2021 Western Dairy Management Conference Program November 1 - 4

at the Peppermill in Reno

Schedule Monday, Nov 1 4:30 PM – 10:00 PM – Registration

Tuesday, Nov 2 6:30 AM Breakfast and Registration 8:00 AM – Noon – Platinum Sponsor Program (27 presentations) Noon – 1:15 PM – Lunch 1:15 PM – 5:15 PM – Conference Program 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM – Sponsor Hospitality Events

Wednesday, Nov 3 6:30 AM Breakfast and Registration 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM – Conference Program 12:30 PM – 1:40 PM – Lunch 1:40 PM – 5:10 PM – Conference Program 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM – Sponsor Hospitality Events

Thursday, Nov 4 6:30 AM Breakfast and Registration 7:30 AM – 11:45 AM – Conference Program

Presentations and Speakers

The Champions Code - Ross Bernstein – Motivational Presentation Controlling Feed Costs - the Big 10 - Mike Hutjens

Corn silage - Seed to Feed - Bill Mahanna Managing Inflammation in Transition Dairy Cows - Barry Bradford

Comparison of Three Ventilation Strategies from Energy Perspective - Joe Harner Maximizing Cooling Resources in Targeted Areas - Geoff Dahl

Understanding Dairy RNG Projects - Mark Stoermann The Actual Reality of Managing People - Bill Eberle

Feeding and Managing for Milk Components -Tom Overton Epigenetics: Different Environments, Different Reactions - Jack Britt

Genomics Provides Clues to Dairy Cattle Fertility - Joe Dalton What Drives Financial Success - Gary Sipiorski

Panels and Panel Hosts

Dairy Management Incorporated Panel – Barbara O’Brien

“Farming forward through enhanced innovation and farm profitability" Will Activists Carry Your Dairy Business Away – Corey Geiger

Calf Management - Succeeding at Group Housing – Bob James Herd Replacement Dynamics: Sexed Semen, Beef Semen, Replacement Right Sizing – Paul Fricke

Application of Robotics on Large Dairies – Mike Brouk

Platinum Sponsor Pre-Conference Program Continued

Main Conference Program Schedule

Tuesday - Nov 2

6:30 - 8:00 Breakfast

8:00 - Noon Platinum Sponsor Pre-Conference

Noon - 1:30 Lunch

1:30 - 1:45 Opening

1:45 - 3:00 The Champions Code - Ross Bernstein

3:00 - 4:15 DMI Panel - “Farming forward through enhanced innovation and farm profitability" - Barbara O’Brien

4:15 - 5:15 Panel - Will activists carry your dairy business away?

Wednesday - Nov 3

6:30 - 8:00 Breakfast

8:00 - 8:45 Controlling feed costs-the big 10 - Mike Hutjens

8:45 - 9:30 Corn silage - Seed to Feed - Bill Mahanna

9:30 - 10:00 Break

10:00 - 11:00 Panel - Calf Management - Succeeding at group housing

11:00 - 11:45 Managing Inflammation in Transition Dairy Cows - Barry Bradford

11:45 - 12:30 Comparison of Three Ventilation Strategies from Energy Perspective - Joe Harner

12:30 - 1:40 Lunch

1:40 - 2:25 Maximizing cooling resources in targeted areas - Geoff Dahl

2:25 - 3:10 Understanding dairy RNG projects - Mark Stoermann

3:10 - 3:40 Break

3:40 - 4:25 The actual reality of managing people - Bill Eberle

4:25 - 5:10

Feeding and managing for milk components -Tom Overton

Thursday - Nov 4

6:30 - 7:30 Breakfast

7:30 - 8:15 Epigenetics: Different Environments, Different Reactions - Jack Britt

8:15 - 9:15 Panel - Herd Replacement Dynamics: Sexed Semen, Beef Semen, Replacement Right Sizing

9:15 - 10:00 Genomics provides clues to dairy cattle fertility - Joe Dalton

10:00 - 11:00 Panel - Application of Robotics on Large Dairies - Mike Brouk

11:00 - 11:45 What drives financial success - Gary Sipiorski