2012 VSFA Convention & VT Nutritional Management "Cow College"
Held at the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center | February 15-17, 2012 | Program Schedule
Scroll down for presentation materials
The Impact of the new USDA food plate recommendations on animal agriculture
Marianne Smith Edge IFIC
Feed Industry Issues for 2012...NGFA's Policy Agenda
Randy Gordon, NGFA
Grain Market Update
Henry Graves, Bunge North America
The Ever Changing World of Feed Additives in the Poultry Industry
presentation | paper
B.S. Lumpkins & G.F. Mathis, Southern Poultry Research
What's New in Feed Mill Automation?
presentation | paper
Tom Shoen, Comco Manufacturing
Maintaining Feed Quality
presentation | paper
Joe S. Moritz., Poultry Science, West Virginia University
Future Challenges for Virginia Agriculture
Matt Lohr, Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs
The State of the Equine Industry
Steven A. Elliot, Global Equine/LIFEFORCE Director, Alltech Inc.
Management of Your Feeding Program
Bob James, Virginia Tech
New Analysis to Better Describe Feeds for Animal Agriculture
Ralph Ward, Cumberland Valley Analytical Services
Preserving Quality Feed & Feed Quality
Patrick French, RP Feed Components
Impact of Processing and Genetics on Starch Digestibility
Ralph Ward, Cumberland Valley Analytical Services
Improving Herd Performance with TMR Audits
Bill Stone, Diamond V
Feed Management Practices at Pond Hill Dairy, LLC
Keith Moritz, Owner
Feed Management--Vanderhyde Dairy
Slides | TMR tables
FeedWatch by VAS
Zach Myers, Myers Dairy, Inc.
Feed Ingredients & Quality Control
Angela Mills, Southern States Cooperative, Inc.--Feed
Environmental Issues Facing Virginia Dairy Producers
presentation | paper
John L. Welsh, Virginia Cooperative Extension
Impact of Genomics on Dairy Cattle Breeding
presentation | paper
Bennet Cassell, Dairy Science, Virginia Tech
Water Quality for Virginia Dairies
Erin James Ling, Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech
Issues in Managing Group Fed Calves
Bob James, Dairy Science, Virginia Tech