Speaker Slides

THEME: Envision the Future of Dairy Production

• “Dairy 2050 – Imagining the Future” | Jack Britt, Ph.D., Jack H. Britt Consulting
• “Cows to Code: Abandoning the Lens of Human Encryption” | Ryne Braun, Ever.Ag
• “Smart Sustainability- Our Family’s Approach to Evaluating Investments in Technology” | Lee Kinnard, Kinnard Farms, Inc

THEME: Prepare for the Local, Global and Geopolitical Future State

• “Geopolotics and the Future of American Agriculture” | Jacob Shapiro, Cognitive Investments
• “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

THEME: Inspire Strong Teams for the Future

• “COMUNIDAD – (koh-moo-nee-dahd) Giving dairy employees a sense of belonging in our industry to increase retention” | Jorge Delgado, Alltech and Claudia Lainez, COPAL
• “Communicate to Accelerate Your Dairy Performance” | Robb Bender, Ph.D., PAS, GPS Dairy Consulting, LLC

THEME: Achieve Financial Strength for the Future with Strategic Decisions

• “2023 Benchmarks and the Changing Dairy Environment” | Gabriella Houdek, AgriGrowth Solutions
• “Business Life Cycle and Capital Decisions” | Steve Bodart, AgriGrowth Solutions
• “Approach to Capital Decisions” | Josh Meissner, Norm-E-Lane Farm

KEYNOTE: 

•  “Stronger Through Change” | Chris Norton, Author and Motivational Speaker

BREAKOUTS:

• “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” | 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