2024 GA Dairy Conference Agenda
Monday, January 15
8:00 a.m. ACCM Board of Directors Meeting
9:30 Pre-Conference Symposium: "New Ideas & New Technology in Dairy"
Join our sponsors Zinpro, SCCL, PivotBio, and CowManager for an informal showcase of some of the newest technology and services available to dairy producers.
10:00 GA Milk Board of Directors Meeting
11:00 Registration Opens for Guest and Producers
12:00 p.m. GDYF Board of Directors Meeting
12:00 The Dairy Alliance/ADA of GA Meeting
1:30 General Session I Begins
Processor's Perspective of Future Dairy Markets
Michael Dykes, DVM, CEO, International Dairy Foods Association
Surviving in a World Market: Influences & Hindrances
Ron O'Brien II, President, Nui North America
3:00 Exhibitor Break in Atrium
3:30 Georgia Milk Producers Annual Membership Meeting
3:45 General Session II Begins
Navigating the Commodity Terrain
Darren Frye, PhD, CEO, Water Street Consulting
Southeastern Dairy Market Review
Calvin Covington, CEO (retired), Southeast Milk Inc.
5:15 GDC Day One Concludes - Open Dinner

Tuesday, January 17
7:00 AM Continental Breakfast Opens in the Atrium
8:00 General Session III Begins
Selective Dry Cow Therapy
Daryl Nydam, PhD, Cornell University
Economics, Inflation, Marginal Milk
Kevin Dhuyvetter, PhD, Distinguished Technical Advisor, Elanco Animal Health
9:30 Exhibit Break in Atrium
10:30 General Session IV Begins
Investing in Your Future - Calf Health
Geof Smith, DVM, Dairy Technical Services Veterinarian, Zoetis
Nutraceuticals as an Alternative Strategy for the use of Antimicrobials
Michael A. Ballou, DVM, Chair of Dept. Veterinary Services, Texas Tech University
12:00 PM GMP Awards Luncheon/GA Dairy Youth Live Auction
1:30 General Session V Begins
Consistent Feed, Consistent Eating, Consistent Results
Dr. Trevor Devries, Professor & Research Chair, University of Guelph
Keeping the Rumen Happy and Healthy
Dr. Mary Beth Hall, US Dairy Forage Research Center, USDA Agricultural Research Service
3:00 Exhibit Break in Atrium
3:45 General Session VI Begins
Transition Cow Management
Jesse Goff, DVM, Professor Emeritus, Iowa State University
Concepts in Culling Strategies
Mike Overton, DVM, Global Dairy Platform Lead, Zoetis
5:15 GDC Day Two Concludes - Open Dinner

Wednesday, January 18

7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast Opens in Atrium
8:00 General Session VI Begins
Southeast Dairy Checkoff
Geri Berdak, CEO, The Dairy Alliance
Futureproofing Your Farm Communications
Don Schindler, Senior VP of Digital Innovations, Dairy Management Inc.
9:30 Exhibit Break in Atrium
10:30 General Session VII Begins
Breakthrough in Nutritional Forag: Enhanced BMR Male Sterile Sorghum
Tom Kilcer, Advanced Ag Systems LLC
Monetizing Manure Projects
Mark Stoermann, COO, Newtrient
12:00 Georgia Dairy Conference Concludes