Online dairy management class

An online class, advanced dairy management, begins Sept. 8 and covers calf and heifer management, genetics, herd health, business structures, economics, pasture and forage production, and farm systems. 

Offered by the University of Illinois, the course will be coordinated by dairy extension specialist Mike Hutjens and six of his colleagues.  

Enrollees can participate for credit by paying U of I tuition or for non-credit with reduced tuition. To review the class schedule, topics, and enrollment details, click here.

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