The 2020 Golf Tournament will be held at Crowne Plaza Phoenix Chandler Golf Resort, located at: 1 N. San Marcos Place, Chandler, AZ. This is a fun event not to be missed and a great way to "kick off" the following 2 day conference.

8:30 am Golf Tournament – Shotgun start, lunch to follow

5-7:00 pm Welcome Reception/Registration | Desk open | Golf awards presentation @ Ballroom

Ration Balancing Software Program

2:00-3:00 General Session
Participating:
NDS
NDS is the acronym of Nutritional Dynamic System, and it is a computer platform designed to support field nutritionists, helping them with nutrition management and "on-site" decision making. This platform is not a simple duplication of what Cornell has developed, nor is it only "based" on the 6.55 system, but it is an "official" CNCPS platform. In a one hour demonstration the day to day use of NDS can be seen along with some in depth features and new items that are tools to use with farms, and business alike to serve the customers.

Newton Formulation Software
•Overview of the web-based software functionality and accessibility from multiple devices •Novel NIR calibrations for forages that eliminates template selection •Integration of rumen modifiers into the least cost formulation model

Dalex
•Brief Dalex company introduction, overview and update •Key features and benefits of the current software offering •New products and future developments •Procedures for updating our commercial product library for industry vendors •Open discussion/Q&A session with further software demonstrations

AMTS
AMTS will be presenting new features their programs including tips, tricks, and time for Q &A. Lynn Gilbert, will be talking about the integrated partners and how they can be used with the core product AMTS.Cattle.Professional and revealing a new project to enhance the user experience with the AMTS suite of programs.

3:00-4:00 Break out session #1 (your choice)

4:00-5:00 Break out session #2 (your choice)

7:30 am Registration Desk Opens. Sponsor – Zinpro.

8:00 am "Introduction and Welcome"


Micronutrients

8:20 am "Gut Health: What's It Mean and What Dictates It"
Dr. Adam Moeser
Professor
Michigan State University

9:10 am "Rumen Function and Gut Health"
Dr. Gregg Penner
Professor
University of Saskatchewan

10:00 am "Rumen research: Applying insights from animal models"
Dr. Kevin Havertine
Professor
Pennsylvania State University

11:00 am "Rumen Function and Fiber Digestibility"
Dr. Mashito Oba
University of Alberta

12:00 pm Adjourn.

1:30 pm "Realistic Expectations of Understanding of the Rumen Microbiome. Will it Really Change How We Feed Cows?"
Dr. Todd Calloway
Professor
University of Georgia


2:10 pm "Understanding the regulation of milk fat synthesis: Can milk fatty acid profiles be useful for diagnosing nutrition problems? "
Dr. Adam Lock
Associate Professor
Michigan State University


2:50 pm Break/refreshments.

3:20 pm "Rumen Acidosis vs. Large Intestine Acidosis. Is one more important than the other?"
Dr. Tanya Gressler
Associate Professor
University of Delaware

4:10 pm "Practical Ways of Increasing and Trouble Shooting Milk Protein"
Dr. Charlie Sniffen
President
Fencrest, LLC

5-7:00 pm Wine & Cheese Reception sponsored by Zinpro

8:00 am "Methionine and Choline Metabolism"
Dr. Thomas Overton
Professor
Cornell University


8:40 am "Challenges and Benefits of Robot Milkers on a 2200 Cow Dairy"
Brian Houin
Dairyman
Homestead Dairy

9:20 am "Common Beliefs about Feeding Fat to Dairy Cows: How True are they?" Dr. Lou Armentano
Emeritus Professor
University of Wisconsin


10:00 am Breaks and Refreshments


10:40 am "Nutritional Challenges of Feeding a Robot Dairy"
Dr. Greg Penner
Professor
University of Saskatchewan


11:20 am "The Breakpoint of Heat Stress on Feed Intake and Water Consumption"
Dr. Bob Collier
Emeritus Professor
University of Arizona

12:00 pm Conference concludes.