Tuesday, May 30, 2017
11:00 am to 1:00 pm Registration and Trade Show – Hyatt Regency
1:00 pm to 1:10 pm Opening and Welcome – Dr. Jeffrey Bewley
Session Leader: Dr. Jeffrey Bewley
1:10 pm to 1:55 pm Dr. Julio Giordano – Integrating Automated Detection of Estrus in Reproductive Management Programs for Dairy Cattle
1:55 pm to 2:20 pm Dr. Dana Tomic – Ketosis Detection Using Sensor Technology and Integrated Process Data
2:20 pm to 2:45 pm Vivi Thorup – Lameness Alerting Sensor
2:45 pm to 3:00 pm Break and Trade Show
Session Leader: Elizabeth Eckelkamp
3:00 pm to 3:45 pm Dr. Christina Petersson-Wolfe – Opportunities for Managing Milk Quality Using Precision Technologies
3:45 pm to 4:30 pm Producer Panel - Robotics
4:30 pm to 4:55 pm Arjen van der Kamp – Usage of Combined Sensor Information in the Lely Robots in the Daily Practice of the Producer
4:55 pm to 5:20 pm Jason Troyer – Transition to Precision Dairy
5:20 pm to 6:30 pm Cash Bar and Trade Show – Hyatt Regency
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Dinner – Hyatt Regency
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
6:30 am to 8:00 am Continental Breakfast – Hyatt Regency
7:00 am to 8:50 am Trade Show – Hyatt Regency
8:50 am to 9:00 am Welcome and Announcements – Dr. Bradley Heins
Session Leader: Dr. Bradley Heins
9:00 am to 9:45 am Dr. Marcia Endres – Automated calf feeder systems: What we learned from farms in the upper Midwest USA
9:45 am to 10:30 am Producer Panel – Calf Feeders
10:35 am to 11:00 am Doug and Mark Stensland – Technology Implementation
11:00 am to 11:25 am Break and Trade Show
Session Leader: Dr. Tyler Mark
11:25 am to 11:50 am Sina Stein – Heat Detection with smaXtec
11:50 am to 12:15 pm Chris Gans – Edge Computing and Dairy Farming: Opportunities and Challenges
12:15 pm to 1:30 pm Lunch and Trade Show – Hyatt Regency
1:30 pm to 2:15 pm Dr. Heather Dann – New Milk Analysis Technologies to Monitor Management and Improve Her Performance
2:15 pm to 2:40 pm Gil Katz – Genetic and Phenotypic Analysis of Milk, Fat, and Protein Production Based on Real Time Daily Milk Analysis
2:40 pm to 3:15 pm Transportation to UK Coldstream Dairy
Welcome: Dr. Jeffrey Bewley
3:15 pm to 5:00 pm Overview of UK Coldstream Dairy Precision Technology
Current Research
5:00 pm to 6:30 pm BBQ Dinner – UK Coldstream Dairy
6:30 pm to 7:00 pm Transportation to Hyatt Regency
Thursday, June 01, 2017
6:30 am to 8:00 am Continental Breakfast – Hyatt Regency
7:00 am to 8:50 am Trade Show – Hyatt Regency
8:50 am to 9:00 am Welcome and Announcements – Dr. Marcia Endres
Session Leader: Dr. Marcia Endres
9:00 am to 9:45 am Dr. Henk Hogeveen – Economics of Precision Dairy Monitoring Technologies
9:45 am to 10:30 am Farmer Panel – Wearables and Stand Alone
10:30 am to 11:00 am Break and Trade Show
Session Leader: Karmella Dolecheck
11:00 am to 11:25 am Mike Jerred – Farm Decision Making: Unlocking the Power of Data and Analytics
11:25 am to 11:50 am Tammie Guyer – Maximizing Returns from Technology Investments
11:50 am to 12:00 pm Wrap-up and Thank You – Dr. Jeffrey Bewley and Dr. Marcia Endres
12:00 pm Adjourn