Financial Outlook for the Dairy Industry
DAIReXNET will be hosting it's second webinar on November 10, 2008 at 1:00PM Eastern Time. The topic’s to be discussed in the webinar are:
- 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.
- Managing through Turbulent Times - Geoff Benson, North Carolina State University; Jack McAllister, University of Kentucky
It is clear that dairy producers will be facing a profit squeeze in the coming months. There are no magic bullets and this presentation will discuss selected herd management and financial management practices and priorities that dairy farmers can consider as they develop their plans for coping with the financial challenges that lie ahead.
Connecting to the Webinar
To connect to the upcoming webinar, follow these steps:
1.)A day in advance, test your connection. To test your software and connection speed, go to: Adobe Connect Test Site. This website will run several diagnostics:
- to see if you have a supported version of Flash Player,
- that you can successfully connect to the virtual meeting room server (no firewall issues),
- that your connection speed is adequate (56 Kbps or higher is required) and
- that you have the appropriate plug-in (not mandatory but it does allow you to see the presentation in full-screen rather than inside the browser window).
An updated version of Flash Player is not needed, however the test site will provide this opportunity.
2.)On the scheduled day and time (about 15 minutes before the webcast begins), connect to the DAIReXNET Webinar or follow this link: http://connect.extension.iastate.edu/dairexnetwebinar/. Select the "enter as guest" option and then type your name and state when prompted. If the program asks to install the Adobe Connect 'add-in', allow the program to install (only takes a few seconds).
3.)It is important that all questions be directed to the Chat Box located on the left of your screen during the Webinar.
