Agenda

All Day | Travel to Mystic Lake Center in Prior Lake, MN

7:00 - 10:00pm | Registration and Meet and Greet Reception | Isanti

7:00 - 8:00am | Breakfast Buffet | Isanti

8:00 - 8:15am  | Forum Kick-Off | Minnetonka

Theme: Envision the Future of Dairy Production | Minnetonka

8:15 - 8:45am | "Dairy 2050 - Imagining the Future" | Jack Britt, Ph.D., Jack H. Britt Consulting

8:45 - 9:15am | "Cows to Code: Abandoning the Lens of Human Encryption" | Ryne Braun, Ever.Ag

9:15 - 9:45am | "Smart Sustainability- Our Family's Approach to Evaluating Investments in Technology" | Lee Kinnard, Kinnard Farms, Inc

9:45 - 10:05am | Q&A

10:05 - 10:30am | Break

Theme: Achieve Financial Strength for the Future with Strategic Decisions | Minnetonka

10:30 - 11:05am | “Geopolotics and the Future of American Agriculture” | Jacob Shapiro, Cognitive Investments

11:05 - 11:40am | “Milk Pricing in America: Insanity Running Amok or Why We Don’t Use Slide Rules Anymore” | Normand St. Pierre, PhD., Dipl. ACAN, The Ohio State University

11:40am- 12:10pm | Q&A

12:10 - 1:15pm | Lunch | Isanti

1:15 - 2:15pm | Breakout #1

2:30 - 3:30pm | Breakout #2

3:45 - 4:45pm | Breakout #3

Evening Events | Minnetonka

5:00 - 6:30pm | Sponsor Showcase and Networking Reception

6:30 - 6:45pm | Recognition

6:45 - 7:15pm | Dinner

7:15 - 8:30pm | "Stronger Through Change" | Chris Norton, Author and Motivational Speaker

8:30 - 10:00pm | Networking Social

Theme: Inspire Strong Teams for the Future | Minnetonka

8:00 - 8:50am | "COMUNIDAD – (koh-moo-nee-dahd) Giving dairy employees a sense of belonging in our industry to increase retention" | Jorge Delgado, Alltech

8:50 - 9:10am | "Communicate to Accelerate Your Dairy Performance" | Robb Bender, Ph.D., PAS, GPS Dairy Consulting, LLC

9:10 - 9:30am | Q&A

9:30 - 10:10am | Break - check out of hotel rooms

Theme: Achieve Financial Strength for the Future with Strategic Decisions | Minnetonka

10:10 - 10:40am | "2023 Benchmarks and the Changing Dairy Environment” | Gabriella Houdek, AgriGrowth Solutions

10:40 - 11:10am | "Business Life Cycle and Capital Decisions” | Steve Bodart, AgriGrowth Solutions

11:10 - 11:30am | “Approach to Capital Decisions” | Josh Meissner, Norm-E-Lane Farm

11:30 - 11:50am | Q&A

11:50am - 1:00pm | Lunch and Closing Wrap-Up

"Mining Dry Period Data for Insights into Improved Lactation Performance" | Barry Bradford Ph.D., Michigan State University

"Crystal Balling Forages in the Dairy Ration" | Mike Rankin, Hay and Forage Grower

"Economics of Heifers, Culling and Black Calves" | Brady Goetz, Ph.D., PAS and Paul Dyk, MSc, PAS, GPS Dairy Consulting, LLC

"Antimicrobial Use- How Much Are You Spending to Control Mastitis?" | Sandra Godden DVM, DVSc, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota

"Maximizing Milk Fat Yield" | Kevin Harvatine Ph.D., Penn State University

"Moving Forward with Opportunities and Challenges with Beef x Dairy" | Dale R. Woerner Ph.D., Texas Tech University

"Opportunities to Capture Additional Feed Efficiency of Cows in the Era of High Feed Prices" | Isaac Salfer Ph.D., University of Minnesota

"Cultivating the Next Generation of Dairy Farmers" | Gail Carpenter Ph.D., Iowa State University

"Feed FITness: Is your Feed Center in Good Shape?" | Andre Pereira, Ph.D., BVetMed, GPS Dairy Consulting, LLC