select "Login as a guest" to access the archived webinar.
Managing the Dairy Replacement Herd
In the second of the University of Illinois' Dairy Webinar Series, three dairy specialists discuss heifer management from colostrum and milk replacers to the economics of profitable management.Please click on the link below and select "Login as a guest" to access the archived webinar.
Feeding Strategies with Current Milk Prices
This webinar was held on March 20th, 2009 with 68 participants and focused on feeding strategies with today's low milk prices. This is the first of three webinars co-hosted by the University of Illinois and DAIReXNET. Please click on the link below and select "Login as a guest" to access the archived webinar.
Financial Outlook for the Dairy Industry
DAIReXNET hosted its second webinar on November 10, 2008. The topics discussed in the webinar were “Financial Outlook for Dairy” and “Managing through Turbulent Times.”
Topics include:
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- Financial Outlook for Dairy – Scott Brown, University of Missouri
Dairy Producers are facing unprecedented challenges and uncertainty about milk prices and the cost of feed and other inputs. This presentation will try to make sense of the many factors that will affect dairy farm profitability in the coming months and will provide the best forecast possible.
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- Managing through Turbulent Times – Geoff Benson, North Carolina State University
This presentation will discuss selected herd management and financial management practices and priorities that dairy farmers can consider as they develop plans for coping with the financial challenges that lie ahead.
Audio Recording:Financial Outlook for the Dairy Industry
Powerpoint (only):Powerpoint, "Financial Outlook for the Dairy Industry"
Feed Cost Webinar
DAIReXNET hosted our first webinar on "Surviving High Feed Cost" for producers and allied industry on August 18, 2008. The topics that were discussed in the webinar were:
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- Strategies to Lock in Milk and Feed Prices - Dave Byers, consultant from Virginia.
- Feeding Strategies with $5, $6, or $7 Corn - Mike Hutjens, University of Illinois.
- Alternative Feedstuffs for Corn and Soybean Meal - Randy Shaver, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Audio Recording:Surviving High Feed Cost
Powerpoint (only):Powerpoint, "Surviving High Feed Cost"
