2024 Event
Time | Name | Description |
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Breakfast & Expo Open | |
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration Open | |
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM | Welcome | |
9:05 AM - 10:00 AM | How health and wellness, product science, and technology will drive dairy innovation and sales growth | Speakers: Paul Ziemnisky, Group EVP Wellness, Insights & Innovation, Dairy Management, Inc. ; |
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Safeguarding the Future of Dairy: Understanding Activist Threats | Hannah Thompson-Weeman, CEO, Animal Ag Alliance |
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM | Networking Break & Expo | |
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | Can We All Get Along? Communicate to End Conflict Among Key People, Including Family | Rena Striegel, Transition Point Business Advisors |
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM | Lunch & MILK Business Awards Presentation | Lunch Sponsored by: Zinpro |
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Focus Sessions - Round 1 | Choose one breakout below to attend. |
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Option 1: Beyond the Bucket: Piecing the Puzzle Together for YOUR Ideal Milking Solution Presented by: Total Dairy Solutions | Speakers: Ryan Calistro, President Torie Little, Commercial Lead |
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Option 2 - Optimizing the carbohydrate, nutrition, and energy potential of your ration Presented by: Enogen | Speakers: Kirby Krogstad, The Ohio State University, Assistant Professor of Dairy Nutrition |
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Option 3 - Unlock Your Herd's Production Potential Presented by: IDEXX | Speakers: |
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Option 4 - Supporting health and well-being of the animals in our care while optimizing feed conversion and productivity Presented by: Novonesis | Speaker: Dr. Kimberley Morrill |
2:10 PM - 2:40 PM | Focus Session Breakouts Round 2 | Choose one breakout below to attend. |
2:10 PM - 2:40 PM | Option 1 - Building Rations with the Nutrients Your Herd Need Presented by: Zinpro | Speaker: David Ledgerwood, Zinpro |
2:10 PM - 2:40 PM | Option 2 - Why alfalfa: The benefits of alfalfa to your farm and dairy rations - Presented by Forage Genetics | Speaker: Emily Meccage, Ph. D., FGI Sr. Manager Research & Development |
2:10 PM - 2:40 PM | Option 3 - TBD | |
2:10 PM - 2:40 PM | Option 4 - TBD | |
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM | Networking & Expo Break | |
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM | Good to Great - MILK Award Winners Tell All | Join us for a Q&A session with our three MILK Business Conference Award Winners. Learn from their fails and successes! |
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Opening Reception and Sponsor Networking | Sponsored by: |
Time | Name | Description |
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7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | Breakfast and Exhibit Hall Open | Breakfast Sponsored by: |
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM | Attract & Excel Your Labor | Speaker: Jared Dueppengiesser, Acepsis |
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Labor Retention | Speaker: Tom Wall, The Dairy Coach |
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Networking & Expo Break | |
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM | Reconsider These Immigration Solutions to Help Fill Your Farm Team | Rachel Beardsley, Partner, Fragomen |
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Strengthening Producer - Processor Relationships | Moderator: Karen Bohnert, Dairy Editorial Director, Farm Journal |
12:45 PM | Lunch | Sponsored by: Edge Dairy |
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM | U.S. Farm Report Taping | Host: Tyne Morgan, U.S. Farm Report |
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Networking & Expo Break | |
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Diving into Dairy Policy | Moderator: Tyne Morgan, Host, U.S. Farm Report |
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM | Beef on Dairy | Moderator: Taylor Leach, Farm Journal |
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Unscripted Podcast | Clinton Griffiths, Host, AgDay
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4:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Dairy DARTY by the Pool | What's a Dairy DARTY? A Day Party! Join us for an afternoon of networking, games and fun. Meet other dairy producers while enjoying the beautiful Caesar's Palace pool deck with food, drinks and sunshine! |