Program and Schedule

DAY 1: TUESDAY, AUGUST 12
Short Courses and Farm Tour
The short courses and farm tour have limited enrollment, require pre-registration, and have an additional registration fee.
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8:30 am Registration Opens
10:00 am - 4:00 pm Farm Tour
10:00 am - 4:00 pm Short Course 1: (held on-farm) Seek and Ye Shall Find: Visual Inspection Techniques for the Parlor and Beyond
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Short Course 2: How to Setup and Use On-Farm Culture Systems to Make Smarter Treatment Decisions
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Short Course 3: Creating Your Playbook for Success - A Course for Parlor Managers
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Short Course 4: Managing and Interpreting Mastitis and Milk Quality Information on the Dairy
   
Social Events - Tour of Lambeau Field and Reception at Lambeau Field
The Lambeau Field tour has limited enrollment, requires pre-registration and has an additional fee. The reception held at Lambeau field is open to all meeting attendees for no charge, however it does require pre-registration. Signing up for the reception does NOT automatically include the tour of Lambeau Field.
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5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Private tour of Lambeau Field
Transportation leaves the hotel promptly at 4:30 pm and will return after the reception.
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Reception at Lambeau Field
Transportation will leave the hotel at 5:30 and return after the reception.
   
DAY 2: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13
8:00 am Registration Opens
Seminar for Spanish-Speaking Milkers
This half-day session is held separately from the main general session program. There is no limit for number of participants, however the seminar does require registration and a separate fee. It will be taught entirely in Spanish.
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9:30 am Seminar begins
11:00 am Break
12:30 pm Adjourn Spanish Seminar
12:45 pm Lunch (with the main general session group)
   
Main General Session Program
This full-day session is open to all individuals interested in mastitis control and quality milk production. There is no limit for number of participants. Both pre-registration and on-site registration will be accepted.
Session I - The Environment
Moderator: Zen Miller, University of Wisconsin Extension, Appleton, WI
9:30 am Environmental Mastitis: Know Your Opponent
Larry Smith, Ohio State University, Wooster, OH
10:00 am Standing Room Only: Effects of Overcrowding
Peter Krawczel, William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute, Chazy, NY & University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
10:30 am Pastured Cows, Mastitis & Milk Quality - What Happens in the New Zealand Seasonal System
Eric Hillerton, DairyNZ, Hamilton, New Zealand
11:00 am Break
Session II - The People
Moderator: Joan Behr, Foremost Farms USA, Baraboo, WI
11:30 am Creating a Culture on Your Dairy
Pete Kappelman, Meadow Brook Farms, Manitowoc, WI
12:00 pm Observations on Building a Winning Team
Greg Squires, Dairy Enterprise Services, Ashland, OH
12:45 pm Lunch
Session III - The Cow
Moderator: Ken Bolton, University of Wisconsin Extension, Jefferson, WI
1:45 pm Heat, Humidity and Quality Milk: .Are You Running a Summer Camp for Mastitis Pathogens?
Jeff Reneau, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
2:15 pm Vaccination Against Coliform Mastitis: Herd Manager as Defensive Coordinator
Ron Erskine, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI
2:45 pm Building and Implementing Treatment Protocols
Don Niles, Dairy Dreams Dairy, Casco, WI
3:15 pm Questions and Answers, Informal Discussion
3:30 pm Adjourn for Ice Cream
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