The I-29 Moo University 2023 Dairy Webinar Series continues Thursday, July 20 from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. with a focus on milk margins.
The webinar will feature Dr. Gonzalo Ferreira, assistant professor with Virginia Tech’s Department of Dairy Science. Dr. Ferreira will note that indications show that margins are not promising in the near future and that close attention to financial management is as critical now as it was during previous periods.
“Listeners will be reminded that this happened in 2015 through 2018 and how commodity prices and milk prices all play into the scenario,” said Fred Hall, dairy specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
Dr. Ferreira is originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his family manages a cropping and beef cow/calf farm. Dr. Ferreira obtained a degree in Agricultural Engineering from Universidad Católica Argentina (1998). Since he was an undergrad, Dr. Ferreira has been fascinated with forage management and cattle nutrition. After graduation, Dr. Ferreira performed a research internship at the USDA-Dairy Forage Research Center located in Madison, WI. He then pursued a Master of Science in Dairy Nutrition from University of Wisconsin-Madison (2002) and a Ph.D. in Dairy Nutrition from The Ohio State University (2006).
After working two years in the industry as a technical manager for DSM Nutritional Products Argentina SA, Dr. Ferreira worked five years as a technical and management consultant for dairy farmers in Asociación Argentina de Consorcios Regionales de Experimentación Agrícola (AACREA). Since August 2013, Dr. Gonzalo Ferreira has been a Dairy Management Extension Specialist in the Department of Dairy Science at Virginia Tech.
There is no fee to participate in the webinar; however, registration is required at least one hour before the webinar. Register online at https://go.iastate.edu/X1XRNI.
For more information, contact: in Iowa, Fred M. Hall, 712-737-4230; in Minnesota, Jim Salfer, 320-203-6093; or in South Dakota, Patricia Villamediana, 605-688-4116.