Dairy News & Views from ISU

The 2025 Dairy Days event, organized by the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach dairy team, featured discussions on various topics including dairy industry surveys, feed pricing tools, and alternative forages. The event saw a high response rate to the dairy industry survey, with topics like farm transitions, financial sustainability, labor challenges, and beef-dairy integration being wide...

Tune into this episode as the Dairy Team speaks with other extension specialist about their topics during Dairy Days! Learn more about Dairy Days at https://www.extension.iastate.edu/dairyteam/2025-iowa-dairy-days . Have ideas for upcoming podcasts? Submit them here  https://go.iastate.edu/ISUDAIRYPODCAST

Listen in as the Dairy Team discusses our upcoming Dairy Days events! Learn more about Dairy Days at https://www.extension.iastate.edu/dairyteam/2025-iowa-dairy-days Podcast survey and topic ideas:  https://go.iastate.edu/ISUDAIRYPODCAST

Tune in as the Dairy Team discusses the upcoming Farm Transition Conference on February 6-7. For more information visit https://www.regcytes.extension.iastate.edu/farmtransitions/ Have podcast ideas? Add them here at: Podcast survey and topic ideas:  https://go.iastate.edu/ISUDAIRYPODCAST

Don't miss out on some learning opportunities during the early months of 2025. Get more information about each of the programs here: Urban Cow Weather Webinar Dairy Goat Webinar Series I-29 Moo University Dairy Beef Shortcourse Got feedback about our podcast or ideas of upcoming topics? Let us know by taking this quick survey !

Tune as we talk about the upcoming farm couple getaway being hosted on Feb. 21-22, 2025 in Dubuque. Madi Skubal, dairy and crop producer, located in southeast Iowa shares her and her husband's experience with the getaway and the take home messages she is still using today. To learn more about the upcoming getaway check out: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/dairyteam/2025-farm-couple-getaway  

Aspirin has never gone through the process of being approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in cattle. However, FDA considered aspirin to be of "low regulatory concern," so its use in scenarios where a veterinarian determined there to be no other option for treatment was acceptable. The agency has now reversed that stance and released a letter to veterinarians emphasizing that a...

Join Extension Dairy Team members as we reflect on 2024 and the events that took place in the dairy industry and what we are looking forward to in 2025! Have topics for another podcast? Let us know here: https://go.iastate.edu/ISUDAIRYPODCAST

Tune as we discuss details about the Choose Iowa Dairy Innovation Grant with Iowa Secretary Mike Naig and hear experiences from Iowa dairy producer, Ted Wolf. Find how this grant could help you support the purchase of labor-reducing technology equipment or on-farm processing equipment.  Reminder grant deadline is Monday, December 2 at NOON. Grant details and application can be found here: https://...

Join dairy team members as they recap key takeaways from the Dairy Industry Doubleheader, including talking points from Dr. Allison Vander Plaats on her experiences with automatic calf feeders and an update on where HPAI is in the US, along with Dr. Grant Dewell as he talks about the ISU Biosecurity Trailer. Got ideas or questions for upcoming podcast episodes? Share your thoughts with us and we'l...

Tune in as Guest speaker Leonard Polzin with UW Madison spoke on the dairy price outlook this next year at the 2024 Ag Lenders Seminars! Got ideas or questions for upcoming podcast episodes? Share your thoughts with us and we'll include them in future episodes! https://go.iastate.edu/ISUDAIRYPODCAST  

Join us as the Dairy Team speaks about upcoming events hosted across the state of Iowa! For more information about the events visit: Ag Lenders Seminars:  https://www.extension.iastate.edu/dairyteam/ag-lenders-seminars Dairy Industry Double Header: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/dairyteam/iowa-dairy-industry-doubleheader Review of Purposed Changes to Federal Milk Marketing Orders Webinar:  http...

Tune in as the Dairy Team chats with producer Jeremy Peake and Dr. Larry Tranel about grass fed milk production! For more information on upcoming events mentioned in the episode visit: Agricultural Lenders Seminars:   https://www.extension.iastate.edu/dairyteam/ag-lenders-seminars Iowa Dairy Indsutry Double Header:  https://www.extension.iastate.edu/dairyteam/iowa-dairy-industry-doubleheader Revie...

Tune in as Dairy Specialists Dr. Gail Carpenter and Jennifer Bentley talk all things corn silage with Margaret Quaassdorff, regional dairy management specialist with the Northwest NY Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Program.  Got ideas or questions for upcoming podcast episodes? Share your thoughts with us and we'll include them in future episodes! https://iastate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9zSuiD...

Tune in as the Dairy Team chats about cover crop resources for farmers with Dr. Mark Licht, Associate Professor and Extension Cropping Systems Specialist and Dr. Shelby Gruss, Assistant Professor, Forage Extension. Got ideas or questions for upcoming podcast episodes? Share your thoughts with us and we'll include them in future episodes! https://go.iastate.edu/ISUDAIRYPODCAST

Tune in as Amber Friedrichsen with Hay and Forage Grower and a local producer as they recap our recent alfalfa recommendation webinar with the Iowa State Extension and Outreach Dairy Team.  Find the webinar at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiN8WptVpdw

Join us at guest Luiz Ferraretto from the Unversity of Wisonsin- Madison speakes on what to expect for the corn silage harvest this season!

Recap The Stateline Dairy and Ag Outlook Seminar, "Understanding a Changing Industry."   Listen in as Leonard Polzin, University of Wisconsin discusses Dairy Price Outlook – Spotlight on Supply, Demand and Inflation.

Tune in as the Dairy Team discusses the new HPAI regulations for upcoming dairy shows.  For more information visit https://www.extension.iastate.edu/dairyteam/HPAI

Tune in as the Dairy Team speaks with guest  Cody Volkmann as he discusses how dairy producers can mitigate heat stress for their employees. He will define heat stress, how it is measured, and offer techniques to prevent heat stress.

This week we recap Dairy Challenge with Peggy Coffeen on the Uplevel Dairy Podcast, as trio of up-and-comers in dairy industry communications took over the mic to interview three Dairy Challenge alumni who shared their experiences on a panel at the Midwest Dairy Challenge held in Green Bay, Wis., in February. Social media interns interview Dairy Challenge alumni: Nichole Gerard, Iowa State Univers...

Tune in as the dairy team speaks with guest Dr. Chad Dechow from Penn State as he discusses muscle weakness in Holstein calves. 

Listen in as the dairy team discusses their recent heifer field day and key takeaways from the event!

Join the Dairy Team and guest speaker David Marks with USDA Wildlife Services as they discuss the relationship between migratory birds and the HPAI virus.   USDA Wildlife Services Dave   Marks Email:  David. R.Marks@aphis.usda.gov Office:  (515) 414-3292

Listen in as the dairy team discusses HPAI updates and prevention practices with State Extension Vet Dr. Jardon and Dairy Products Bureau Chief Jurgan Ehler.  Looking for more information? Check out Dr. Jardon's recommended links below. Joint APHIS, FDA, and CDC release is here: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-announcements/usda-fda-cdc-share-update-hpai-detections-dairy-cattle   Here's the...