Dairy Summit 2014 Proceedings

Preconference Panel Discussion

• Perspectives of the 20-Year Climb on Our Dairies - Jeff Opitz, Opitz Dairy, Saukville, Wisconsin; Blake Heller, Heller Farms, Alma Center, Wisconsin; and Tom McClellan, McClellan Farms, Delevan, Wisconsin

General Session

• Weather for Agriculture:  What Will 2015 Bring? - Dr. Elwynn Taylor, Iowa State University
• Dairy Policy Reforms and Advanced Dairy Risk Management Strategies - Dr. Marin Bozic, University of Minnesota

Breakout Sessions

• Double-cropping Options for Today's Dairies - Pat Hoffman, Vita Plus
• What Does Being a Global Player Mean to the U.S. Dairy Sector? - Mary Keough Ledman, Keough Ledman Associates, Inc.
• Employment Management Programs on Dairies - Peter Coyne, Vita Plus
• Assessing and Improving Animal Welfare on Your Dairy - Dr. Cassandra Tucker, University of California-Davis
• Feeding Holstein Steers:  What is the Optimal Market Endpoint? - Dr. Ty Lawrence, West Texas A&M University
• Success Factors in Transition Cow Management and Lameness - Dr. Gerard Cramer, University of Minnesota

Manure Management Panel

• Framing the Rules:  Understanding the Trade-offs - Dennis Frame, University of Wisconsin Discovery Farms
• Producer Perspective:  Adapting Our Dairies - Chuck Ripp, Ripp's Dairy Valley, Waunakee, Wisconsin, and Malachy Coyne, Coyne Farms, Avon, New York

General Session

• Top 10 Mistakes That Break Up a Family Business - Jolene Brown, champion for agriculture