THEME: STRENGTHENING DAIRY SUSTAINABILITY
- “Rethinking Methane – Animal Agriculture’s Path to Climate Neutrality” presented by Frank Mitloehner, PhD, Professor at UC Davis, Department of Animal Science
- “Why Animal Welfare is Critical to the Sustainability of the Dairy Industry” presented by Dr. Jennifer van Os, PhD, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Animal Welfare at the University of Wisconsin – Madison
- “Net Zero: Implementation on the Farm” presented by Caleb Harper, Executive Director at Dairy Scale for Good
THEME: BEYOND MILK DIFFERENTIATION
- “RNG Model Learnings & Evolution of Renewable Transportation Fuel” presented by Brian Dolski, CFO of Pagel Family Businesses
- “Beef on Dairy from the Beef Perspective” presented by Tom Peters, Superior Attitude Livestock Nutrition, Camelot Consulting
THEME: FINANCIAL OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
- “Ins and Outs of Forage Valuation” presented by Greg Bethard, PhD, General Manager at High Plains Ponderosa
- “Using Cost of Production to Influence Marketing Decisions” presented by Mike North, Principal at ever.ag
THEME: INNOVATION LEADS SUSTAINABILITY
- “Economic Segmentation of Box Robotic Milking” presented by Steve Bodart, Sr. Dairy Consultant at Compeer Financial
- “FeedFIT Traction and Outcomes” presented by Trent Dado, MSc, Nutrition and Management Consultant at GPS Dairy Consulting, LLC
- “Feed Center Efficiency Project” presented by Matthias Annexstad, 2021 Summer Intern at GPS Dairy Consulting, LLC
THEME: GROWING LEADERS
“Fostering A Culture that Grows Leaders” sessions:
- Presentation by Michelle Shambeau, Human Resource Manager at Ebert Enterprises, LLC
- Presentation by Rocio Ramirez, HR/Safety Director at United Dairies, LLP
- Presentation by Juan Quezada, Director of Training and Development at Milk Source, LLC
BREAKOUTS
- “Two Heads are Better Than One – Successful Paired Housing of Calves” presented by Dr. Jennifer van Os, PhD, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Animal Welfare at the University of Wisconsin – Madison
- “Robotic Start-Up Panel Discussion” presented by Glen Mormann and G. Lee Pattison, Mormann Dairy, LLC
- “FeedFIT: The Proven Process to Profit” presented by Paul Dyk, MSc, PAS and Jordan Hunt, PAS, GPS Dairy Consulting, LLC
- “Optimizing Dairy Efficiency” presented by Greg Bethard, PhD, General Manager at High Plains Ponderosa
- “Your Risk Management Toolbox: What tools are in it? How should you use them?” presented by Mike North, Principal at ever.ag
- “Understanding the Role of Manure, Tillage and a Living Root System on Forage Yield and Quality” presented by Bill Powel-Smith, GPS Dairy Consulting, LLC
- “The Source of the Truth: Activity Rumination Monitoring” presented by Craig Watson, Country Manager at Alta
- “Cow Based Community Clean Energy” presented by Michael Crinion and Duane Toenges, Dynamic Group