EASTERN PULSE Eastern Pulse continued from page 32 Mid-Atlantic Dairy Grazing Conference The 2012 Mid-Atlantic Dairy Graz- ing Conference is based in Chestertown in Kent County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The event begins with registration at Washing- ton College in Chestertown on July 25, 3 p.m. and concludes on July 27 at 2:15 p.m. The program will feature a combination of on-farm and classroom topics for both experi- CALENDAR • June 4-7: Advanced Dairy Nutrition Short- course, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. Visit: www.ansci.cornell.edu/dm/dncourse/ • June 6-7: Indiana Professional Dairy Produc- ers Summer Farm & Industry Tour (Southwest Michigan). E-mail: dougleman@indianadairy.org • June 13-14: Four-State Dairy Nutrition Confer- ence, Dubuque, Iowa. Visit www.uwex.edu/ces/ dairynutrition/ • June 19-21: Vita Plus Calf Summit, Green Bay, Wis.Visit www.vitaplus.com. • July 15-19: American Dairy Science Associa- tion/American Society of Animal Science An- nual Meeting, Phoenix, Ariz. Visit www.jtmtg. org/2012/ • July 29-Aug. 2: International Congress on Ani- mal Reproduction, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Visit www.icar2012.com/ • July 31-Aug. 1: Kentuckiana Dairy Exchange, Shelbyville, Ky. Visit www.ca.uky.edu/anr/ • Aug. 7-9: Empire Farm Days, Seneca Falls, N.Y. Visit www.empirefarmdays.com/ • Sept. 20-22: AABP, Montreal, Quebec. Visit www.aabp.org/meeting/ • Oct. 2-6: World Dairy Expo, Madison, Wis. Visit www.worlddairyexpo.com/ • Oct. 16-17: Midwest Rural Energy Council Ad- vanced Stray Voltage Analysis course, Madison, Wis. Visit www.cals.wisc.edu/ccs/ CurrentPrograms.html enced and beginning graziers. Fair Hill Farm and St. Brigid’s Farm in Kent County have agreed to host the on-farm portions of the con- ference. For more program information, contact Dr. Steve Washburn at 919-515-7726 or e-mail steve_washburn@ncsu.edu. capital effi ciency and overall return on assets of high-profi t farms. Strategic changes resulting in improvement in management and fi nancial parameters were identifi ed and summarized. Information about the strategies and the specifi cs on how to implement them may be accessed two ways: 1) Audio recordings detailing the research and its fi ndings are available online, free of charge, at extension.psu.edu. Click on the “Dairy” link to visit the Penn State Extension What proven strategies and tools can Dairy Team website. dairy producers use to become more profi table? 2) Agribusiness professionals may also The Penn State Extension Dairy Team spent the schedule Penn State educators to offer presenta- past two years investigating the practices of a tions about the new dairy profi tability research cross section of Pennsylvania dairy farms, and and strategies to their clients. is ready to share its research fi ndings. For more information, contact the Penn State “We found great opportunities to increase Extension Dairy Team at 888-373-7232 or visit profi ts on dairy operations,” noted Rebecca http:// extension.psu.edu. White, senior project associate with the Penn State Extension Dairy Team. “For example, the farms in the study lost on average $242/cow/ year due to a high herd average days in milk.” In 2010, the Penn State Extension Dairy There will be a new ”big cheese” on Team began the dairy profi tability research Cornell University’s campus beginning this project, titled: “Whole Farm Assessment Tools fall. Cornell Big Red Cheddar is slated to hit to Identify Strategies for Increased Dairy Farm campus eateries and the shelves of the Cornell Profi tability.” Financial and production data Store in November. collected from dairies were analyzed to deter- Please turn to page 36 mine relationships between operational and Penn State identifies profitable strategies Big Red Cheddar coming to Cornell Looking to grow your dairy? A new state-of-the-art dairy ingredient facility is bringing milk market opportunities to Fallon, Nevada. Nevada offers: • Excellent forages • Ample water and room to expand • Ag-friendly regulations • No personal income or inheritance tax If you are looking to expand or relocate your dairy operation, consider partnering with DFA in Nevada. Contact Al Trace, director of member services for DFA, at atrace@dfamilk.com or 814-397-1353. www.dfamilk.com • Oct. 16-18: 74th Annual Cornell Nutrition Con- ference for Feed Manufacturers, East Syracuse, N.Y. Visit www.ansci.cornell.edu/cnconf/ • Oct. 18-20: 2012 Annual Agricultural Law Symposium, Nashville, Tenn. Visit www. aglaw-assn.org/aalaEvents.htm • Nov. 27-28: Midwest Dairy Expo, St. Cloud, Minn. Visit www.mnmilk.org/ www.dairybusiness.com ADVTSP1206 June 2012 EASTERNDAIRYBUSINESS 33