Many farmers employ a nutritionist who will formulate feed rations and a specific diet for cows based on their age, weight, if they’re milking or dry, or if they have any other health considerations. #TheMoreYouKnow #CAO21 #realdairyfarming

Thanks for joining us for the #CAO21 Twitter Chat! Q1: Introduce yourself! What is your role in CAO? Student, club, mentor, or sponsor?

Q2: What’s been your favorite mentor advice so far? What piece of mentor advice has helped you the most to become a better ag communicator? #CAO21

Q5: Which topic that you’ve discussed has received the most engagement/interest? #CAO21

Q6: Which challenge made you step out of your comfort zone the most? What did you learn from the experience? #cao21

College Aggies Online The reel that I made for dairy week included my entire department at school! Asking each of them was a litttttle intimidating at first but I couldn’t ask for better faculty and fellow grad students! They were all on board and willing to participate! 😂#cao21

Q7: What do you like most about this year’s #CAO21 competition??

College Aggies Online I’ve enjoyed getting to follow everyone else and seeing their creativity in approaching the challenges! I haven’t been very consistent in participating (research is so fun yall), but I’m thankful for the connections this opportunity has allowed! #cao21

Q8: What are you looking forward to most in the last few weeks of the competition? #CAO21

Q9: Have you been able to break out of your ag bubble and engage with people not familiar with agriculture? If so, what worked? #CAO21

Last one: What would you tell a friend that was interested in participating in College Aggies Online next year? Share your testimonial! #CAO21

That’s a wrap! Thank you for joining us for our #CAO21 Twitter Chat!

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