Objectives
Welcome to the Wisconsin Dairy & Beef Industry Animal Husbandry Conference website! UW-Extension will be hosting its third annual conference on March 1, 2012 in Madison, WI to address the emerging issue of animal handling and well-being. Please look through the website for information about this program, and if you have any questions please contact us.
Program Learning Objectives and Intended Outcomes:
- Increase knowledge or understanding of improved dairy and beef cattle animal handling practices.
- Expand awareness and improve understanding about the science and politics of farm animal care here in the Upper Midwest, throughout the United States and around the world.
- Build new or existing partnerships between dairy and beef producers, veterinarians, related agencies and organizations to address the emerging agriculture policy issue of animal welfare in Wisconsin.
- Identify and connect key individuals interested in addressing future educational/policy efforts related to animal care or welfare.
About Cooperative Extension in Wisconsin
Cooperative Extension is part of the University of Wisconsin System and a division of University of Wisconsin-Extension. Cooperative Extension helps people throughout the state acquire knowledge and skills to …
- Solve problems in their businesses and farms.
- Improve their local governments and neighborhoods.
- Enhance the quality of their families’ lives.
- Use natural resources responsibly.
- Help their children grow and learn.
Extension people work in partnership with people in county, state, federal, and tribal governments; community organizations; volunteers; business; and industry. With faculty in every county and on UW-campuses, Cooperative Extension gives Wisconsin citizens quick and convenient access to University research and knowledge.
For more information on dairy and beef animal husbandry practices,
contact your local UW-Extension Agriculture/Dairy & Livestock Agent.
If you have questions about this conference or the website, please contact Abby Huibregtse at abby.huibregtse@ces.uwex.edu.
UW-EXTENSION EXTENDS THE KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES OF THE UNIVERSITY TO THE PEOPLE WHERE THEY LIVE AND WORK.