PRO-DAIRY has successfully launched a series of well-received online courses attended by students from across the country and across the world. Over seven weeks students enhance their dairy management skills in a flexible learning environment where they can guide their own experience on their own time. Some dairy production management background is helpful, but the courses include basic to advanced content taught by leaders in the field.
Students spend up to three hours per week on discussions, readings and assignments in a virtual classroom. Webinars provide an opportunity to meet weekly and ask questions in real-time. They are always recorded, so can be viewed after the live feed. Continuing education credits are offered along with a certificate of completion.
On-Demand Course Registration
The following courses are now available in an on-demand format. You may begin the course whenever you want and will have 6 months to complete it once enrolled.
Online Course Offerings
See course for dates and information.

Subject Area
Calf and Heifer Management- Calf Nutrition Pre- and Post-Weaning
- Calf Nutrition Post-weaning
- Replacement Economics
- Colostrum Management
- Inventory Management
For crop advisors and other technical service providers, this course includes a wide range of topics, from basic agronomics to advanced practices and new research on crop management.
CEU Online
Subject Area
Crop Management- Nutrient Management
- Soil Management
- Crop Management (by individual crop)
- Problem solving, etc.
This course begins with agronomic factors that influence forage quality and follow key strategies for harvest, preservation and feedout of quality feed.
Online CEU
Subject Area
Forage Management- Fermentation and Silage Science
- Forage Variety Selection & Quality Considerations
- Forage Harvest Management
- Silage Storage and Management
- TMR Mixing Procedure and Maintenance
- Feed Out and Feed Bunk Management
The Milk Quality Online Course covers basic milk quality, milking parlor and mastitis management principles lead by Quality Milk Production Services (QMPS).
Online CEU
This course discusses aspects of dairy cattle reproductive management.
Online CEU
Subject Area
Reproductive Management- Anatomy and Physiology
- Synchronization Protocols
- Breeding Strategies
- A.I. Techniques
- Monitoring Reproductive Programs
Subject Area
Reproductive Management in Spanish- Anatomía y fisiología
- Protocolos de sincronización
- Estrategias de reproducción
- Técnicas de I.A. (inseminación artificial)
- Monitoreando programas reproductivos
This self-paced training certificate program is designed to develop the workforce skills needed on a modern dairy farm. All materials are presented and written in Spanish.
Certificate Online
Subject Area
Spanish Online Dairy Worker Training- Cow Handling / Manejo de Vacas
- Dairy Cow Nutrition / La Nutrición de Vacas Lecheras
- Herd Health / La Salud del Rebaño
- Milk Quality and Milking Systems / La Calidad de Leche y El Sistema del Ordeño
In this course, you will learn the basics of transition cow management, then quickly build from there.
Online CEU
Subject Area
Transition Cow Management- Transition Cow Physiology/Biology
- Nutritional Strategies for Transition Cows
- Fresh Cow Health Management
- Metabolic Disease
Online Dairy Programs News Highlight
Rob Lynch, DVM, dairy herd health and management specialist, and Kathy Barrett, senior extension associate in the Department of Animal Science, direct the PRO-DAIRY online courses program and speak to its success.

I appreciate PRO-DAIRY offering this venue for the class. This is a first for me and it has been very encouraging for me to see people from all over the world participating. Thank you for the chance to engage with these people. The dairy industry is better off because of the efforts people like yourself put in.Steven Taber, Online Dairy Management Course Participant
For More Information
Kathy Barrett
Course Coordinator
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Rob Lynch
Course Coordinator
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