April 9 – 10, 2018
Doubletree by Hilton, Syracuse, NY
Presented by PRO-DAIRY and Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance (NEAFA)
EARLY BIRD RATES EXPIRE TUESDAY – REGISTER TODAY!
Join other feed industry representatives, agriservice personnel, veterinarians, and dairy producers to increase your knowledge of current herd health and nutrition management techniques.
AGENDA
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| Monday, April 9, 2018 |
| 5:00 p.m. |
Pre-Conference Reception with Speakers and Sponsors |
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| Tuesday, April 10, 2018 |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Registration and Exhibits Open |
| 7:30 a.m. |
?Networking Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Welcome |
| 8:40 a.m. |
Milk Fatty Acids as Herd Management Tools
Heather Dann, William H. Miner Institute |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Vaccination Protocols and Immune Status of Dairy Herds
Rob Lynch, Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY |
| 10:20 a.m. |
Break
Exhibits open |
| 10:50 a.m. |
Non-GMO Feeding and Cropping: Panel Discussion
Tom Overton, Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY (moderator)
Crystina Books, Du Mond Ag LLC; Larry Chase, Cornell University; and Joe Lawrence, Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY (panelists) |
| 11:50 a.m. |
Lunch
Exhibits open |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Forage Fiber (In)Digestibility and Physical Form: What You Need to Know in 2018
Mike Van Amburgh, Cornell University |
| 1:50 p.m. |
Feeding Management for Robotic Parlor Farms
Todd Ward, Direct Dairy Nutrition Services LLC |
| 2:40 p.m. |
Strategies for Low Milk Margin – View from Outside the Northeast: Panel Discussion
Stacia True (moderator)
Jim Tully, Pine Creek Nutrition Service; Greg Zuver, Caledonia Elevator; and Kevin Jones, Ghost Hollow Consulting (panelists) |
| 3:40 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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REGISTRATION FEES
(Early Bird Deadline: March 20, 2018)
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Early Bird? |
Standard |
| General Registration |
$150 |
$175 |
| CCE Employee |
$100 |
$125 |
| College Faculty |
$100 |
$125 |
| Student |
$35 |
$50 |
| All fees are per person and may not be split between members of the same company/farm. |
Complete conference information is available on the PRO-DAIRY website.
Registration questions? Contact PRO-DAIRY at (607) 255-4478 or dmconf@cornell.edu.
