Join us June 3-4, 2026 in La Crosse, WI!
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shaping tomorrow's milking technologies
Program Agenda
9:30-10:00 am: Registration
10:00-10:30 am: Maximizing profit and labor efficiency with robotic milking systems;
Jim Salfer, University of Minnesota-Extension
10:30-11:00 am: Choosing the Right System: Boxes, Rotary, Dual, etc.?; Douglas Reinemann, University of Wisconsin-Madison
11:00-11:45 am: Are you ready for robots? Key considerations before making the switch: Stephanie Plaster and Carolina Pinzón, University of Wisconsin- Extension
11:45-12:30 pm: Lunch
12:30-1:15 pm: Lightning Round Presentations (Locally Focused)
WI:
● Feeding in the Robot: Quality Considerations for Success - Katelyn
Goldsmith, UW Madison Extension, Dairy Outreach Specialist
● Gradual Dry-Off in AMS: A Welfare Advantage of Robotic Milking -
Elizabeth McGuire, UW-Madison Dairy Science, Van Os lab
● Economics of AMS - Larry Tranel, ISU Extension
IA:
● Key Issues for Permitting AMS Facilities - Kody Havens, Coalition to
Support Iowa’s Farmers Field Specialist
● Economics of AMS - Larry Tranel, ISU Extension
1:15-2:15 pm: New Technologies: DeLaval, Lely, GEA, MSA Professional Services
“Moving from Automation to Precision” - Dan Meihak, Commercial
Product Specialist-Milking, Lely North America
“Permitting and State Regulations” - MSA Professional Services, Randy
Winch (IA and WI) and Kaesey Glaess (WI)
2:15-3:30 pm: Lessons learned by installing robots; Producer Panel
3:30-4:00 pm: Networking and refreshments
Meet our program speakers
Jim Salfer
Carolina Pinzón
Doug Reinemann
Jim Salfer is a Dairy Extension Educator with the University of Minnesota Extension. Jim will be speaking about, "Maximizing profit and labor efficiency with robotic milking systems."
Doug Reinemann
Carolina Pinzón
Doug Reinemann
Doug Reinemann is the Milking Machine & Farm Energy Extension Specialist with the UW-Madison Department of Biological Systems Engineering. Doug will be speaking about, " Choosing the Right System: Boxes, Rotary, Dual, etc.?"
Carolina Pinzón
Carolina Pinzón
Stephanie Plaster
Carolina Pinzón is the Bilingual Dairy Outreach Specialist with the UW-Madison Division of Extension. Carolina will be speaking about, "Are you ready for robots? Key considerations before making the switch."
Stephanie Plaster
Stephanie Plaster
Stephanie Plaster
Stephanie Plaster is a Farm Business Development Outreach Specialist with the UW-Madison Division of Extension. Stephanie will be speaking about, " Are you ready for robots? Key considerations before making the switch."
Kody Haven
Stephanie Plaster
Larry Tranel
Kody Haven is a Field Specialist with the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers. Kody will be speaking in the Lightning Round about, "Key Issues for Permitting AMS Facilities."
Larry Tranel
Stephanie Plaster
Larry Tranel
Larry Tranel is a Dairy Field Specialist with Iowa State University Extension. Larry will be speaking in the Lightning Round about, "Economics of AMS."
Dan Meihak
Dan Meihak
Dan Meihak
Dan Meihak is the Commercial Product Specialist - Milking with Lely North America. Dan will be speaking about, "Moving from Automation to Precision."
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