2007 Workshop
Overview
November 13-14
Holiday Inn, Grantville, PA
Proceedings
Elanco Animal Health Pre Conference Symposium
- Practical Approaches to Feed Efficiency and Application on the Farm - Dr. Mike Hutjens, University of Illinois
PDF of powerpoint slides - Milk Fat Depression: What Do We Know and What Can We Do About It? - Dr. Adam Lock, University of Vermont
PDF of powerpoint slides - Troubleshooting Milk Fat Challenges on Commercial Dairy Farms - Dr. Tom Overton, Cornell University
PDF of powerpoint slides - The Effects of Heat Stress on Production and Its Nutritional Implications - Dr. Lance Baumgard, University of Arizona
PDF of powerpoint slides
Penn State Nutrition Workshop
- Do Supply and Demand Still Work in the Grain Markets? - Dr. Lou Moore, Penn State
- Formulating Diets for Carbohydrates for Lactating Dairy Cows - Dr. Mike Allen, Michigan State
- Why Use Metabolizable Protein in Ration Formulation? - Dr. Gabriella Varga, Penn State PDF of powerpoint slides
- Rethinking Energy for Dry Cows - Dr. Jim Drackley, University of Illinois
PDF of powerpoint slides - The Five Key Comfort Zones of the Dairy Cow - Mr. Harold House, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Using cow behavior to judge stalls | Free stall dimensions - Use of Essential Oils in Ruminant Nutrition - Dr. Sergio Calsamiglia, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
PDF of powerpoint slides - Profiles of High Profit Dairies... Where Does High Production Fit? - Mr. Brad Hilty, Penn State
Workshop Handouts
November 13 Sessions
- Solving Milk Fat Challenges on Dairy Farms - Adam Lock, University of Vermont and Tom Overton, Cornell
PDF of powerpoint slides - Calf Milk Pasteurizers and Milk Feeding Economics - Jorge Elizondo, Penn State and Jeff Durkin, Goodnature
PDF of powerpoint slides (Elizondo) | Pasteurization of Non-Saleable Milk (pdf) - Case Studies in Feed Efficiency: Can You Pass? - Mike Hutjens, University of Illinois
Evaluation criteria and case farms (pdf) - Planning Cash Flow and Feed Requirements for Transition to Organic Production - Tim Beck, Penn State
PDF of powerpoint slides | Planning cow numbers
Feed planning: Non-organic feeds (transition) | Organic feeds | Long range budget
Projected cash flow with $27 milk: Established operation | Startup operation
Farm finance scorecard: Established operation | Startup operation - Consulting Skills: Leading Your Clients through Change - Rich Stup, Penn State
Helping People and Organizations to Change (pdf) - Managing Robotic Milking Systems - Doyle Waybright, Mason Dixon Farms and Greg Squires, Dairy Enterprise Services
PDF of powerpoint slides (Squires) - Limit Feeding Dairy Heifers - Geoff Zanton, Penn State
PDF of powerpoint slides (8 MB file)
November 14 Sessions
- Corn Silage Evaluation That Matters to Your Clients - Ken Griswold, Paul Craig, Daryl Maulfair, and Rob Goodling, Penn State
PDF of powerpoint slides - Cow Comfort in the Tie Stall Barn: the Forgotten "Other" Housing System - Harold House OMAFRA
Tie stall dimensions - Ranking Corn Hybrids for Silage - Mike Allen, Michigan State
Ranking Corn Silage Hybrids (pdf) | Link to download CornPicker spreadsheet
