Artificial Insemination

Agtech's intensive 2-day class is comprehensive and hands-on instruction in bovine artificial insemination. The class is designed to help you increase your operation's profitability and efficiency by teaching the skills and techniques of A.I. Class enrollment is limited to keep the classes small, allowing more hands-on time with the cattle.

2025 Class Dates

  • Classes are currently on PAUSE due to high cattle prices

Course Highlights

There are many benefits to introducing artificial insemination into your program. You can improve the genetic quality of your herd while eliminating the need to purchase, house and feed bulls. Artificial insemination also gives you access to superior and proven herd sires at an affordable price.

Animal Science students can also benefit from this class by learning a skill that makes you more valuable to perspective employers, veterinary schools or your family ranch/farm.

What You Will Learn

  • Cattle artificial insemination procedure
  • Frozen semen handling and thawing
  • Basic anatomy of female reproductive tract in cattle
  • Heat detection systems
  • Synchronization systems for heifers and cows

NOTE: All instruction is conducted inside Agtech’s climate-controlled Reproduction Education Center in Manhattan, Kansas.

Tuition

$700 is due 30 days prior to start of class and includes all materials for the course and lunch each day.

Class Size

Limited to 8 students maximum, 6 minimum

Previous Experience

No prerequisites

About the Instructor

Jon Herrick instructs the cattle artificial insemination course for Agtech, Inc. He currently works with Select Sires as a Beef Specialist. Jon has been involved in the commercial cattle AI business since 2000. He has instructed ABS Global artificial insemination training schools and currently assists in teaching AI to Animal Science students and the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. Jon graduated from Kansas State University in 1998 with a Bachelors degree in Animal Science. Jon currently resides near Miller, NE and is involved in the family farming and ranching operation.

Classes are currently on PAUSE due to high cattle prices