2009 Conference Schedule (PDF)
9 a.m.
Registration and exhibit area opens
10:30 a.m. –Opportunities & Risks
for the U.S. in the New Global Dairy Environment,
Jay Waldvogel, Senior Vice President, Strategy and International Development,
Dairy Farmers of America
11:15 a.m. –Leading With Your ACES
Wayne Humphreys, Owner/Operator, Iowa Century
Farm
12:00 p.m.–Lunch
1 p.m. –Cows Built to Last: Conformation
from the Inside Out
Dr. Gordon Atkins, Dairy Practitioner & Instructor
at
University of Calgary School of Veterinary Medicine
2:00 p.m. –The BIG News in Dairy Genetics
Dr. Bennett Cassell, Professor of Dairy Science,
Virginia Tech
2:45 p.m. –Networking break
3:15 p.m. –Practical
Genomics: Something for Everyone
Panel Members include:
Linda Hodorff, Wisconsin
Dwight Hunt, Green Meadows Farm, Elsie, Michigan
Tom Stamp, Marlette, Michigan
Moderated by Jim Sipiorski, NorthStar Cooperative
4 p.m. –Cow Comfort: The Buck Starts
Here
Dr. Nigel Cook, Clinical Assistant Professor,
Farm Animal Production
University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Veterinary Medicine
5 p.m. –Social Hourand Exhibitor Showcase
Great Lakes Commercial Heifer Extravaganza IV Sale
6:15 p.m. – Dinner
Animal Producers from Mars Animal Lovers
from Venus:
Directing Agriculture through the curves of Ethics, Attitudes and Expectations
Wes Jamison, Professor of Animal Science, University
of Florida
7:30 p.m. –Herdsperson Session
Cow Comfort: The Buck Starts Here - Nigel
Cook
Best Management Practices for Building Tomorrow's Herd - Tom Earleywine
7 a.m.
Registration opens
Breakfast buffet begins
Conference exhibits open
8 a.m. –Best
Management Practices for Building Tomorrow's Herd
Tom Earleywine, Director of Nutritional Sciences,
Land O'Lakes Animal Milk Products
8:45 a.m. –Custom
Heifer Contract Agreements
Panel members include:
Luke Haywood, Sand Creek Dairy, Hastings, Michigan
Boyd Endsley, Endsley Farms, Hasting, Michigan
Gerry Gernaat, Autumn Vista Dairy, McBain Michigan
9:30 a.m. – Networking Break
10 a.m. – Which
Workers Last Longer, Cows or Employees?
Maintain Positive Communications and Interrelationships with Your Employees
Dr. Bernie Erven, Professor Emeritus
of Agriculture Economics,
The Ohio State University
10:30 a.m. –Grazing
Seminar
12 p.m. –Lunch
1 p.m. – Bonus Workshops! (select
one)
Managing Your Margins - Dr. Ken Bailey
Don't Raise
a Stink: Manure Management Issues
*Manure Storage
Structures: Getting it Right! - Michelle
Cook, Engineer, MDA
*Experiences with Methane Digesters
in Michigan - Charles Gould, MSUE Educator,
Manure and Nutrient Management
*Understanding Carbon Credits - Dr.
Jim Dragun, agronomist and soil scientist,
The Dragun Corp.
Optimizing Hoof Health: What Does It Take?
- Dr. Gordon Atkins
3 p.m. –Dairy Break
5 p.m. – Social Hour
Michigan Dairy Ambassador Program Silent Auction Opens
6 p.m. – Dairy Industry
Recognition Dinner & Program
8 a.m.
Coffee & Rolls
From
One Generation to the Next at Mil-R-Mor Farm - Lorilee
Schultz and Bob Miller, Mil-R-Mor Farm, Orangeville,
Illinois
9 a.m. – Purebred Dairy
Cattle Association All Breeds Bulletin
Michigan Purebred Dairy Cattle Association
9:30 a.m.. – Brunch
10:30 a.m. – Michigan Breed
Association Meetings
Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders
Guernsey Cattle Breeders
Holstein Association
Jersey
Cattle Club
Michigan Dairy Youth Activity
*Youth in Agriculture: The Future is Bright! -
Amanda Nolz, agricultural communications student,
South
Dakota State University, and former beef industry
ambassador
*Cheese from Around the World
*Dairy Processing 101
12 p.m. –Conference
concludes
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