Join Vita Plus at World Dairy Expo and take advantage of several educational opportunities

Tuesday, September 30

11:30 a.m.  Utilize drone technology to plan your feed pad
Cody McCary, forage specialist

2 p.m.  From birth to bulk tank: The costs of heifer raising
Lauryn Krentz, dairy and youngstock specialist

Wednesday, October 1

11:30 a.m.  Complementary forages: Grow the right mix of nutrients on your farm
Steve Murty, forage specialist

2 p.m.  Top five calf technologies for the next ten years
Bethany Dado-Senn, Ph.D., dairy youngstock technical specialist

Thursday, October 2

10:30 a.m.  Dream, design, deliver. Optimize your calf facility
Ann Hoskins, calf products manager

11:30 a.m.  Understand aerobic stability and spoilage in your forages
Cole Diepersloot, Ph.D., forage specialist and dairy nutritionist

2 p.m.  Current trends in youngstock feeding
Lauryn Krentz, dairy and youngstock specialist

Friday, October 3

10:30 a.m.  Calf feeding approaches for increased gut integrity
Noah Litherland, Ph.D., dairy youngstock technical specialist

11:30 a.m.  Complementary forages: Successful storing and feeding
Cole Diepersloot, Ph.D., forage specialist and dairy nutritionist and Cody McCary, forage specialist

Expo Chat Sessions will be held in the Vita Plus conference room located at the South end of the Exhibition Hall lobby to the right of the ice cream stand.  Members of the Vita Plus calf and forage technical teams will lead the discussions.

MoDak Dairy, Inc. Virtual Farm Tour – Wednesday, October 1 at 10 a.m.

Located in Goodwin, South Dakota, MoDak Dairy, Inc. has been in operation for the past 130 years. The Moes family milks 2,600 head in a double-30 parallel parlor and breeds for quality milk components while also maintaining a beef on dairy program. Roughly 60% of the herd is bred to beef, and the Akaushi or Angus crossbreds are raised and finished by the Moes family.

All MoDak Dairy’s heifers are managed on-site, where calves are raised in a state-of-the-art mechanically ventilated facility designed to promote calf growth and well-being. Calves are group-housed and fed using a headlock bottle feeding rail. Their facilities and management provide a balance of new-age technology and common-sense heifer practices to raise healthy, productive youngstock and the facilities draw in numerous tours annually.

The Moes family strongly values community engagement and education. The family routinely hosts students from their local technical college, South Dakota State University, and recently, from the Midwest Regional Dairy Challenge for the on-farm evaluation competition. They also open their doors to the local community and host tours regularly – their popular open house for June Dairy Month gathers an average of 600 annual attendees to learn about the technologies on-site.

After the farm tour talk with Greg Moes in the Vita Plus booth from 1 to 2 p.m.

Visit the Vita Plus World Dairy Expo tradeshow booth in the Exhibition Hall #1901-1902.