Maryland Dairy Convention
2019 Maryland Dairy Convention: Opportunities for Staying Viable in the 21st Century
Clarion Inn Frederick Event Center (former Holiday Inn FSK)
5400 Holiday Drive, Frederick, MD 21703
Participants will also receive an update from the American Dairy Association Northeast on new promotion programs and Dairy of Distinction recipients will be recognized. The Maryland Dairy Shrine reception and banquet will follow in the evening.
Convention Program:
2019 Maryland Dairy Convention
Maryland Dairy Industry Association and Maryland Dairy Shrine
Annual Meeting
Staying Viable in the 21st Century
| 8:30 - 9:20 am | Registration/Trade Show/Silent Auction/Dairy Treats |
| 9:20 - 9:30 am |
Welcome and Overview of the Day |
| 9:30 - 10:15 am |
Dairy Market Outlook and Policy Update Peter Vitaliano, NMPF, Arlington, VA |
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10:20 - 11:00am |
Concurrent Breakout Sessions Session A: Earning More Milk Quality Premiums Amber Yutzy, Penn State Extension, Huntingdon, PA Session B: Utilizing Cover Crops as a Forage Source for Milk Production and Profitability Clay Zimmerman, Balchem Corporation, Walkersville, MD Session C: Optimizing Heifer Management Using Genomics, Sexed/Beef Semen, Culling Albert DeVries, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL |
| 11:05 - 11:35 am |
Break/Trade Show/Silent Auction/Dairy Treats |
| 11:35 – 12:15 pm |
Dairy of Distinction Awards Scholarship Presentations MDIA Business Meeting, Election of Directors |
| 12:15 - 1:15 pm |
Lunch/Visit Trade Show/Silent Auction |
| 1:15 – 1:55 pm |
Concurrent Breakout Sessions (Repeat of morning sessions) Session A: Earning More Milk Quality Premiums Session B: Utilizing Cover Crops as a Forage Source for Milk Production and Profitability Session C: Optimizing Heifer Management Using Genomics, Sexed/Beef Semen, Culling |
| 2 - 2:15 pm |
American Dairy Association Northeast Update |
| 2:15 - 3 pm |
High Priority Practices to Improve Profitability Albert DeVries, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL |
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Adjourn |
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| 3:15 - 4:30 pm |
Telling Your Story Cindy Weimer, American Dairy Association Northeast |
| 6:30 pm |
Reception |
| 7 - 9:30 pm |
Maryland Dairy Shrine Dinner, Annual Meeting and Awards Program, Milk Toast Awards, Youth Awards, Scholarships, Fun Auction |
Dairy Field Day - CMREC
University of Maryland Dairy Field Day and Tour
Central Maryland Research and Education Center
4240 Folly Quarter Rd, Ellicott City, MD 21042
August 9, 2019 9:30am - 2:30pm
$10 Registration Fee
Program
9:30 a.m. - Refreshments in AMS Building
10:00 – Transition Cow Management
Sarah Potts, University of Maryland Extension, Keedysville
10:40 – Choosing Inoculants for Forages
Amanda Grev, University of Maryland Extension, Keedysville
11:20 – Update with Results from University Dairy on Improving Herd Management with Activity and Rumination Monitoring
Bob Peters, University of Maryland, College Park
Brian Spielman, Central Maryland Research and Education Center, Clarksville Facility
12:00 – 1 p.m. - Lunch
On-Farm Mastitis Culturing Demonstration
1:00 - How to Use On-farm Culturing to Manage Mastitis
Josh Skipton, DVM, Mid-Maryland Dairy Veterinarians, Hagerstown
2:15 p.m. - Adjourn
Registration is $10. To register online, please go visit out Eventbrite page. If registering by check, please make payable to University of Maryland and send to: Racheal Slattery, University of Maryland, Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, 8127 Regents Drive, College Park, MD 20742.
Mail checks to:
Racheal Slattery
Department of Animal and Avian Sciences
8127 Regents Drive
College Park, MD 20742
