WEBINARS

Join Dr. Paul Fricke, Professor & Extension Specialist – Dairy Cattle Reproduction, UW Madison and Craig Walter, Senior Educator, VAS as they discuss optimizing the use of sexed and beef semen for your breeding program and enhancing your young stock breeding program.

Many farmers are exploring strategies for reducing their milk production right now so we’re bringing together industry experts to talk through the strategies.

New data analysis has revealed the multifaceted impact and implications of ketosis on a herd. Since 2015, VAS’ KetoMonitor tool has been helping farmers track subclinical ketosis within their herds using a milk sample. Dr. Heather White, University of Wisconsin, will highlight the insights found in tracking cows flagged for subclinical ketosis and how we can leverage that information for better management. Taliah Danzinger, VAS, will then demonstrate how to apply the data from KetoMonitor on your farm, including real life examples and use cases.

Calculating and accounting for energy corrected milk (ECM) on your farm can help you make more informed management decisions that impact milk and component production over time. Join Craig Walter, VAS Education Specialist for this short, educational webinar that will walk you through creating ECM items in DairyComp and showcase the value you can derive from it.

Join Dr. Pamela Ruegg, DVM, MPVM, Michigan State University, and Craig Walters, VAS Education Specialist, for a webinar discussing the importance of managing mastitis and milk quality in your herd. This live webinar will cover why recording and tracking milk quality metrics is important along with how to utilize your DairyComp data to measure results.

New studies show promising results in the selective treatment of dry cows, reducing antibiotic usage while maintaining the health and welfare of your herd.

Join guest Dr. David Reid, Rocky Ridge Dairy Consulting, LLC, and VAS education specialist, Craig Walter, as they discuss how to extract value from your parlor data in DairyComp and how to leverage that to make profit-driven management decisions on your farm.

Webinar focuses on utilizing the COWVAL command in DairyComp to help producers make economic-based culling and early dry off decisions.

Join Dr. Gerard Cramer, University of Minnesota, and Craig Walter, VAS, as they demonstrate how to use data from the Lameness Manager module in DairyComp to monitor hoof health and guide management decisions. In addition, they will share how you can use lifetime lameness items to make strategic decisions about cows in your herd.