Dairy Expansion Seminars

agenda

	Day 1
8:15- 8:45 AM	Registration
8:45- 9:00 AM	Welcome and Introduction of presenters
9:00-9:15 AM	U.S. Dairy Overview
9:15- 9:50 AM	Expansion Planning For Your Facility
9:50-10:05 AM	Break
10:05-11:05 AM	Selecting Your Next Parlor
11:05-11:35 PM	Parlor Waste Clean up
11:35-12:00 AM	Dairy Traffic Patterns
12:00-1:00 PM	Lunch
1:00-1:45 PM	Managing the Large Dairy (Guest Speaker)
1:45--2:10 PM	Facilities for Dairy Cow Housing
2:10-3:00 PM	Freestall Design – The Comfort Zone
3:00-3:15 PM	Break
3:15-4:00 PM	Natural Ventilation & Cooling Systems
4:00-4:40 PM	Nutrition and Management Considerations for Expansion minded Dairies
4:40-5:00 PM	Feeding Facilities at Your Dairy
5:00-5:10 PM	Summary & Conclusions
5:10--5:45 PM	The seminar presenters will remain in the meeting room for informal discussions with any dairymen that wish to remain.

	Day 2
8:00-8:15 AM	Introduction
8:15- 8:45 AM	Forced Air Ventilation & Cooling
8:45-9:10 AM	Effective Cow Floor Finishing
9:10-9:45 AM	Dairy Housing Waste Removal
9:45-10:05 AM	Break
10:05-11:00 AM	Waste Separation and Utilization Systems
11:00-11:40 AM	Parlor Performance Optimization
11:40-12:00 PM	Working with Contractors
12:00-1:00 PM	Lunch
1:00-1:45 PM	Dairy Relocation - 4 Successful Case Studies (Guest Speaker)
1:45-2:15 PM	Empowering Your Dairy Team
1:30-2:20 PM	Environment & Nutrition Relationships to Hoof Health
2:20-2:40 PM	Break
2:40-3:15 PM	Dairy Expansion Round Up
3:15-3:30 PM	Summary & Conclusions
3:30-4:30 PM	After Seminar Discussions