The I-29 Moo University will be highlighting best management practices on two dairy farms, Boadwine Farms, Baltic, S.D. and Crosswind Jerseys, Elkton, S.D., during its Treat Me Right Implementing Best Management Practices Summer Tour on Aug. 3, 2018.

Planned tour discussions include:

"If your farm has been talking about getting protocols written, but hasn't gotten around to it, join us to learn how to write and implement various protocols in a hands-on environment," said Heidi Carroll, SDSU Extension Livestock Stewardship Field Specialist.

This tour provides an opportunity for annual employee training as it meets the National Dairy FARM program criteria.

The tour is sponsored by I-29 Moo University, which is a collaboration of South Dakota State University, SDSU Extension, University of Minnesota, Iowa State University, North Dakota State and University of Nebraska Extension; Iowa State Dairy Association; South Dakota Dairy Producers Association; Nebraska State Dairy Association; and Minnesota Milk Producers Association. 

Featured dairies

Boadwine Farms

Crosswind Jerseys

Registration information

Register at iGrow.org/eventsfor this tour, by July 27, 2018. To cover expenses, registration is $25. Groups of three or more, from the same operation, will receive a 30% discount.

The bus will depart near Baltic, South Dakota, right off Interstate 29 Exit 94. Loading and registration begins at 9:30 a.m. at Friendly's Fuel Stop (47159 Hwy 114, Baltic SD, I29 Exit 94). Plan to arrive a few minutes early as the bus will depart for the first farm tour at 9:45 a.m. The bus will return to Friendly's Fuel Stop at 4:15 p.m. 

All tour attendees are expected to respect farm biosecurity by riding the bus to limit vehicle traffic at the farms. If this pick-up location does not work for you or you would like to car pool, please contact: Jim Salfer, Minnesota contact, at [email protected] or 612-360-4506 or Fred Hall, contact for Iowa or Nebraska, at [email protected], or 712-737-4230.

Source: SDSU