Dairy

Our team of experts is here to provide research-based information and resources to boost health, production and profits on South Dakota dairies. And, we are here to support employees as well, with hiring tips, cow-handling and other essential training tools in Spanish and English.

Our team collaborates with stakeholders to provide essential certification trainings like Beef Quality Assurance and Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO).

As a member of the I-29 Moo University Collaboration, SDSU Extension connects South Dakota’s producers with peers and industry experts across a five-state region.

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I-29 Moo University

Moo University represents a collaboration of land-grant University Extension specialists from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota and representatives from the dairy industry with complementary expertise and knowledge of dairy production and management in the region.

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