The I-29 Moo University Dairy Beef Short Course Tour was tied to the Central Plains Dairy Expo with assistance from Extension specialists in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and North and South Dakota, including Beth Doran and Fred Hall from Iowa State. The event photo page has a link to information shared with participants. Eighty beef producers and allied industry professionals from nine states and Canada participated in this tour featuring dairy steer production and unique characteristics of dairy steers. See the one-page “Characteristics of Dairy Steers” for information shared with tour participants at http://www.iowabeefcenter.org/information/DairySteerCharacteristics2018.pdf. This year’s dairy steer tour was tied to the Central Plains Dairy Expo with assistance from Extension specialists in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and North and South Dakota.
The Iowa Beef Center at Iowa State University was established in 1996 with the goal of supporting the growth and vitality of the state’s beef cattle industry. It comprises faculty and staff from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and College of Veterinary Medicine, and works to develop and deliver the latest research-based information regarding the beef cattle industry. For more information about IBC, visit www.iowabeefcenter.org.
