Beat the Heat – In February! Workshop
13. Jan, 2012
February 21 – How to keep your cows cool…..next summer! It’s cold outside, but now is the perfect time to be thinking ahead to next summer and how to keep your cows cool. University of Wisconsin-Extension is excited to host ‘Beat the Heat – in February!’ workshop on February 21st at the Dunn County Judicial Center, room 1402, 615 Stokke Parkway, Menomonie. The workshop will be held from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Registration is $20.00 and includes lunch and materials. Pre registration deadline is February 15th, space is limited.
Hot summer weather can really have an impact on herd health and milk production. This workshop will focus on ways to minimize the affects of heat. Topics and Speakers include:
• Building and Updating Facilities to Keep Cows Cooler, Dr. David Kammel, Biological Systems Engineer, UW-Extension/UW-Madison.
• Feeding for Hot Weather: Dietary Options and Feeding Management Strategies, Bernie Ford, Large Herd Dairy Specialist, Land O’ Lakes Feed.
• Building for Cow Comfort, Rebecca Mentick-Brotzman, DVM,SchoolofVeterinaryMedicine, UW-Madison.
• Real Life Applications of Heat Abatement Systems, Dr. Mike Wolf , Country Doctors Veterinary Service, and John McBride, VES Environmental Solutions.
For registration information, please contact Katie Sternweis, Agriculture Agent, Dunn County UW-Extension office at 715-232-1636 or katie.sternweis@ces.uwex.edu. Click here for the program flyer beat the heat 2-21-12 (pdf). Please send your registration form and check to: UW-Extension Dunn County, 800 Wilson Avenue, Room 330,Menomonie, WI 54751-2265.
Morning and afternoon refreshments will be sponsored by VES Environmental Solutions, LLC. 
