CALENDAR OF DAIRY EVENTS
For the Western Iowa Dairy Community
June – October 2010
June 2010
June 14 WIDA BOARD MEETING- 7pm
June 17 Trega Foods Green Meadows Cheese Plant Dairy Month Event – 712-439-6780
June 17 NW Iowa DairyWomen Summer Event
June 21 Sioux County Dairy Banquet
June 23-24 Farm Succession Workshop: An intergenerational session to learn the process
Farm ownership transfers. ISU Extension- Sioux County, 400 Central, Orange City,
Downstairs Meeting Room, 4-9pm. $150/family of 4, $25 each additional person.
June 30 WIDA- MDA Dairy Open House – Plymouth Dairy
July
July 12 WIDA BOARD MEETING
July 19 Dairy Occupational Safety Workshop for Dairy Owner/Managers & Key Supervisors
(One of five on-farm workshop sites scheduled throughout I-29 Region)
July 23 Small Dairy and Open Feedlot Manure Management Field Day- 1-3pm
Fick’s Swiss Farm – 2817 Jackson Ave, Boyden
Sept
Sept 13 WIDA BOARD MEETING – 7pm
Oct
Oct 11 WIDA BOARD MEETING- 7pm
Oct 28 WIDA Fall Event: Trent Loos at Dordt College
Additional events in the planning stages for Fall include peer group meetings and workshops on Employee Management and the New SCC Limits— watch for more details in near future.
Points of contact for more details about these events: Chris Mondak, ISU Extension Dairy Field Specialist, cmondak@iastate.edu, 712-737-4230
And Western Iowa Dairy Alliance at 712-441-5308 or office@wiadairy.com
Extension programs are available to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, or disability.