Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska Extension Services are sponsoring their annual series of I-29 Moo University. The 2017 winter workshops titled "Hot Topics for Cold Days" will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., Jan. 16 to 20.
• Jan. 16 - Jamestown, N.D., Quality Inn and Suites
• Jan. 17 - Watertown, S.D., Codington County SDSU Extension Center, Classrooms B&C
• Jan. 18 - Pipestone, Minn., Pipestone Systems Conference Room
• Jan. 19 - Orange City, Iowa, Sioux County Extension Office
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• Jan. 20 - Norfolk Neb., Lifelong Learning Center
Topics include the Economics of Robots, Jim Salfer, University of Minnesota; Technology in Activity Monitors, Leo Timms, Iowa State University; "Understanding Food Marketing: An Industry Perspective, Betty Berning, U of M, and Kim Clark, University of Nebraska; Effective Communication with Dairy Employees, Tracey Erickson, South Dakota State University; and Succession Planning, Heather Gessner, SDSU.
Early registration by Jan. 6 cost is $50 for producer and industry officials and $20 for students.
For information, contact Kim Clark at kimclark@unl.edu , 402-472-6065, or Tracey Erickson at Tracey.Erickson@sdstate.edu , (605) 882-5140.
For more information, visit igrow.org.