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Virginia State Feed Association Conference and Nutritional Management
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Wednesday - February 17, 2010
9:00 a.m. Board Meeting
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Convention Registration
1:00 p.m. Welcome - Dave Newman - J.D. Newman, Inc.
1:10 p.m. Keynote: Dr. Alan Grant - Dean, CALS
Future directions of the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
2:00 p.m. Panel discussion - Food and feed safety issues
Richard Sellers- AFIA
Randy Gordon - NGFA
3:00 p.m. Break - Ice cream social
3:30 p.m. Russ Spangler-Cummins Atlantic
New issues for the trucking industry
4:15 p.m. Phil Plourd - Blimling and Associates
U.S. and global commodity market issues
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Reception
Thursday - February 18, 2010
7:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Welcome - Roger Scaletti - Alltech
8:05 a.m. Chris Galen-National Milk Producers Federation
2010:Better days for dairy? The view from the National Milk Producers Federation
9:00 a.m. Dr. Jennifer Garrett- Food ThINC.
Promoting better communication between the agricultural and food industry and consumers.
10:00 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Dr. Fernando Valdez- Kemin
Approval and use of Chromium in dairy cattle rations.
11:15 a.m. Ralph Ward- Cumberland Valley Analytical Service
Interpretation and application of in vitro digestibility information
12 noon Luncheon and business meeting. Presentation of awards and recognition
2:00 p.m. Welcome - Rocky Abelli - Venture Milling
2:05 p.m. Dr. Greg Bethard - Dairy Records Management Systems
Use of records to evaluate dairy herd feeding programs.
2:45 p.m. Ralph Ward- Cumberland Valley Analytical Services
Variability of commodity feed ingredients used in the dairy industry.
3:15 p.m. Break
3:45 p.m. Panel discussion - Dr. Bob James - Moderator
What have we learned feeding dairies in 2009?

Participants:
Dr. Greg Bethard- G & R Dairy Consulting
Dr. Patrick French - Old Mill Troy
Mr. Randy Cawood - H. J. Baker & Bro., Inc.
Mr. Daniel LaPrade - Southern StatesCoop.
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
Thursday evening
7:00 p.m. Calf management workshop
7:05 p.m. Dr. Tom Earleywine- Land O'Lakes Animal Milk
New technologies for feeding dairy calves-robotic feeders
7:45 p.m. Dr. Donald Sockett- University of Wisconsin
New insights into disease pathogenesis in calves
8:30 p.m. Dr. Bob James, Virginia Tech
Tools for evaluating your calf enterprise
9:00 p.m. Wrap up and questions
Friday - February 19, 2010
8:00 a.m. Welcome
Dr. Bob James - Virginia Tech
8:05 a.m. Dr. Charlie Stallings - Virginia Tech
Development of feed management plans
8:30 a.m. Dr. Mark Hanigan - Virginia Tech
Use of barley protein meal in dairy rations
9:15 a.m. Dr. Gabriella Varga- Penn State University
Carbohydrate nutrition of dairy cattle
10:00 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Dr. Mike Allen- Michigan State University
Optimizing feed intake in dairy cattle
11:15 a.m. Dr. Katharine Knowlton- Virginia Tech
Emerging issues with nutrient management or what's the EPA going to pester us about next?
12 noon Adjourn


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