During the month of August, the Greene, Morgan and Jasper County extension agents along with Dr. John Bernard, UGA Dairy Specialist, presented a workshop for Georgia dairy farmers on calf raising.

The planning of this event started two years ago when producers from Greene, Morgan, Putnam and Taliaferro counties were surveyed regarding their educational needs. These counties represent around 30 percent of the state’s dairy industry.

Dr. Noa Roman-Muniz, from Colorado State University, will lead a workshop titled, “The people management skills for Hispanic supervisors,” on Tuesday, September 20, in Chilton, Wisconsin. The one-day workshop will be conducted exclusively in Spanish.

This workshop is designed to help Hispanic supervisors grow their people management skills to grow their job which will ultimately lead to a healthier work environment where individuals function as a team.

The use of antibiotics in the production of food animals elicits polarizing opinions across the media today as consumers become more aware and interested in the way their food is produced.

While livestock producers have realized that significant animal illness can be avoided by the use of antibiotics, consumers are being told that any use of antibiotics leads to a lower effectiveness of antibiotics in humans.