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Dairy Nutrition Program

Thursday, March 29th

Moderator: Dave Kirk, Pennfield

8:00am

A different look at feeding economics
Greg Bethard, G & R Dairy Consulting [Abstract]

8:50am Can we improve phosphorus bioavailability for cows?
Jamie Jarrett, Virginia Tech / Land O Lakes [Abstract]

9:40am Vendor Break and Poster Session

10:20am Starch digestion in the dairy cow
Mike Allen, Michigan State University [Abstract]

11:10am Nutrition and management of automatic calf feeding systems
Tom Earleywine, Land O Lakes Animal Milk [Abstract]

12:00pm Lunch
12:30pm Vendor Break and Poster Session

Moderator: Ken Griswold, Kemin Industries, Inc

1:30pm Feeding dairy herds using robotic milking systems
DeLaval systems: Robert Fry, Atlantic Dairy Management Service
Doyle Waybright, Mason-Dixon Farms – Gettysburg, PA
Lely systems: Dan Schreiner, Lely USA
Dairy producer using Lely robotic milking system

3:00pm Feeding compromised crops / floods and droughts
  Fermentation and nutritive value of hurricane damaged corn silages in the Northeast
Limin Kung, University of Delaware [Abstract]

Regulatory actions for harvesting forage crops damaged by Hurricane Irene
Dan Hudson, University of Vermont [Abstract]

Feeding the dairy herd with stressed crops
Robert Fry, Atlantic Dairy Management Service and Sean P Jones, Jones Family Farm - Massey, MD [Abstract]

4:00pm Adjourn

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Questions?

For questions regarding the program, please contact Kiera Finucane.

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