It has been a while since the last DairyNet news letter and staff changes have occurred at the Univerisity of Illinois. Mike Hutjens retired from the University of Illinois after 40 years of service in Illinois, Minnesota, and U.S. Army Reserve. Mike will continue to teach three dairy classes on campus and two on-line dairy classes (49 students are enrolled in ANSC 423 this semester). You will see Mike around the U.S. at invited presentations and magazine columns. Mike and Jim Baltz are co-sponsoring dairy webinars with Hoards Dairyman Magazine (see the summary for details).
Dave Fischer retired in August, 2010, after 40 years of service as an area Illinois dairy extension educators focusing on forage production, manure systems, and youth programs. Dave will continue to coach the 4-H dairy judging and dairy quiz bowl teams in the future.
Dr. Dick Wallace has been hired by Pfizer Animal Health as a regional dairy veterinarian serving several midwest states including IL, IA, ND, SD, MO, and southern IL. You see him at dairy meetings and on farms solving health challenges. Dick will continue to teach milk quality and reproduction internet classes through the Univerisity of Illinois Academic Outreach.
Jim Endress retired on August, 2011 as extension farm business educator and dairy educator at the Rockford Extension educator.
At this time due budget limitations, no positions will be filled and no dairy extension programs will be provided by Illinois Extension or the Department of Animal Sciences.
The following publications have been added since the last DairyNet news letter.
