UC Cooperative Extension Dairy Program

02/27/2026

A study in collaboration with Western University College of Veterinary Medicine and Cal Poly Pomona examined colostrum quality and microbial diversity across farms in California and Colorado. Check on the results in this fact sheet!

09/19/2025

🎉🎉CDFA AUS is excited to announce that registration is open for a free upcoming webinar for farmers, farm workers, and dairy industry stakeholders! 👩‍🌾🧑‍🌾🐮🐄

What: Early and Accurate Disease Detection in Dairy Cattle: Introducing a New FREE Online Training Program for Farm Workers 💡🆓👩‍💻

❓Who should attend: California dairy farmers, farm workers, and dairy industry stakeholders that would like to learn about this new, innovative FREE program that helps train dairy farmworkers consistently.

🧑‍⚕️👨‍⚕️Hosted by: Dr. Greg Habing from The Ohio State University and Dr. Richard Pereira from the University of California, Davis.

⏰🗓When: Wednesday, September 24, 2025, from 10:00am – 11:00am PT

💻Register: https://ucdavis.zoom.us/meeting/register/hW3kAZB7RyaKMkntRdvqtw #/registration

09/05/2025

Don’t miss this webinar!

🎉🎉CDFA AUS is excited to announce that registration is open for a free upcoming webinar for veterinarians and animal health professionals! 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

👉What: Early and Accurate Disease Detection in Dairy Cattle: Introducing a New FREE Online Training Program for Farm Workers 💡🆓

❓Who should attend: California veterinarians, RVTs, veterinary assistants, and support staff that would like to learn about this new, innovative FREE program that helps train dairy farmworkers consistently.

🧑‍⚕️👨‍⚕️Hosted by: Dr. Greg Habing from The Ohio State University and Dr. Richard Pereira from the University of California, Davis.

⏰🗓 When : Tuesday, September 16, 2025, from 6:30pm – 7:30pm PT
Register: https://ucdavis.zoom.us/meeting/register/5GOsugb3R0WVCguWH21c2A #/registration

06/02/2025

Make sure to check out the Respiratory Disease in Calves: Risk Factors, Prevention, and Management Webinar, which will be held on Thursday, June 5, 2025, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

No charge to attend. Please register at https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=46284 or scan the QR code.

AGENDA

- Risk Assessment for Bovine Respiratory Disease in Dairy Calves- Betsy Karle, UC Cooperative Extension Dairy Advisor

- BRD Risk Mobile App Demo- Sharif Aly, BVSc, MPVM, PhD, Professor- UC Davis Veterinary Medicine Teaching & Research Center

05/28/2025

A new issue of the UC Cooperative Extension Golden State Dairy Newsletter - May 2025 is now available online at: https://ucanr.edu/county-office/glenn-county/article/ucce-golden-state-dairy-newsletter-may-2025

In this Issue:
- Testing Mg sources
- Summer water needs
- Biosecurity considerations
- Is FMD on your radar?

02/06/2025

The Golden State Dairy Newsletter - February 2025 is now available! To view the full newsletter, visit:https://ceglenn.ucanr.edu/newsletters/Dairy_Newsletter104401.pdf

In this Issue:
- Mixer Wagon Calibration
- Technology Conversations
- Western Dairy Management
- Diagnosing Metritis

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Farm Show Seminar Schedule
Protecting Your Team

10/01/2024

The Golden State Dairy Newsletter - September 2024 is now available! To view the full newsletter, visit: https://ceglenn.ucanr.edu/newsletters/Dairy_Newsletter103106.pdf.

In this Issue:
- UC Dairy National 4-H Dairy Conference
- HPAI Updates
- Navel Disease in Calves
- BRD Considerations

08/07/2024

A new issue of the latest Golden State Dairy Newsletter - July 2024 is now available! To view the full newsletter, visit:https://ceglenn.ucanr.edu/newsletters/Dairy_Newsletter102407.pdf

In this Issue:
• Crossbred Performance
• Passive Immunity Scoring
• Before You Buy, Tech

07/23/2024

Check out this podcast episode to learn more about bovine respiratory disease research and on farm management from Dr. Sharif Aly.

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by guest Dr. Sharif Aly, an epidemiologist at the Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center in Tulare, Calif. Aly graduated from Cairo University and practiced in Egypt before coming to th...

05/09/2024

Check out this workshop opportunity being held in Tulare next week.