| Wednesday, March 7 |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Registration |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Welcome
Neil Rejman, Chair, NEDPA |
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Neil Rejman, Sunnyside Farms, Moderator |
| 9:45 a.m. |
The World In Chaos - Impact on U.S. Agriculture and the Dairy Industry
Richard Brock, President, Brock Associates |
| 11:15 a.m. |
The UK Perspective – Dairy Farm Growth and Capturing Value From the Marketplace
Richard Vecqueray, Evidence Based Veterinary Consultancy |
| 12:15 pm |
Lunch |
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John Dickinson, Ideal Dairy Farms, Moderator |
| 1:30 pm |
Industry Growth In Wisconsin – Role of the Producer in Public Education and Industry Leadership
John Pagel, Pagel’s Ponderosa Dairy |
| 2:30 pm |
Panel Discussion: Challenges and Opportunities in the New York Dairy Industry
Moderator: Tom Overton, Cornell University, PRO-DAIRY Program
Panelists: Karl Czymmek, Cornell University, PRO-DAIRY Program
Curt Gooch, Cornell University, PRO-DAIRY Program
Jason Karszes, Cornell University, PRO-DAIRY Program
Ynte Schukken, Cornell University |
| 3:45 p.m. |
Break |
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Neil Rejman, Sunnyside Farms, Moderator |
| 4:15 p.m. |
Technology In The 21st Century: Making Safe, Affordable, and Abundant Food a Global Reality
Jeff Simmons, President, Elanco Animal Health |
| 5:30 p.m. |
Richard Popp Undergraduate Scholarship Award
Presenter: Mike Van Amburgh, Cornell University
Richard Popp Memorial Leadership Award
Presenter: Neil Rejman, NEDPA |
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| Thursday, March 8 |
| 7:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
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Peter Dueppengiesser, Dueppengiesser Dairy Co., Moderator |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Impact of New Genomic Technologies on Herd Improvement and the Dynamics of Replacement Programs
Kent Weigel, University of Wisconsin |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Managing Multiple Sites – Use of Activity Based Accounting Systems in Management
Calvin Moody, Brooksco Dairy |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Break |
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Jon Rulfs, Adirondack Dairy, Moderator |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Cornell and PRO-DAIRY Research and Program Updates
Quirine Ketterings, Cornell University
Daryl Nydam, Cornell University
Tom Overton, Cornell University, PRO-DAIRY Program |
| 11:30 a.m. |
NEDPA Update
Caroline Potter, NEDPA |
| 12:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
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Don Jensen, Lawnhurst Farms, Moderator |
| 1:15 p.m. |
Mini-Panel: Group-Housed Feeding Systems For Calves – The Facts on Performance and Health and How to Get it Right
Moderator: Mike Van Amburgh, Cornell University
Panelists: Mark Thomas, Countryside Veterinary Clinic
Andrew Moser, Moserdale Dairy |
| 2:15 p.m. |
Milk Fat and Human Health – Separating Fats From Fiction
Dale Bauman |
| 3:15 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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