Barn of Tomorrow Webinar Series: Exploring the Future of Livestock Housing

The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering team will hold the "Barn of Tomorrow" webinar series this September.

Designed for livestock producers, industry professionals, researchers and anyone interested in the future of livestock housing, the five-week series will explore cutting-edge advancements in livestock housing, precision technologies and strategies to enhance efficiency, sustainability and animal welfare.

"The livestock industry is evolving, and the future of livestock housing is at the forefront of innovation," said Dan Andersen, associate professor and agricultural engineer with ISU Extension and Outreach. "This series will delve into the latest research and technological developments shaping the next generation of livestock production facilities."

Each session will address critical topics, including big data applications in ventilation, livestock sensing technologies and camera-based monitoring solutions. Attendees will gain practical insights on how emerging technologies can improve production efficiency, worker performance, animal comfort and sustainability.

The "Barn of Tomorrow" webinar series will occur every Tuesday in September 2025 at 12 p.m. (CST), with the following schedule:

Sept. 2, Big Data in Livestock Ventilation - Brett Ramirez, associate professor and extension agricultural engineer at Iowa State

Sept. 9, Livestock Sensing Technologies - Hanwook Chung, assistant professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering at Iowa State

Sept. 16, Steer Comfort in Deep Pit and Bed Pack Monoslope Barns - Kris Kohl, field agricultural engineer with ISU Extension and Outreach, and Rick Stowell, professor and animal environment extension specialist at the University of Nebraska

Sept. 23, Camera Technologies for Calving Monitoring (or Other Applications) - Tony Mensing, field agricultural engineer with ISU Extension and Outreach, and Chris Clark, beef field specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach

Sept. 30, Preparing for Winter and Minimum Ventilation - Brett Ramirez, assistant professor and extension agricultural engineer at Iowa State

Each webinar is available at no cost to participants, but online registration is required.

For more information about the series, please contact Daniel Andersen at dsa@iastate.edu or 515-294-4210. For registration inquiries, please contact Melissa McEnany at mmcenany@iastate.edu or 515-294-9075.

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