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Beef-on-dairy industry covered in new webinar series

By Fred Hall, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
May 15, 2025
May 15, 2025

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By Fred Hall, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

For 15 years, the coordinating Extension Specialists of I-29 Moo University including Iowa State, University of Minnesota, UN-Lincoln and South Dakota State University have hosted the Dairy Beef Short Course program focusing on current issues, research and industry topics. In fact, the I-29 Moo University Dairy Beef Short Course continues to be the longest running and highly respected dairy beef event in the USA.

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