WEEK 1: Course Introduction & Farm Orientation

Course Overview and Introduction to Digital Dairy Management

Details/Subtopics:

• Course structure, learning outcomes, and assessment methods
• Introduction to dairy data ecosystems: what data exist on a dairy farm?
• Overview of CURC operations and data systems
• Introduction to data literacy in agriculture

Activities/Tasks

• Lecture (1/20): Pre-course Knowledge Assessment and Pre-inventory Management Quiz
• Lecture (1/22):, Syllabus review and Expectations
• Lab (1/22):
  • CURC Visit #1: Farm tour, brainstorm data sources (pens, milking parlor, feed systems, health records)
  • Guest lecture from CURC farm manager – “A Day in the Life of Dairy Data Manager”.
  • Introduction to CURC herd management software
  • Form project teams

Due Dates:

• Team formation by end of lab
• Please take a moment to complete the MCQs for the pre-course knowledge assessment so we can better tailor the course to your needs: Pre-course MCQS
• Please take a moment to fill in this forms so we can tailor the course to your needs: Pre-course questionnaire # Datasets/Resources
• CURC overview materials
• Herd management software demo

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