ORANGE CITY, Iowa – The I-29 Moo University Dairy Webinar Series continues Thursday, Oct. 17 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. CDT, with Dr. Jeffrey Bewley discussing how conformation relates to Holstein milk production and lifespan.
Dr. Jeffrey Bewley is from Rineyville, Kentucky where he grew up working on his grandfather’s dairy farm. Bewley received a B.S. in Animal Science from the University of Kentucky in 1998. In 2000, he completed his M.S. in Dairy Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a focus on dairy modernization. His PhD work at Purdue University focused on the application and economics of precision dairy farming technologies. For 9.5 years, Bewley was on the faculty at the University of Kentucky as an Extension Dairy Specialist. He has also worked with IceRobotics, PerforMix Nutrition, BoviSync, and Alltech.
Dr. Bewley is currently a Dairy Analytics and Innovation Scientist with Holstein Association USA. His professional interests include precision dairy monitoring technologies, dairy records management and analytics, dairy cattle genetics and genomics, economic decision support, animal health economics, compost bedded pack barn management and construction, freestall barn management and construction, mastitis management and prevention, and dairy farm financial analysis.
Bewley received the American Dairy Science Association Foundation Scholar Award in Production and American Dairy Science Association Cargill Animal Nutrition Young Scientist Awards in 2015. He was named to the Vance Publishing 40 Under 40 for Agriculture Award in 2014. Bewley has published and presented extensively around the world.
He is an active member of the International Committee for Animal Recording, the National Mastitis Council, and the American Dairy Science Association. Dr. Bewley is also a certified CowSignals trainer, a MEX udder health coach, and a Lean Farming trainer.
Bewley pursues his passion for dairy cattle genetics as a partner in IceBlue Genetics and Fit Genetics, and he serves on the advisory boards of multiple dairy technology companies.
There is no fee to participate in the webinar; however, registration is required at least one hour before the webinar. Register online at https://go.iastate.edu/I29MOOUCONFORMATION.
For more information, contact: in Iowa, Fred M. Hall, 712-737-4230; in Minnesota, Jim Salfer, 320-203-6093; or in South Dakota, Patricia Villamediana, 605-688-4116.
–ISU Extension
