Western Dairy Management Registration Deadline February 6

The registration deadline for the 2023 Western Dairy Management Conference is Monday, February 6.  This is for the early bird conference registration price of $390 and to take advantage of the hotel room rates for the conference.

You can register for the conference and the hotel at the conference website www.wdmc.org

Click on the green “Register Now” to register for the conference.

Click on the “Hotel Accommodations” to make a reservation for a sleeping room.  Please register for sleeping rooms through this site to obtain the special conference room rates that include the resort fees.  The Peppermill is a Premier AAA Four Diamond resort,

We have a great conference planned.  The Peppermill is a great venue for this major gathering of the dairy industry.  Below is a list of the speakers and topics for the Platinum Sponsor Pre-Conference followed by the main conference program.

Registration starts on Monday evening, February 27.  Conference begins at 8:00am on Tuesday, February 28 and continues until noon on Thursday, March 2.

You will not want to miss this event!

Platinum Sponsor Pre-Schedule

2023 Western Dairy Management Conference Schedule

Monday, February 27

4:30pm-10:00pm Registration – Tuscany Tower Foyer

Tuesday, February 28

6:30am                        Registration

6:30-8:00am                Breakfast – Tuscany Ballrooms

8:00am-noon               Platinum Sponsor Pre-Conference – Twenty-Four 30-minute presentations

Noon–1:30pm              Lunch – Tuscany Ballrooms

1:30-1:45pm                Welcome and Conference Opening

1:45-3:00pm                This isn’t your Parent’s or Grandparent’s Checkoff – Panel with Stan Erwin

3:00-4:00pm                What to expect from the 2023 Farm Bill – Jim Mulhern

4:00-5:00pm                Clearing Up Carbon Credit Confusion – What to know about carbon credits

                                    and the opportunities they provide for your dairy – Panel with Mark Stoermann

5:00-5:15pm                Closing Comments and Adjourn

Wednesday, March 1

 6:30am                       Registration

 6:30-8:00am               Breakfast

 8:00-8:45am               Surviving and Thriving in Challenging Times – Captain Charlie Plumb

 8:45-9:30am               Minimizing the Impacts of Wildfire Smoke on Cattle – Amy Skibiel

 9:30-10:00am             Break

10:00-11:00am            What’s the Future of Ag Labor – Panel with Corey Geiger

11:00-11:45am             Is Your Calf Program Sustainable – Robert James

11:45-12:30pm             Practical Disease Control in Dairy Herds – Chris Chase

12:30-1:30pm               Lunch

  1:30-2:15pm               Calcium Release Technologies (CaRT) – New Innovations to Prevent Hypocalcemia in

                                     Dairy Cattle– Pat Hoffman

  2:15-3:00pm               When Is the Best Time to Get Cows Pregnant – Kevin Dhuyvetter

  3:00-3:30pm               Break

  3:30-4:15pm               Too Many? Not Enough? Costs and Opportunities Associated

                                     with Dairy Replacement Heifer Inventory – Mike Overton

  4:15-5:00pm               Future of Calf Rearing in Pairs and Groups – Jenniefer Van Os

  5:00-5:15pm               Closing Comments and Adjourn

Thursday, March 2

  6:30am                        Registration

  6:30-7:30am                Breakfast

  7:30-8:15am                Tips and Tricks to Feeding 2022 Corn Silage – John Goesser

  8:15-9:30am                Pest Bird Management – Amber Adams-Progar

  9:30-10:15am              It’s All in the Milk Flow – Paul Virkler

10:15-11:00am              A Million Reasons Why Confirmation Matters – Jeff Bewley

11:00-11:45am              Water Impact Factor on the Local Economy – Joe Harner

11:45-noon                    Closing Comments and Adjourn