Join us at our new location in La Crosse, WI June 11-12, 2025!
Program Information
Conference Schedule June 11-12, 2025
Note: The schedule is being finalized and more details will be added once they are available.
Wednesday, June 11
Pre-Conference Sessions
Pre-conference Symposium Sponsored by Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition
8:00-8:45 a.m.-"Preparing the Immune System Ahead of Challenges Faced by Calves,"
Dr. Sangita Jalukar, Arm & Hammer
8:45-9:25 a.m.- "Mycotoxin Mitigation: A New Approach," Dr. Joel Pankowski, Arm & Hammer
9:25-10:00 a.m.- Break
10:00-10:30 a.m.- "Recent Research Developments in probiotics," Dr. Isaac Salfer, University of Minnesota
10:30-11:15 a.m.- "Interested in Improved Digestibility?" Jesse Thompson, Arm & Hammer
11:15-11:30 a.m.- Q & A session
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.-Lunch
General Session
1:30-2:00 p.m.- "Management and nutritional strategies to improve profits from dairy farms,"
Dr. Alex Bach, University of Lleida
2:00-2:30 p.m.- "Changes in muscle throughout a dairy cow lactation," Dr. Jackie Boerman, Purdue University
2:30-3:00 p.m.-Awards/Producer panel
3:00-3:30 p.m.-Panel discussion
3:30-4:15 p.m.-Break
Breakout Sessions
Six topics, each being presented twice at 4:15-4:45 p.m. & 4:50-5:20 p.m.
Room 1- "Getting the most out dairy replacements: Key nutrition and management aspects," Dr. Alex Bach, University of Lleida
Room 2- "Feed Video: What we can extract from video related to dairy nutrition," Dr. Jackie Boerman, Purdue University
Room 3- "The Hidden Cost of Heat: Multigenerational Effects on Dairy Cattle," Dr. Jimena Laporta, University of Wisconsin
Room 4- "TBD", Dr. Michael Hutjens, University of Illinois
Room 5- "Relationships between body condition scores, body composition, and performance in dairy calves," Dr. Isaac Haagen, University of Minnesota
Room 6- Graduate Student Competition
Thursday, June 12
6:45-8:00 a.m.-Breakfast sponsored by United Soybean Board
"Turning High Oleic Soy Research Intro Practical Nutrition Advice", Dr. Alycia Bales, Technical Support at Caledonia Farmers Elevator
"Why and How Best to Test High Oleic Soy", Kyle Taysom, CEO of Dairyland Laboratories
8:00-8:30 a.m.-Break
Four State Conference Plenary
8:30-8:45 a.m.- Awards Ceremony for the Graduate Student Competition
8:45-9:15 a.m.- "Strategies to Improve Productive Nitrogen and Reduce Urinary Nitrogen Excretion," Dr. Mike Van Amburgh, Cornell University
9:15-9:45 a.m.- "How corn silage production and management can affect feed efficiency by dairy herds?" Dr. Luiz Ferraretto, University of Wisconsin
9:45-10:15 a.m.- "Maximizing feed efficiency in high producing dairy cows," Dr. Isaac Salfer, University of Minnesota
10:15-10:30 a.m.- Discussion with Speakers
10:30-11 a.m.- Break
Breakout Sessions
Six topics twice; 11:00-11:30 a.m. & 11:40-12:10 p.m.
Room 1- "Nutritional Approaches to Decrease Stress in Calves," Dr. Gail Carpenter, Iowa State University
Room 2- "Why Calcium and Negative DCAD Matter for Reproductive Success and troubleshooting Management Issues," Dr. Phil Cardoso, University of Illinois
Room 3- "Cocktail Forage Mix Research: Agronomic and Dairy Cow Production Results," Dr. Matt Akins, USDA Dairy Forage center
Room 4- "The Role of Amino Acids in Fatty Acid Synthesis," Dr. Mike Van Amburgh, Cornell University
Room 5- "Effect of timing of AI with sexed and conventional semen based on increased activity and synchronization of ovulation on fertility in lactating dairy cows," Dr. Paul Fricke, University of Wisconsin
Room 6- "Let's talk about on-farm dairy technology!" Dr. Marcia Endres, University of Minnesota"
Post Conference
12:30–12:45 p.m.- TBD
12:45-1:25 p.m. - TBD
1:30–2:10 p.m. - TBD
2:15–2:55 p.m. - TBD
3:00 p.m. - TBD
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