2021 western dairy management conference program
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2021 Western Dairy Management Conference Program November 1 - 4
at the Peppermill in Reno
Schedule Monday, Nov 1 4:30 PM – 10:00 PM – Registration
Tuesday, Nov 2 6:30 AM Breakfast and Registration 8:00 AM – Noon – Platinum Sponsor Program (27 presentations) Noon – 1:15 PM – Lunch 1:15 PM – 5:15 PM – Conference Program 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM – Sponsor Hospitality Events
Wednesday, Nov 3 6:30 AM Breakfast and Registration 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM – Conference Program 12:30 PM – 1:40 PM – Lunch 1:40 PM – 5:10 PM – Conference Program 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM – Sponsor Hospitality Events
Thursday, Nov 4 6:30 AM Breakfast and Registration 7:30 AM – 11:45 AM – Conference Program
Presentations and Speakers
The Champions Code - Ross Bernstein – Motivational Presentation Controlling Feed Costs - the Big 10 - Mike Hutjens
Corn silage - Seed to Feed - Bill Mahanna Managing Inflammation in Transition Dairy Cows - Barry Bradford
Comparison of Three Ventilation Strategies from Energy Perspective - Joe Harner Maximizing Cooling Resources in Targeted Areas - Geoff Dahl
Understanding Dairy RNG Projects - Mark Stoermann The Actual Reality of Managing People - Bill Eberle
Feeding and Managing for Milk Components -Tom Overton Epigenetics: Different Environments, Different Reactions - Jack Britt
Genomics Provides Clues to Dairy Cattle Fertility - Joe Dalton What Drives Financial Success - Gary Sipiorski
Panels and Panel Hosts
Dairy Management Incorporated Panel – Barbara O’Brien
“Farming forward through enhanced innovation and farm profitability" Will Activists Carry Your Dairy Business Away – Corey Geiger
Calf Management - Succeeding at Group Housing – Bob James Herd Replacement Dynamics: Sexed Semen, Beef Semen, Replacement Right Sizing – Paul Fricke
Application of Robotics on Large Dairies – Mike Brouk
Main Conference Program Schedule
Tuesday - Nov 2
6:30 - 8:00 Breakfast
8:00 - Noon Platinum Sponsor Pre-Conference
Noon - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 1:45 Opening
1:45 - 3:00 The Champions Code - Ross Bernstein
3:00 - 4:15 DMI Panel - “Farming forward through enhanced innovation and farm profitability" - Barbara O’Brien
4:15 - 5:15 Panel - Will activists carry your dairy business away?
Wednesday - Nov 3
6:30 - 8:00 Breakfast
8:00 - 8:45 Controlling feed costs-the big 10 - Mike Hutjens
8:45 - 9:30 Corn silage - Seed to Feed - Bill Mahanna
9:30 - 10:00 Break
10:00 - 11:00 Panel - Calf Management - Succeeding at group housing
11:00 - 11:45 Managing Inflammation in Transition Dairy Cows - Barry Bradford
11:45 - 12:30 Comparison of Three Ventilation Strategies from Energy Perspective - Joe Harner
12:30 - 1:40 Lunch
1:40 - 2:25 Maximizing cooling resources in targeted areas - Geoff Dahl
2:25 - 3:10 Understanding dairy RNG projects - Mark Stoermann
3:10 - 3:40 Break
3:40 - 4:25 The actual reality of managing people - Bill Eberle
4:25 - 5:10
Feeding and managing for milk components -Tom Overton
Thursday - Nov 4
6:30 - 7:30 Breakfast
7:30 - 8:15 Epigenetics: Different Environments, Different Reactions - Jack Britt
8:15 - 9:15 Panel - Herd Replacement Dynamics: Sexed Semen, Beef Semen, Replacement Right Sizing
9:15 - 10:00 Genomics provides clues to dairy cattle fertility - Joe Dalton
10:00 - 11:00 Panel - Application of Robotics on Large Dairies - Mike Brouk
11:00 - 11:45 What drives financial success - Gary Sipiorski