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Training Courses 2008-2009

Every year, Valacta provides dairy producers and industry partners with a series of training sessions aimed at improving the dairy farm's productivity and profitability.

For 2008-2009, several courses are available across Quebec, from November to the end of March, when a sufficient number of persons are interested.

In the Valacta Atlantic region, the prime training course offered this year is The Knowledge to Act: Reproduction, in a special edition adapted to the reality of the Eastern Provinces. For more information, read Targeting reproduction... at last !, a 2-page article by Dr. Jean Durocher, DVM, Dairy Herd Health Coordinator at R&D Valacta. See also the course content.

To enrol or get more information, please contact a Valacta employee or call our customer service, toll free, at 1-800-266-5248.

The 2008-2009 Schedule (PDF) is on-line since October 17. It is a very preliminary version, but will keep growing in the next few weeks. Updates go on line every Friday, at the end of the day.

We wish to thank
La Financière agricole du Québec
for its major contribution
to the funding of
this training program in Quebec.

Our Training Courses
Click the link to access the course outline (PDF file).

The Knowledge to Act: Margin Over Feed Cost

A brand new training session to help you better control costs
and make more money, while providing optimal feeding to your herd.
Presented across Quebec by the Valacta Strategic Advisors.
Major Partner : La Financière agricole du Québec.
Special collaboration : La Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec
(the Quebec Milk Marketing Board).
(Note : the link above leads to the French version of the course content,
but the course is also given in English upon request).

NEW !

The Knowledge to Act: Reproduction

Practical advice to improve herd reproduction.
Course created under the direction of the Table de concertation sur la reproduction (TCR)
In Quebec, the course is given by :
- a practicing Veterinarian from AMVPQ
- your District Manager from CIAQ
- a Valacta Strategic Advisor
In the Atlantic Provinces, beginning in February 2009, the course is given by :
- Dr Jeff Wichtel, from the Atlantic Veterinary College, University of P.E.I.
- Jean Brisson, agr., Dairy Production Expert, R&D, Valacta
- a representative of Eastern Breeders Ijnc or
Nova Scotia Animal Breeders

BACK !

The Transition Cow

Caring for the cow during the crucial interval
between the end of a lactation and the beginning of the next.
(Note : the link above leads to the French version of the course content,
but the course is also given in English upon request).

COMING BACK !

BORN to make money

Better manage herd replacement and culling to get the best possible profit from every cow. Course given in partnership with CIAQ, Holstein Québec and FGCAQ.

Comfort and well being of the cow and calf

Housing conditions affect the productivity and longevity of the dairy herd.
(Note : the link above leads to the French version of the course content,
but the course is also given in English upon request).

Silage conservation

How to achieve high quality silage.
(Note : the link above leads to the French version of the course content,
but the course is also given in English upon request).

YOUR EXPERTS

Valacta training courses are given by Strategic Advisors
and Experts from our R&D team (plus representatives of industry partners when applicable):

Strategic Advisors

Steve Adam, T.P., Strategic Advisor, Rive-Nord region

Mario Gauthier, Agr., Strategic Advisor,Centre du Québec region

Bruno Gosselin, M.Sc., Agr., Strategic Advisor, Chaudière region

Diane Lequin, Agr., Strategic Advisor, Estrie region

Valérie Martin, Agr., Strategic Advisor, Appalaches region

Karine Simard, Agr., Strategic Advisor, Montérégie region

R&D Experts

Jean Brisson, Agr., Dairy Production Expert, R&D team

Audrey Doyon, Agr, Provincial Advisor for Dairy Goat Production

Jean Durocher, DVM, M.Sc., Dairy Herd Health Coordinator, R&D team

François Labelle, Agr., Organic Dairy Production Expert

Daniel Lefebvre, Ph.D., agr., Manager, R&D team

René Roy, agr., Agroeconomist, R&D, team

	We wish to thank La Financière agricole du Québec for its major contribution to the funding of this training program in Quebec.

Our Training Courses Click the link to access the course outline (PDF file).
The Knowledge to Act: Margin Over Feed Cost A brand new training session to help you better control costs and make more money, while providing optimal feeding to your herd. Presented across Quebec by the Valacta Strategic Advisors. Major Partner : La Financière agricole du Québec. Special collaboration : La Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec (the Quebec Milk Marketing Board). (Note : the link above leads to the French version of the course content, but the course is also given in English upon request).		NEW !
The Knowledge to Act: Reproduction Practical advice to improve herd reproduction. Course created under the direction of the Table de concertation sur la reproduction (TCR) In Quebec, the course is given by : - a practicing Veterinarian from AMVPQ - your District Manager from CIAQ - a Valacta Strategic Advisor In the Atlantic Provinces, beginning in February 2009, the course is given by : - Dr Jeff Wichtel, from the Atlantic Veterinary College, University of P.E.I. - Jean Brisson, agr., Dairy Production Expert, R&D, Valacta - a representative of Eastern Breeders Ijnc or Nova Scotia Animal Breeders		BACK !
The Transition Cow Caring for the cow during the crucial interval between the end of a lactation and the beginning of the next. (Note : the link above leads to the French version of the course content, but the course is also given in English upon request).		COMING BACK !
BORN to make money Better manage herd replacement and culling to get the best possible profit from every cow. Course given in partnership with CIAQ, Holstein Québec and FGCAQ.
Comfort and well being of the cow and calf Housing conditions affect the productivity and longevity of the dairy herd. (Note : the link above leads to the French version of the course content, but the course is also given in English upon request).
Silage conservation How to achieve high quality silage. (Note : the link above leads to the French version of the course content, but the course is also given in English upon request).