2024 Agenda

November 18, 2024

Stanislaus County Ag Center - Harvest Hall

3800 Cornucopia Way, Modesto, CA

10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

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Sign-in & Registration: 10:30 AM

Keynote Address

Corey Geiger, CoBank

Lead Economist, Dairy

Lunch & Discussions: 12:15 PM

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Concurrent Scientific Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session A, 1:00 - 2:50 PM

Manure Management: 1:00 - 1:50 PM

Managing compost bedded pack barns for success in California - Randi Black, UCCE Dairy Advisor in Sonoma, Marin & Mendocino Counties
Bird's eye view of manure N management in California - Deanne Meyer, Livestock Waste Management Specialist with UC Davis & UC ANR
Field view of manure N management in California forage - Nicholas Clark, UCCE Agronomy & Nutrient Management Advisor in Tulare, Kings & Fresno Counties

Agronomic Crops Management: 2:00 - 2:50 PM

Weed management in small grains - Jorge Angeles, UCCE Weed Management Advisor in Tulare, Kings & Fresno Counties
Water productivity of small grains in short water years -Mark Lundy, Grain Cropping Systems Specialist with UC Davis & UC ANR
Chickweed herbicide resistance in small grain forages and alfalfa - Nicholas Clark, UCCE Agronomy & Nutrient Management Advisor in Tulare, Kings & Fresno Counties

Hot Topics: 1:00 - 1:50 PM

Beef x dairy crossbred cattle in the feedlot: Performance & carcass characteristics - Brooke Latack, UCCE Livestock Advisor in Imperial, Riverside & San Bernardino Counties
Byproduct usage in California dairy rations - Jennifer Heguy, UCCE Dairy Advisor in Merced, Stanislaus & San Joaquin Counties
How feed additives can help the dairy industry be part of a climate solution - Frank Mitloehner, Air Quality Specialist with UC Davis & UC ANR

Herd Health: 2:00 - 2:50 PM

Impacts of colostrum management on calf health and growth during the preweaning period - Betsy Karle, Dairy Advisor in Sacramento Valley
Navel disease: The silent killer - Noelia Silva Del Rio, Veterinary Medicine Specialist at the UC Davis Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center in Tulare
Improving the cow's health management on the dairy: New tools for on-farm training of farmworkers - Richard Pereira, Assistant Professor of Clinical Livestock and Herd Health in the School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis

Quick Break! Sponsored by Calfiornia Milk Advisory Board: 2:50 - 3:00 PM

California dairy research investments - J.P. Cativiela, Dairy Cares & Kevin Comerford, California Dairy Research Foundation

Adjourn 3:30 PM