Lead-off speaker, Dr. Frank Mitloehner, discussing livestock and climate change

The upcoming virtual Driftless Region Beef Conference will feature Dr. Frank Mitloehner, a professor and air quality specialist at UC-Davis, as the leadoff speaker. Dr. Mitloehner will discuss greenhouse gases and the sustainability of beef cattle production. His presentation will explain factors of climate change, livestock impacts, and the importance of ruminant livestock in the midst of growing pressures from environmental groups.

Understanding the facts and fiction behind livestock production and emissions is the first step in debunking the myths of livestock and climate change. “Attending Dr. Mitlowhner’s presentation via webinar format will give producers an opportunity to learn and equip themselves to engage in a positive discussion of livestock and climate change,” said Jay Solomon, Energy and Environmental Stewardship Educator, University of Illinois Extension.

The conference will have two presenters each evening of Jan. 26-28. All three sessions will run from 7 to 8:30pm. Other speakers include Dr. Kevin Bernhardt, UW Madison Division of Extension, who will discuss Building Farm Resiliency for Surviving Volatile Times; and Shawn Darcy, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, addressing What Consumers Say They Need and Want; and Dr. Paul Plummer, Iowa State University, discussing Antibiotic Resistance in the Beef Industry; and Dr. Danelle Bickett-Weddle, Iowa State University, shares Being Prepared for a Beef Cattle Pandemic/Secure Beef (both cow-calf and feedlot); and Dr. Brenda Boetel, UW Madison Division of Extension, with a 2021 Market Outlook.

Registration and more information on topics and speakers is available at www.aep.iastate.edu/beef/. Pre-registration is required.  Don’t miss this opportunity to register to hear these great speakers at the reduced registration fee of just $15 this year.

Driftless Region Beef Conference sponsors are Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, University of Illinois Extension, and University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension. For more information or to receive a brochure, contact Denise Schwab, Beef Specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach, at 319-472-4739