Conference Schedule Feb. 27- March 2, 2023
Monday, Feb. 27
4:30 – 10 p.m. – Registration | Tuscany Tower Foyer
Tuesday, Feb. 28
6:30 a.m. – Registration
6:30-8 a.m. – Breakfast | Tuscany Ballrooms
8 a.m.- Noon – Platinum Sponsor Pre-Conference | Twenty-four, 30 minute presentations
Noon – 1:30 p.m. – Lunch | Tuscany Ballrooms
1:30 – 1:45 a.m. – Welcome and Conference Opening
1:45-3 p.m. – This isn’t your Parent’s or Grandparent’s Checkoff | Panel with Stan Erwine
3-4 p.m. – What to expect from the 2023 Farm Bill | Jim Mulhern
4-4:45 p.m. – Clearing Up Carbon Credit Confusion – What to know about carbon credits and the opportunities they provide for your dairy | Panel with Mark Stoermann
4:45-5 a.m. – Closing Comments and Adjourn
Wednesday, March 1
6:30 a.m. – Registration
6:30-8 a.m. – Breakfast
8-8:45 a.m. – Surviving and Thriving in Challenging Times | Captain Charlie Plumb
8:45-9:30 a.m. – Minimizing the Impacts of Wildfire Smoke on Cattle | Amy Skibiel
9:30-10 a.m. – Break
10-11 a.m. – What’s the Future of Ag Labor | Panel with Corey Geiger
11-11:45 a.m. – Is Your Calf Program Sustainable | Robert James
11:45-12:30 p.m. – Practical Disease Control in Dairy Herds | Chris Chase
12:30-1:30 p.m. – Lunch
1:30-2:15 p.m. – Calcium Release Technologies (CaRT) – New Innovations to Prevent Hypocalcemia in Dairy Cattle | Pat Hoffman
2:15-3 p.m. – When Is the Best Time to Get Cows Pregnant | Kevin Dhuyvetter
3-3:30 p.m. – Break
3:30-4:15 p.m. – Too Many? Not Enough? Costs and Opportunities Associated with Dairy Replacement Heifer Inventory | Mike Overton
4:15-5 p.m. – Future of Calf Rearing in Pairs and Groups | Jennifer Van Os
5-5:15 p.m. – Closing Comments and Adjourn
Thursday, March 2
6:30 a.m. – Registration
6:30-7:30 a.m. – Breakfast
7:30-8:15 a.m. – Tips and Tricks to Feeding 2022 Corn Silage | John Goeser
8:15-9:30 a.m. – Pest Bird Management | Amber Adams-Progar
9:30-10:15 a.m. – It’s All in the Milk Flow | Paul Virkler
10:15-11 a.m. – A Million Reasons Why Confirmation Matters | Jeffrey Bewley
11-11:45am – Water Impact Factor on the Local Economy | Joe Harner
11:45-noon – Closing Comments and Adjourn
For Additional Information, contact Dr. Mike Brouk: mbrouk@wdmc.org or 785-565-3434