2008 Agenda & Proceedings
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Agenda:
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Tuesday, November 11
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| 5:30-7:30 p.m. |
Opening Reception – Sponsored by the Cattleman’s Beef Board and GEA |
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Wednesday, November 12
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| 7:30-7:35 a.m. |
Welcome – Bill Newham |
| 7:35-8:25 a.m. |
U.S. Farm Report Roundtable taping. |
| 8:30-9:15 a.m. |
The best of times; the worst of times. Grasping today’s economic landscape.
Michael Swanson, Wells Fargo
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| 9:15-10:00 a.m. |
Give me what I want, when I want it – the future of dairy
supply chain management and its enemies.
Kyle Newkirk, General Mills
Part 1 Part 2 |
| 10:00-10:20 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:20-11:05 a.m. |
Managing your margin to protect profitability.
Perry Iverson, CIH |
| 11:05-11:50 a.m. |
Activists are counting on you to surrender – get smart and fight back!
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| 11:50-1:30 p.m. |
Lunch
Dr. Steve Eicker, Valley Ag Software – sponsored by Allflex |
| 1:30-1:50 p.m. |
The morning ICE raided my dairy.
Mike Zimmerman, Sandhills Dairy |
| 1:50-2:30 p.m. |
Prospects for 2009 immigration reform.
Bob Gray, Bob Gray LLC |
| 2:30-3:15 p.m. |
Dairy Exports: Boom or bust?
Dermot Carey, Darigold, Inc. |
| 3:15-3:30 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:30-4:15 p.m. |
Can you meet the 2009 CAFO rules?
Earl Dotson, Validus Services |
| 4:15-5:00 p.m. |
The elections are over, now what? Preparing for a new political and regulatory climate.
Jim Wiesemeyer, Informa Economics Inc. |
| 5:00-7:00 p.m. |
Networking Reception (Poolside-South Beach Area) – sponsored by Novus International |
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Thursday, November 13
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| 8:00-8:45 a.m. |
How big is your carbon footprint?
Greg Thoma, University of Arkansas
Part 1 Part 2 |
| 8:45-9:15 a.m. |
Technology Session 1
A novel approach to salmonella prevention.
Travis Thayer, DVM – sponsored by AgriLabs
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 |
| 9:15-9:45 a.m. |
Technology Session 2
Managing udder health through prevention.
Dr. Earl Aalseth – sponsored by Prince Agri Products
Part 1 Part 2
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| 9:45-10:00 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:00-10:30 a.m. |
Technology Session 3
Think positive. New mastitis treatment strategies can impact your bottom line.
Brian Miller, DVM - sponsored by Ft. Dodge Animal Health
Part 1 Part 2 |
| 10:30-11:00 a.m. |
Technology Session 4
Monitoring systems for your dairy. Use what your cows are telling you.
David Reid DVM – sponsored by BouMatic
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 |
| 11:00-noon |
Producer Roundtable
How do I get to where I need to be five years from now? |
| Noon |
Adjourn |
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Thank you to the following 2008 EPBC sponsors.
Click on a sponsor logo to link to their Web site.
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