Renewable Diesel and How It Could Change the Way We Feed Livestock with Dr. Robert Thaler
About the Webinar.
Please join us Wednesday, November 23rd at 9:00am (CST) for our "Future of Feeding" webinar series! This webinar series focuses on using innovation in the processing of animal food, the equipment being used (existing and newly developed), as well as using grains from our region for co-products. A new speaker will be featured each month.
This month will feature Robert Thaler, Professor and Extension Swine Specialist from South Dakota State University. Join us as Dr. Thaler discusses Renewable Diesel and How It Could Change the Way We Feed Livestock.
So, mark your calendars! You won’t want to miss this webinar!
Dr. Robert Thaler | Professor and Extension Swine Specialist, South Dakota State University
About the Speaker.
Dr. Bob Thaler grew up on a diversified family farm by Wagner SD, and received his BS and MS degrees from South Dakota State University and his PhD in Swine Nutrition from Kansas State University in 1988. He returned to SD as Extension Swine Specialist, and has held a variety of positions including Assistant Experiment Station Director, Agriculture and Natural Resources Program Leader for Extension, and SDSU’s Animal and Range Sciences department head.
He currently serves as Extension Swine Specialist, and focuses on helping pork producers and students in the state and region with the responsible growth of the swine industry. He focuses on production-based research and was involved with the funding and building of the new $7 million Swine Teaching-Research-Extension Center at SDSU. In 2018 he received a Fulbright scholarship to work at the Vietnam National University of Agriculture in Hanoi, and was named an SDSU Distinguished Professor in 2021. He has consulted extensively in the last 30 years with the US Soybean Export Council and the US Grains Council in China, Southeast Asia, and other parts of the world. Bob & his wife Karen have 3 children and 6 grandchildren.
How to Register.
Registration for this event is free of charge, and open to the public. Please click the button below to register for this event.
Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of the Northern Crops Institute and its employees.
General Information.
Northern Crops Institute
NDSU Dept. 7400
P.O. Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050 USA
Phone: 701-231-7736
Email: nci@ndsu.edu
Website: www.northern-crops.com
About the Northern Crops Institute.
Northern Crops Institute is an international center for meeting and learning about crops produced in the four-state region of Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Situated on the campus of North Dakota State University, Northern Crops Institute exists as a forum to bring together customers, commodity traders, technical experts, processors and producers from all points of the globe for discussion, education and technical service programs. Since 1983, the Institute has hosted visitors from more than 135 countries.
North Dakota State University is an Equal Opportunity Institution. This publication will be made available in alternative formats upon request (701-231-7736).