The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team monthly webinar series continues on Wednesday, Jan. 17 from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. This program will focus on the climate and weather predictions for the 2022 growing season.
Dennis Todey, director of the USDA Climate Hub in Ames will lead the presentation. Todey is a native Iowan with his B.S. and Ph.D. from Iowa State University in Meteorology and Agricultural Meteorology. He has spent two stints in South Dakota, first completing his M.S. at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and most recently as Associate Professor and State Climatologist for South Dakota at South Dakota State University. He is well known regionally as a speaker and media source on various climate issues and is the former president of the American Association of State Climatologists.
Producers, dairy consultants, and industry representatives can attend the webinar by registering at https://go.iastate.edu/CLIMATE24.. There is no registration fee; however, registration must be done at least one hour prior to the program to receive the URL.
For more information, contact the ISU Extension and Outreach Dairy Field Specialist in your area: in Northwest Iowa, Fred M. Hall, 712-737-4230 or fredhall@iastate.edu; in Northeast Iowa, Jennifer Bentley, 563-382-2949 or jbentley@iastate.edu; in East Central Iowa, Larry Tranel, 563-583-6496 or tranel@iastate.edu; in Ames, Dr. Gail Carpenter, 515-294-9085 or ajcarpen@iastate.edu.