Iowa State Dairy Association

World Dairy Expo Bus Trip
2018-10-05 06:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Way, Madison, WI, 53713, United States
Join the Northeast Iowa Dairy Foundation for the annual one-day bus trip to World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., on Friday, Oct. 5.
Friday’s event highlights at World Dairy Expo include the International Guernsey Show, International Red & White Show, International Holstein Heifer Show, forage seminars and virtual farm tours. Attendees will have ample time to watch the dairy cattle shows and visit with over 800 exhibitors from around the world at the trade show.
Dairy farmers, industry members and any others interested are welcome to sign up for the trip. Cost to travel on the bus is $25 for lifetime members of the Dairy Foundation and $50 for non-members. The cost includes transportation, breakfast, admission into World Dairy Expo and supper. The bus will depart from Iowa’s Dairy Center south of Calmar at 6 a.m. on Friday morning and will return around 8:30 p.m. that evening. Pick-up locations also include Postville and Prairie du Chien, Wis. Act fast, the trip is limited to the first 55 who sign up.
For more information or how to register for the World Dairy Expo bus trip, visit http://iowadairycenter.com/farmers/world-dairy-expo-bus-trip.php or contact Mariah Schmitt at (563) 534-9957, ext. 107, or schmittma@nicc.edu.

Iowa Dairy Day
2018-09-14 09:00 - 18:00 | Clay County Fair, 800 W 18th St, Spencer, IA, 51301, United States
Iowa Dairy Day at the Clay County Fair is hosted in conjunction with the Clay County Fair Dairy Shows and the AgCiting Program put on by ISU Extension & Outreach- Clay County with over 180 students learning about the dairy industry.

Precision Agriculture & Animal Science Days
2018-09-04 09:00 - 2018-09-06 14:00 | Northwest Iowa Research Farm, 6320 500th Street, Sutherland, IA, 51058, United States
Iowa State University Extension & Outreach is set to host their annual Precision Ag and Animal Science Days September 4-6 at the Research Farm near Sutherland, Iowa. This is a great chance for high school students to learn about precision agriculture technologies and the dairy and beef industry identifying potential career opportunities that each agriculture industry provides to Northwest Iowa.

Northwest Iowa Corn Silage Clinic
2018-08-28 09:00 - 15:30 | Northwest Iowa Research Farm, 6320 500th Street, Sutherland, IA, 51058, United States
Clinic To Help NW Iowa Livestock Producers Improve Corn Silage Quality
Northwest Iowa beef and dairy producers depend on quality corn silage to build profitable rations. To help them accomplish this, the Iowa Beef Center and Iowa Extension Dairy Team are hosting the NW IA Corn Silage Clinic on August 28 at the Northwest Iowa Research and Demonstration Farm in Sutherland.
“The NW Iowa Corn Silage Clinic will feature top experts from the upper Midwest with the most current information on topics that affect corn silage and earlage quality and economics,” notes ISU Extension Dairy Field Specialist Fred M. Hall. Presentations will begin promptly at 9 am and will break at 12 noon for lunch. The program will adjourn by 3:30. Each expert will be available to answer questions.
Topics and speakers include:

Agronomic practices impacting corn silage digestion- Dr. Fred Owens, feedlot nutrition specialist.
Silage and kernel processing equipment- Aaron Ostrander, John Deere silage specialist.
Silage additives and inoculants- Dr. Scott Dennis, Pioneer.
Evaluating corn silage and earlage: What’s typical, Dr. Dan Loy, ISU Beef Center director.
Quality corn silage going in and coming out, Dr. Hugo Ramirez, ISU dairy specialist.
Pricing corn silage, Dr. William Edwards, retired ISU ag economist.
In addition, there will be two concurrent session featuring feeding corn products to the beef animal with Owens and feeding corn products to the dairy cow with Ramirez.

Producers will also be able to walk through corn silage variety plots and talk with seed company technicians. “In addition, there is a trade show which will allow producers to compare equipment and products used in putting up quality silage,” says ISU Extension Beef Field Specialist Beth Doran.
Registration is $25, with payment at the door. Pre-registration is required by August 22 for the meal count and can be made by calling the Sioux County Extension office at 712.737.4230.
For more information, contact Iowa State University Extension Program Field Specialists Beth Doran or Fred M. Hall. Both can be reached at 712.737.4230 in the Sioux County Extension office.

Iowa State Fair Dairy Cattle Show
2018-08-08 05:00 - 2018-08-11 22:00 | Iowa State Fairgrounds, 3000 E Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA, 50317, United States
Schedule
Wednesday, August 8
5:00 a.m. – Parlor opens for first official milking
9:00 a.m. – All Dairy Cattle must be in
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. – Open and 4-H/FFA entries checked
Thursday, August 9
8:00 a.m. – Holstein Show
8:30 a.m. – Ayrshire Show and Milking Shorthorn Show
11:45 a.m. – All Breed Novice Show Noon Resume shows with Junior Two Year Old Class
7:30 p.m. – Open Show Exhibitors’ Meeting – Media Center Robert Massee Sportsmanship Award Presentation
Friday, August 10
8:30 a.m. – Brown Swiss Show, Guernsey Show and Jersey Show
11:45 a.m. – Kiddie Kattle Kapers Noon Resume shows with the Junior Two Year Old Class
6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. – Open Class Non Champion Exhibitors Released (cattle released according to zones assigned by Superintendent)
Saturday, August 11
7:30 a.m. – 4-H/FFA All Breed Dairy Cattle Show
2:45 p.m. – Supreme Champion Selection
5:00 p.m. – All Dairy Cattle Released (cattle released according to zones assigned by Superintendent)

I29 Moo University Summer Tour
2018-08-03 09:30 - 16:15
“Treat Me Right” – Summer Management Tour
Two top producers will share their cattle handling strategies in their systems during the 2018 Summer I-29 Moo University Dairy Tour on August 3. Topics will include euthanasia, low-stress handling, non-ambulatory animal handling, biosecurity planning and newborn calf care.
Agenda:
9:30/9:45 – Registration & load bus at Friendly’s Fuel Stop, 47159 Co. Hwy 114, Baltic, SD, Exit 94
10:00 – Arrive at Boadwine Dairy, Baltic, SD
12:15 – Lunch and then leave Boadwine Dairy
1:30 – Arrive at Crosswinds Jersey’s, Elkton, SD
3:30 – Leave Crosswind Jersey’s
4:15 – Return to Friendly’s Fuel Stop
Registration is $25. Groups of three or more from the same operation receive 30% discount. Deadline is Friday, July 27. More info, in Iowa call 712.737.4230
Register on-line at www.igrow/edu/livestock/dairy

Northeast Iowa Dairy Foundation 9th Annual Breakfast on the Farm
2018-06-23 08:30 - 12:00 | Iowa’s Dairy Center, 1527 Highway 150 South, Calmar, IA, 52132, United States
Join the Northeast Iowa Dairy Foundation for the 9th annual Breakfast on the Farm Saturday, June 23, 2018 from 8:30a.m.- noon at Iowa’s Dairy Center, Calmar, Iowa. We’ll serve up a great wholesome breakfast and provide guided tram tours of the nationally-recognized Dairy Center. The kids will enjoy the chance to pet calves, plus families can visit several educational exhibits, milk a cow and see robots milk cows. Come join us and see how Iowa’s Dairy Center is growing!
This year we will be serving up Dad’s Belgian Waffles, sausage and of course delicious dairy products such as milk, cheese, yogurt and ice cream produced and processed right here in Northeast Iowa. Donations are accepted the day of and parking is available on-site.
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