SDSU Extension will starts its seven-week virtual feedlot shortcourse Thursday (July 16).
The program will run each Thursday at 12:30pm CDT through August 27.
Cattle feeders and industry professionals are encouraged to register. Each session will run for one hour with an opportunity for attendees to ask questions.
Schedule:
- July 16: Bunk Management – Warren Rusche, SDSU Extension Beef Feedlot Management Associate
- July 23: Facility Management, Open Yards and Confinement – Erik Loe, Midwest PMS
- July 30: Backgrounding Systems to Add Value to Cattle and Crops – Alfredo DiCostanzo, University of Minnesota Professor
- August 6: Cattle Feeding Risk Management – Matt Dierson, SDSU Extension Risk/Business Management Specialist and Professor
- August 13: Growth Enhancing Technologies – Zach Smith, SDSU Assistant Professor
- August 20: Feedlot Cattle Health Strategies – Russ Daly, SDSU Extension Veterinarian, State Public Health Veterinarian and Professor
- August 27: 2020 Feed and Cattle Outlook/Program Wrap-up – Panel
Registration fee is $25 and allows access to all seven sessions. Sessions are streamed via Zoom, and each registered participant will receive the access link and password the day of the meeting. Sessions will be recorded and shared with registered participants who are unable to attend the live stream. To register, go to https://extension.sdstate.edu/event/2020-virtual-feedlot-shortcourse.
For more information, please contact Warren Rusche, SDSU Extension Beef Feedlot Management Associate, at warren.rusche@sdstate.edu or 605-688-5452.
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