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2025 Proceedings

Full 2025 Western Dairy Management Conference Proceedings

• “Armstrong’s Folly”: the development of the Saudi Barn and evaporative cooling for the Southwest Dairy Industry
• Future-readied Checkoff: How health and wellness, product science, and technology will drive dairy innovation and sales growth
• Understanding how the U.S. fits into global dairy developments
• How U.S. dairy processing has evolved and where is it going?
• Needle-less injection and no daily heard lockups. A significant leap forward in herd performance and animal care.
• Domestic investments in dairy, future is still bright
• Factors affecting heifer completion rates and future lactation success
• Building an effective management team for your dairy
• Feeding for milk fat … how can we continue to increase milk fat yields
• Unlock forage potential with precision chewing management
• Real-time measurements, monitoring tools and utilization of forage in large silage piles
• Group feeding economics-milking the feed margin
• Where will my workers come from?
• Equipping employees with effective, humane, and efficient cow handling techniques
• Beef on dairy: from conception to harvest
• Use of genomics to optimize breeding decisions for beef and sexed semen
• Improving dairy herd health monitoring and management using automated monitoring technologies
• How will soybean production and biodiesel impact protein nutrition of dairy cattle?
• Precision management of dairy calves

2023 Proceedings

• Minimizing the Impacts of Wildfire Smoke on Cattle
• Is Your Calf Program Sustainable
• Practical Disease Control in Dairy Herds
• Calcium Release Technologies (CaRT)
• When is the Best Time to Get Cows Pregnant
• Too Many? Not Enough? Costs and Opportunities
• Future of Calf Rearing in Pairs and Groups
• Tips and Tricks to Feeding 2022 Corn Silage
• Pets Bird Management
• It’s All in the Milk Flow
• A Million Reasons Why Conformation Matters
• Water Impact Factor on the Local Economy

2021 Proceedings

2019 Proceedings

• Who’s Driving the Bus? And Where’s It Headed?
• Economics of Robotic Milking
• Economics of Using Beef Semen
• Feed and Water Intake of Heat Stressed Cattle
• Dairy Management Inc. Panel Session with Former Secretary of Ag: Global demand for U.S. Dairy, Tariff’s & the Next 5%
• Video Technology for Large Dairy Operations: from Management to Precision Agriculture
• Achieving and Maintaining High Pregnancy Rates Panel
• Global Dynamics of the Dairy Business
• Optimizing Feeding Management
• Engaging Dairy Labor through Effective Training
• What If We Removed Animal Agriculture?
• Sorting Through The Value of Feed Additives
• Optimizing the Relationship of the Producer and their Nutritionist Panel
• Legal Aspects Related To Agricultural Data Collection, Storage and Use
• If I Can Do It, So Can You!
• Nitrogen Management-Good for the Environment and the Wallet
• Advances in Manure Management Technologies
• Climate Smart Dairy & Beef
• Economically Prudent Use of Antibiotics in Dairy Production: Selective Dry Cow Therapy and Pathogen-Based Treatment of Clinical Mastitis
• Top Ten Employment Eligibility Verification Compliance Tips
• The 10 Commandments of Irrigation for Dairymen
• Dairy – Where Biology Meets Social Science
• Should I Consider Using Genomics And IVF?

2017 Proceedings

• Full Proceedings in one file
• Wailes lecture – Dairy Cow Death Certificate: Why???
• Achieving Excellence
• The U.S. and World Milk Price Outlook: An Improving Prospect?
• Understanding Inflammation and Immunity to Improve Transition Mgmt.
• Precision Dairy Monitoring of Fresh Cows
• Serotonin: A New Approach for Hypocalcemia
• Meet the Farm-friendly Environmental Litigators
• Innovative Breeding: Best Combinations of Genomics, Semen Type, and Culling
• Training the Next Generation
• Dry Period Heat Stress: Effects on Dam and Daughter
• The Latest in Pain Management
• A Lesion-oriented Life Cycle Approach to Preventing Lameness
• Foot Baths: A Solution to a Problem or a Problem Solution?
• Producer Experiences with Robotics on Larger Dairy Operations
• Fresh cows – Management for Best Behavior
• Implementation of Reproductive Technologies: Do’s and Don’ts
• Group Housing Systems for Calves: Facilities, equipment, protocols and personnel for success
• Sustainability Award Winners
• Better Calves, Better Cows
• Breeding for Feed Efficiency: Yes We Can!
• Environmental impacts on Forage Quality
• Efficient Cooling for Water Conservation

2015 Proceedings

• Nutrition Influences the Health of Dairy Calves
• Precision Dairy Monitoring Opportunities, Limitations, and Considerations
• Bovine Respiratory Disease Prevention: Opportunities for Genetic Selection
• Milk vs. Blood – Which is Best for PAG Pregnancy Prediction?
• How are Genomics Working on the Dairy?
• Use of Technologies in Reproductive Management:
  Economics of Automated Activity Monitoring Systems for Detection of Estrus
• The Changing Veterinary Pharmaceutical Landscape
• What Do Today?s Forage Analyses Tell Us?
• John Smith Memorial Lecture: New Technologies in Heat Stress Abatement
• Don Bath Memorial Lecture: The Future of Alfalfa in the West = Water!
• World Dairy Competion- Jostling for Position
• Group Feeding Calves with Autofeeders
• Turning Manure Nutrients from a Liability to an Asset
• Dairy Forages: What?s New in Genetics and Management?
• ?Shrink? in Corn Silage Piles. What are the Real Losses?
• Update on Corn Shredlage for Dairy Cows
• The Dairy Dozen: 12 Key Financial Indicators
• Targeted Feeding to Save Nutrients
• Current issues in animal welfare – what must be done and how do we improve?
• Effective Use of Genomics in Sire Selection and Replacement Heifer Management
• Variation in Nutrient Composition of Ingredients and TMR and Does it Matter to a Cow?
• All Proceedings in one file

2013 Proceedings

• An Economic Comparison of Conventional vs. Intensive Heifer Rearing
• Animal Care Certifications – What, Who, and Why
• Avoiding Residues – More than Meat and Milk
• Controlling Feed Costs – Focusing on Margins Instead of Ratios
• Don’t be so lame – Time to Implement Solutions to Sore Feet
• Euthanasia Guidelines for Cattle
• Feeding Low Crude Protein Diets to Improve Efficiency of Nitrogen Use
• Getting the Most from Your Bunker – Pile Silo
• Group Housing and Feeding Systems for Calves – Opportunities and Challenges
• Guidelines for Successful Dairy Heifer Development
• Impact of Global Dairy Development Panel
• Innovative Sources of Labor for Dairies Panel
• Integrating New Techniques for an Improved Reproduction Program
• Managing Heat Stress and Its Impact on Cow Behavior
• Managing Worker Safety, Productivity, and Regulatory Issues
• Monitoring Negative Energy Balance in Transition Cows for Better Dairy Herd Results
• Mycoplasma Mastitis and Prevention
• New Technologies to Improve Dairy Cattle Reproduction
• Scientific Data for Developing Water Budgets on a Dairy
• You Control Milk Fat Depression – Don’t Let It Control You
• All Proceedings in one file

2011 Proceedings

• Where Will Dairies Be Located in the Future?
• Managing Stress & Building Healthy Family Relations
• Managing Transition Cow Issues
• Are You Efficiently Replacing Your Herd?
• Making More Effective Use of Your Data
• Lameness in Dairy Cattle: A Debilitating Disease or a Disease of Debilitated Cattle?
• Managing Air Quality on the Dairy with the National Air Quality Site Assessment Tool (NAQSAT)
• Feed Center Design
• A Re-evaluation of the Impact of Temperature Humidity Index (THI) and Black Globe Humidity Index (BGHI) on Milk Production in High Producing Dairy Cows
• Using Genomics on the Farm
• Taking the Long View: Treat Them Nice As Babies and They Will Be Better Adults
• Control of Energy Intake Through Lactation
• The Nutritional Chemistry of Dry and High Moisture Corn
• Optimizing Intake in Dry and Prefresh Cows
• Connecting Transition Cow Physiology, Behavior, and Nutrition
• Managing Variability in Feed Ingredients and Feed Delivery- Panel
• Labor Management Panel
• What We Have Learned About Cross Ventilated Freestalls: A Producer Panel
• All Proceedings in one file

2009 Proceedings

Adult Dairy Cow Mortality Don’t Let Shrink Kill You with High Feed Prices Employing Aliens: Straddling the Barbed Wire Fence Feeding $10 Corn for Fun & Profits Heat Detection Accuracy & AI Technician Evaluation How to Make ID Technology Work for You Improving the Welfare of Dairy Cattle: Implications of Freestall Housing on Behavior & Health In The Thermoneutral Zone: Potential Benefits of LPCV Buildings Is a One TMR Approach Right Making the Most from Manure Managing Feed & Milk Price Risk: Futures Markets & Insurance Alternatives National Heifer Supply & the Effects of Sexed Semen On Farm Culturing for Better Milk Quality Recognizing Stress, Anger, Depression & Suicidal Thinking & Knowing What to do Next Reproductive Efficiency & Economics of Timed AI vs Natural Service Solving Bad Water Problems for Thirsty Cows Stocking Density & Time Budgets The Effects of Heat Stress on Nutritional & Management Decisions The Future of Ag Biotechnology: Who Prevails Transition Management Checklist What’s the Connection Between Animal Diseases & Consumers All Proceedings in one file

2007 Proceedings

Lost In Translation: Why consumers don?t understand and don?t trust  what we tell them about issues in animal agriculture Panel Discussion of Producers Sharing Their  ?Experiences in Relocating and Expanding Dairies? Makin? Me Dizzy ? Pen Moves and Facility Designs to Maximize Transition Cow Health and Productivity Cow Culling Decisions: Costs or Economic Opportunity? Controlled energy diets for dry cows Sexed Semen: economics of a new technology Dollars to Donuts: How to Compete for Agricultural Labor Taking Advantage of Natural Behavior Improves Dairy Cow Performance Surviving the Integration of Management of a Dairy and Manure Innovations in Dairy Replacement Heifer Management Environmental Streptococcal Mastitis: Facts, Fables, and Fallacies An Outlook of the U.S. Dairy Markets Executive Summary Using Reproductive Records: Basics of Monitoring Milk quality & mastitis – troubleshooting, control program Effect of Flooring and/or Flooring Surfaces on Lameness Disorders in Dairy Cattle Comprehensive Evaluation of a Low-Profile Cross-Ventilated Freestall Barn Using Fat Supplementation to Improve the Chances of Pregnancy of Lactating Dairy Cows Managing the Milking Parlor on Economic Consideration of Profitability Managing Nutrition for Optimal Milk Components Crossbreeding: A Dirty Word or an Opportunity? Understanding and Managing Variation in Nutrient Composition Recent studies on nutritional factors affecting reproductive efficiency in U.S. dairy herds Entire 2007 proceedings in one PDF (263 pages)

2005 Proceedings

Fresh Cow Management: What is important, what does it cost, and what does it return? The Most Essential Nutrient: Water Evaluating and Selecting Cooling Systems for Different Climates Selecting, Training and Developing Personnel to Deliver Results Pregnant vs. Open: Getting Cows Pregnant and the Money it Makes Managing the Heat-Stressed Cow to Improve Reproduction Dairy Efficiency and Dry Matter Intake Got Starlings? Bird Control Options for Dairies Managing Corn Silage from Seed to Feed Feeding and Nutrition Management for Hot Weather Business Analysis: Which Financial Tools Should I Use? Strategies for Shortening the Dry Period Cow Comfort Issues in Freestall Barns Feeding to Minimize Acidosis and Laminitis in Dairy Cows Impact of Increased Milking Frequency in Early Lactation and its Effect on Lactation Persistency With and Without rbST. Manure Nutrient Export Strategies How to Fail (Miserably) at Composting Large Animal Mortalities Making Decisions With Data Pitfalls and Potholes of Dairy Farm Expansion Impact of Implementing Cow Comfort on a Large Dairy Acquisition, Transportation, and Transitioning of Dairy Cattle in an Expanding Dairy Dairy Facility Issues to Consider When Expanding Expansion Issues and Pitfalls: A Leander’s Perspective

2003 Proceedings

On-Line or Download Entire 2003 Proceedings – Total Pages 205

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Managing the Metabolism of Transition Cows Practical Application of New Forage Quality Tests Managing Bunker, Trench, and Drive-over Pile Silages for Optimum Nutritive Value: Five Important Practices The Cows are Always Right! Evaluating Rations Marketing Cows for Increased Profitability Keeping Calves Healthy A Systematic Approach to Calf and Heifer Rearing: “Intensified” Feeding and the Target Growth System Meeting the Demand for Dairy Replacement Monitoring Reproduction From the Starting Gate Fertility Factors – Which Ones Are Really Important? Managing Herd Bulls on Large Dairies Selecting and Managing Your Milking Facility Managing Mastitis in Today’s Parlors Effectiveness of Cow Cooling Strategies Under Different Environmental Conditions Diagnosis and Control of Bovine Leptospirosis Mycoplasma-Calf to Cow Managing Lameness for Improved Animal Comfort and Performance Jejunal Hemmorrhagic Syndrome in Adult Dairy Cows Manure Technologies for Today and Tomorrow Farm Animal Welfare Assurance: Scientific and Retailer Perspectives Practical and Sensible Dairy Farm Biosecurity

2001 Proceedings

On-Line or Download Entire 2001 Proceedings – Total Pages 167

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Milking Parlor Performance Why Unit On Time is Important for Your Dairy Water System Design Considerations for Modern Dairies Photoperiod Control Improves Production and Profit of Dairy Cows Recommendations for Special Needs Facilities Manure Quality Principles Applied to Lagoon Sludge Handling Sand-Laden Manure Navigating Manure Regulations Stopping Disease Before it Takes Hold Getting the Most From Your Dairy Beef Formulating Lactating Cow Diets for Carbohydrates Facility and Climate Effects on Dry Matter Intake of Dairy Cattle Quality Control in Your Commodity Program Managing the Transition/Fresh Cow Factors Influencing Reproductive Efficiency Using Pregnancy Rate to Monitor Reproductive Management Accelerated Growth for Dairy Heifers No See Ums: Hidden Aspects to Communicating with Your Mexican Workers Evaluating Nutritional Management Changes U.S. Top Dairies: Benchmarks for Success Monitoring Herd Performance Heat Stress Abatement in Four-Row Freestall Barns

1999 Proceedings

On-Line or Download Entire 1999 Proceedings – Total Pages 196

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10 Myths About Johne’s Disease Hoof Health Commingling: A Herd Health Time Bomb? Developing The Optimum Financial Structure For Your Dairy Decision-Making Using Benchmarks Bringing BTM To The Dairy On-Farm Concentration of Milk Protein Feeding Strategies For Dairy Replacement Heifers Freestall Housing Or Not? Relocation and Expansion Planning Heat Stress Management In Freestall Barns In the Western U.S. Physiologic Factors To Consider To Help Prevent Milk Fever On-Farm Tools For Monitoring Feeding & Production Buying Or Valuing Forages Based Upon Quality Making Your Dairy An Appealing Place To Work Interacting With Employees Management Strategies For Dairy Systems Improving Pregnancy Rates In High Producing Herds Programmed A.I. Breeding of Dairy Cows Sexed Semen Applications In Dairy Cattle Effect of Inbreeding On Cow Performance & Mate Selection In Dairy Cows

1997 Proceedings

On-Line or Download Entire 1997 Proceedings – Total Pages 152

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Welcome & Table of Contents Marketing Beef From Dairy Cattle – Now And In The Future The Outlook For Dairy Product Trade U.S. Cooperative Success Story: Sunsweet Sells The World On Prunes Replacement Heifers From Birth To Weaning Management Considerations For Replacement Dairy Heifers Labor Management Considerations In Selecting Milking Parlor Type & Size A Producer’s Experience With Freestalls Alternatives To Manure Management Problems Panel Discussion – Labor Management Milking Frequency 4X Milking Vaccination Programs: Is There An Answers? Biosecurity On Dairy Operations Understanding Herd Lameness New Strategies For Heat Detection And Timing Of Artificial Insemination Extending Calving Intervals With The Use of BST Selecting Sires Other Than For Milk Production Dealing With Diary Financial Variables Adjusting Rations For Forage Quality, And Suggested Criteria To Use In Buying Forages Panel Discussion – Grouping Strategies

1995 Proceedings

On-Line or Download Entire 1995 – Total Pages 191

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Optimizing BST Response Through Nutrition And Feeding Management Bovine Somatotropin: Effects On Reproduction Financial Implications Of BST Making BST Work: The Producer Experience Footwarts In Dairy Cattle: Current Understanding Of A Complex Disease Colostral Management: How Good Is Your Program? Rational Treatment Of Clinical Mastitis Neosporosis: A Newly Recognized Cause Of Abortion In Dairy Cattle Design And Performance Of Milking Systems Making Manure Nutrient Management Work For You Freestall Housing Guidelines: Details To Enhance Management Dairying In The Future: Some Questions You May Want To Ask Economic Decision Support Systems For Dairies Managing Conflict In Agricultural Businesses Economic Impact Of Bull Choices, A. I. Or Otherwise Managing The Milking Parlor For Profitability Economical Feeding And Management Practices For Herds Approaching 30,000-lb. Rolling Herd Averages Feeding To Make Money: Managing Nutrients In The Total Herd Management Strategies For TMR Feeding Systems Minimizing Transitional Stress For Close-Up Dry Cows: Field Experiences And Applications Facts And Fallacies About The Uterus After Calving Dairying And The New Social Ethic For Animals

1993 Proceedings

On-Line or Download Entire 1993 – Total Pages 213

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Environmental Modification To Reduce Heat Stress Milking System Design for Large Herds Financial Planning For Expansion and Other Major Adjustments Alternatives to Antibiotic Therapy of Clinical Mastitis Body Condition, Energy and Health in High-Producing Dairy Cows Computerized Treatment Records For Disease Control and Residue Avoidance Heat Detection: Problems, Evaluation and Solutions On Farm Antibiotic Testing Immunology And Vaccines–Where We are and Where We Are Going? Effectiveness Of Premilking Udder Preparation Practices On Milk Quality And Udder Health When Is A.I. Profitable? Contract Considerations for Dairy Replacements Minimizing Stressors in the Calf’s Physical Environment Nutrient Utilization & Cropping Free-Trade Agreements: Effect On The U.S. Dairy Industry European Milk Quotas: Success Or Failure? Total Quality and the Dairy Farm Business Organization Using Records for Large Herd Management Motivating Dairy Farm Employees: It’s Not at All What You Might Expect Removing Barriers To Communication in the Dairy Farm Business Production Medicine in Large Dairy Herds Feed Additives Economics Of Forage Quality Feeding for High Production during Heat Stress Water Nutrition and Quality for Dairy Cattle The Ins and Outs of Commodity Feeding