2013 VSFA Convention & VT Nutritional Management "Cow College"
Held at the Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center | Program Schedule
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
World and US Grain Markets
Henry Graves, Bunge
Issues for the Feed
Richard Sellers, AFIA
Dave Fairfield, NGFA
Video Monitoring System of the Perdue Truck Fleet to Improve Safety
Thomas Pollard, Perdue
The Feed Safety Alliance and Work Towards FSMA Regulations
Dr. Charles Stark, NCSU
Deb Hargrave, VDACS
Mill Managers Program
Robert Owen, Huvepharma
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Challenges Facing Family Agribusinesses and Agriculture Perceptions
Ron Prestage, Prestage Farms
Vision for the Land Grant University in the next century
Dr. Alan Grant, Dean, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Virginia Tech
Advances in Trace Mineral Nutrition
Dr. Jerry Spears, NCSU
Influence of processing on nutritive value of co-products
Dr. Harold Tilstra, Purina Animal Nutrition LLC
US Feed Grains Council Internship Travel
Ms. Shasta Sowers
Money Corrected Milk
Dr. Greg Bethard, DRMS, Raleigh / G&R Dairy Consulting
Risk Management Strategies for Milk and Commodities
Katie Krupa, Rice Dairy LLC
Managing the grazing dairy
Dr. Robert Fry, St. Brigids Dairy
Panel discussion—Feeding the Robotic Dairy Herd
Dr. Robert Fry, Atlantic Dairy Consulting
Dr. Francisco Rodriguez, Delaval
Daniel LaPrade, Southern States Cooperative
Preserving forage quality from windrow to feedbunk
Dr. Ev Thomas, Oak Point Agronomics
Panel discussion—Feeding program strategies during drought conditions
Dr. Greg Bethard DRMS / G&R Dairy Consulting
Dr. Robert Fry, Atlantic Dairy Consulting
Nathan and Randy Hammock, Hammock Dairy
Friday, February 22, 2013
Forage for drought prone conditions
Dr. Chris Teutsch, Virginia Tech
Early youngstock rearing: beef vs. dairy
Dr. Bob James, Virginia Tech
Dr. Mark McCann, Virginia Tech
Genes for antibiotic resistance
Brittany Willing, graduate student, Virginia Tech Dairy Science
Low starch diets for dairy cattle
Dr. Gale Bateman, Provimi
Dr. Pat Hart
Platinum Sponsors
Adisseo
Alltech
Bunge
Southern States
Gold Sponsors
Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition
COTA
H.J. Baker
Milk Specialties
Nutriad
Nutrition Physiology Co., LLC
Perdue Agribusiness
R P Feed Components
Rockingham Cooperative
Rockingham Mill
Sweetlix
The Old Mill Troy a Nutra Blend Brand
Valley Proteins
Venture Milling
Zinpro
Silver Sponsors
Agmark
Akey Nutrition
Augusta Cooperative
Balchem
Big Spring Mill
Culpeper Farmers Cooperative
DSM Nutritional Products
Diamond V
Eastern Minerals
First Bank
Harris-Crane
Ingredient Resource Corp.
Purina Animal Nutrition, LLC
J.D. Newman
Reynolds Grain
Westway Trading
West Central Soy