PIPESTONE, Minn. — UMN Extension, in partnership with SDSU Extension, will be offering a cattle Artificial Insemination (A.I.) School in Pipestone on December 3-5. The three-day school will be a combination of classroom learning and hands-on experience, including instructor-led practices in the classroom with harvested reproductive tracts as well as practice inseminating live cows at a local dairy.

The first day of school will consist of classroom training pertaining to A.I. techniques, reproductive tract anatomy, heat detection, A.I. equipment, and semen handling. On the second and third days, morning sessions will focus on practicing hands-on A.I. techniques at Zeinstra Dairy. The afternoon sessions will include classroom training on topics such as bull selection, utilizing EPDs, heat synchronization, herd management, and nutrition.

The cost per participant is $525 with payment due at registration. Due to the hands-on nature of this course and the guaranteed time each participant will spend breeding cows, class size will be VERY LIMITED! Register ASAP to reserve your spot today! When registration spots are filled, any additional registrants will be put on a waitlist in the event of cancellations.

Registration link for A.I. school is: https://z.umn.edu/pipestoneAIschool

Lodging is not included in the registration fee; however, a block of rooms is reserved at a local hotel for this event. A finalized schedule, presentation topics, maps to classroom, lodging availability, and list of included meals will be sent to all participants following registration.

Contact Melissa Runck at 507-825-1193 or mkrunck@umn.edu with questions regarding the event.
Melissa Runck is an Extension Educator-Ag Production Systems with University of Minnesota Extension in Murray and Pipestone Counties.

— Melissa Runck, U of M Extension, (507) 836-1143, mkrunck@umn.edu