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Sponsored by the Professional Dairy Heifer Growers Association (PDHGA)  
and Allied Industries

 

Tuesday, March 21

           2:00 p.m.      Registration in Foyer of Convention Center and Exhibit Set-Up         

           2:00 p.m.      Pre-Conference Forum:
      A Proactive Dairy Industry: Perspectives of Animal Welfare, Bio-Security, Environmental Management, Animal I.D., and Bio-Terrorism

                              Dr. Sandy Stokes Goff, Validus

                              Dr. Jim Reynolds, University of California-Davis VMTRC

                              Dr. Dale Moore, University of California-Davis VMTRC

                              Lewis Anderson, Calf Source, LLC

                              Speaker pending, University of California Western Institute for Food Safety

           5:00 p.m.      PDHGA Sustaining Member Reception (PDHGA Sustaining Members Only)

           8:00 p.m.      Hospitality Rooms at Radisson and Comfort Suites

 

Wednesday, March 22

           6:45 a.m.      Registration in Foyer of the Convention Center.  Exhibits Open.

           7:00 a.m.      Breakfast

           8:00 a.m.      Welcome

           8:15 a.m.      Marketing the Dairy Industry in the 21^st Century
      Richard Cotta, California Dairies, Inc.

           9:00 a.m.      Can You Manage Your Employees Like Other Industries Do?
      Dr. Tom Fuhrmann, DairyWorks

           9:45 a.m.      Break in the Exhibit Hall   

         10:30 a.m.      Managing and Motivating Hispanic Employees – Connecting with Their Culture
      Sheri Long, Amigos at Work and Jorge Estrada, Estrada, Simmonds and Associates

         12:00 p.m.      Sponsored Luncheon and Speaker:
      How to be Media Savvy 

                              Charlie Powell, Washington State University, College of Vet Med           

           1:30 p.m.      Practical Management Tips For You and Your Employees
      Dr. Tom Fuhrmann, DairyWorks

           2:30 p.m.      Current Status of Immigration Reform
      Luawanna Hallstrom, Harry Singh and Sons

           3:15 p.m.      Break

           3:45 p.m.      Concurrent Breakout Sessions – 30 minute presentations

Business Management

Do it Right With a Heifer Raising Contract
Fred Silva, Damrell, Nelson, Schrimp, Pallios and Silva

Management Protocols for Hispanic Workers
Jorge Estrada, Estrada, Simmonds and Associates 

Value of an Advanced Gender Selection System for Accelerated Herd Improvement
Roger Cady, Monsanto

New Technologies

Applying Reproductive and Genetic Technologies
John Metzger, Trans Ova Genetics

New Uses for Immune Proteins in Calf and Heifer Health
Dr. Jim Quigley, Diamond V Mills

Diagnosing Diseases of the Calf
Dr. Rob Moeller, University of California-Davis

 

 

        

           6:00 p.m.      Welcome Reception

           8:00 p.m.      Exhibits close. Hospitality Rooms at Radisson and Comfort Suites

Thursday, March 23

           6:45 a.m.      Registration in Foyer of Convention Center. Exhibits Open.

           7:00 a.m.      Breakfast and Regional Caucuses

           7:55 a.m.      Welcome     

           8:00 a.m.      Intensive Feeding, Calf Growth and Mammary Development
      Dr. Mike Van Amburgh, Cornell University

           8:45 a.m.      Nutrition and Management of the Transition Calf
      Dr. Jon Robison, California State University-Fresno

         10:00 a.m.      Break

         10:30 a.m.      Nutrition and Management Systems for Reducing Variance in Heifer Performance
      Pat Hoffman, University of Wisconsin-Marshfield

         11:15 a.m.      Heifer Reproductive Management
      Dr. Jose Santos, University of California-Davis

         12:00 p.m.      PDHGA Luncheon, Business Meeting and Awards

           1:30 p.m.      Wet Calf Diagnostics Lab Sessions – repeated twice
            Calf Health Procedures and Management
            Dr. Jim Reynolds, University of California-Davis
            Calf Necropsy Lab
            Dr. Rob Moeller, University of California-Davis

           3:00 p.m.      Break

           3:30 p.m.      Concurrent Breakout Sessions – 30-minute presentations

Animal Health                                                                     Calf Management

Animal Health Protocols                                                      Colostrum Management and Pasteurization

      Dr. Jim Reynolds, University of California-Davis              Dr. Sandra Godden, University of Minnesota 

Mycoplasma Control                                                            Colostrum Substitutes and Gut Modifiers
      Dr. Ricardo Rosenbusch, Iowa State University                Dr. Jim Quigley, Diamond V Mills

Observations on Large Calf Operations                                On-Farm Pasteurizer Management for Waste Milk Quality Control

      Dr. Jon Robison, California State University-Fresno        Dr. Bob James, Virginia Tech
                                                                                         

           5:30 p.m.      California Fiesta

           6:45 p.m.      Panel Discussion for Hispanic Employees and Hispanic Farm Managers

           6:45 p.m.      Exhibits Close

           8:00 p.m.      Hospitality Rooms at Radisson and Comfort Suites

 

Friday, March 24

           7:00 a.m.      Breakfast and Overview of Tour
      Carol Collar, University of California-Davis
      Bob Vander Schaaf, Balchem Corporation

           8:00 a.m.      Depart for Morning Tours

                                    6 buses split into 2 routes of 3 buses

                                    Route 1: Local dairies (TBA); Three Sisters’ Farmstead Cheese and Hilaride Dairy

                                    Route 2: Atsma Cameron Dairy (Hanford); Calf/Heifer Ranches

                              Lunch and Dressage Show at DG Bar Ranch and a tour of the DeGroot Dairy

                              Internationally acclaimed breeder of Dutch Warmblood horses

                              Also featuring a new, state-of-the-art dairy opening in late 2005.

                       

                              Afternoon Tours – Second of two routes.

                       

Saturday, March 25

                              Optional sight-seeing tours.