Episode 116. Upcoming Dairy Day Topics with Shelby Gruss & Rebecca Vittetoe

02/06/25 • 12 min

Dairy News & Views from ISU

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

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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

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Episode 115. Upcoming Dairy Days Events

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

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Episode 117. 2025 Dairy Days Recap: Innovations, Insights & Impact!

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 widely discussed. Local sponsors, such as Osage Vet Clinic and Alliant Energy, provided support. The team also highlighted the importance of health and safety education for dairy farm workers. A new Hay probe was offered as a prize to a participant who filled out an evaluation form.