2022
Georgia Dairy Conference
January 17-19 I Savannah
2022 GA Dairy Conference Agenda
Please note that speakers, time-slots and topics may change at any given time due to
challenges and protocols related to COVID-19. This is a tentative agenda.
Monday, January 17
8 a.m. ACCM Board of Directors Meeting
10 a.m. GA Milk Board of Directors Meeting
11 a.m. Registration Opens for Guest and Producers
12:00 p.m. GDYF Board of Directors Meeting
12:00 The Dairy Alliance/ADA of GA Meeting
2:00 Dairy Processors or Coop's Role in Managing Consumer Concerns
About Sustainability
Jed Davis, Director of Sustainability, Cabot Cheese
3:00 The Potential Impact of Federal Regulations on Agricultural Sustainability
Programs
The Honorable Saxby Chambliss, Former U.S. Senator
4:00 Tools & Processes That Enhance Dairy's Opportunity In Agricultural
Sustainability Programs
Caleb Harper, Executive Director, Dairy Scale for Good,
Dairy Management Inc.
Tuesday, January 18
7:00 AM Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM Utilizing Rumen Function Models To Enhance Animal Health and
Productivity
Dr. John Winchell, Territory Sales Representative, Alltech
8:45 AM Maximizing Dairy Feeding Software For Profitability and Efficiency
Nik Ver Steeg, Ruminant Field Technical Specialist
9:30 AM Exhibit Break
10:30 AM Quality Milk Production, Why Some Have It and Others Don't
Dr. Andy Johnson, The Udder Doctor
11:15 AM Corn Silage Hybrid Traits: Show Me The Money
Dr. Larry Chase, Professor-Emeritus in Dairy Nutrition, Cornell University
12:15 PM DHIA Awards Luncheon
1:45 PM Maximizing Cooling Resources in Targeted Areas
Dr. Geoffrey Dahl, Professor at University of Florida and President of
American Dairy Science Association
2:30 PM Epigenetics: Different Environments, Different Reactions
Dr. Jack Britt, Consultant in emerging applied technologies; agricultural
systems, biotechnology and bioenergy
3:15 PM Exhibit Break
4:00 PM The Dairy Industry: The Past, The Present, The Future
Dr. Gordie Jones, independent dairy performance consultant and a partner
of Central Sands Dairy LLC
Wednesday, January 19
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 Hemorrhagic Bowel Syndrome: Sudden Death Disease
Angela Rowson, DVM, DABVP (Dairy Practice), Senior Technical Service
Veterinarian – Cattle
8:45 a.m. Innovative Technologies for the Dairy Industry: An Evolving Array of
Opportunities
Aidan Connolly, President of AgriTech Capital
9:30 a.m. Exhibit Break
10:15 Processors and Dairy Farmers: Milk Promotion Is A Joint Effort
Miranda Abney, Senior Marketing Director, MilkPEP
11:00 SE Dairy Market Outlook - Calvin Covington
