Jason Hartschuh, Dairy Management and Precision Livestock, Field Specialist
This winter the OSU Extension Digital Ag team is offering a 6 part Zoom series on precision livestock farming. Programs will begin on Wednesday, January 31st from noon to 1 and continue for 6 weeks. Each program will feature a different speaker on various precision livestock topics. Two of the topics will be of particular interest to small ruminant producers. The first on January 31st will focus on utilizing drones and remote imagery to determine forage quality and quantity in pasture and hay fields. Dr. Josh Jackson, Assistant Extension Professor with the University of Kentucky will be our featured speaker for this presentation. The next program of interest will be on February 21st covering the benefits of Data collection at lambing and the utilization of RFID technology with handheld readers and data recording. Our featured presenter for this program will be Dan Persons with Shearwell Data.
Other programs will feature technology for beef, dairy swine, and poultry producers.
To sign up for these programs register for free at go.osu.edu/plf24
