The 2017 Golf Tournament will be held at Karsten Golf Course, located at: 1125 East Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, 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

7:30 am Registration Desk Opens. Sponsor – ELANCO Corporation.

8:00 am "Fresh cow negative energy balance: Key measures to improve decision making."
Dr. Jessica McArt, DVM Assistant Professor Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University

8:55 am "Utilizing on farm records to understand the true cost of fresh cow disease."
Dr. Michael Overton, DVM, MPVM Associate Advisor, Dairy Analytics Elanco Knowledge Solutions

9:50 am Break.

10:10 am "Calcium nutrition and metabolism for optimized fresh cow performance."
Dr. Jessica McArt, DVM Assistant Professor Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University

11:05 am "Driving dairy profitability: Economics of decision making."
Dr. Kevin Dhuyvetter Senior Technical Consultant, US Dairy Business Unit

12:00 pm Adjourn.

1:30 pm "China's Influence on Economics of American Animal Agriculture"
Dr. Dermot Hays
Professor
Iowa State University

2:10 pm "Sub-Acute Ruminal Acids in Dairy Cattle: Practical Problems or Urban Myth?"
Dr. Greg Penner
Associate Professor
University of Saskatchewan


2:50 pm Break/refreshments.

3:20 pm "Prevalence, Impacts, and Mitigation of Hypocalcemia"
Dr. Stephen LeBlanc
Professor
University of Guelph

4:10 pm "Shopping in the Toy Store- A producer's approach to new technology decisions"
Dr. Don Niles
Dairy Dreams, LLC

5-7:00 pm Wine & Cheese Reception

8:00 am "HOT in AZ: Practical Application of Hepatic Oxidation Theory"
Dr. Mike Allen
Professor
Michigan State University

8:40 am "Up to Date Recommendations for Vitamins and Minerals for Dairy Cows"
Dr. Bill Weiss
Professor and Extension Specialist
The Ohio State University

9:20 am Break/refreshments.

10:00 am "Heat Stress Near the Time of Conception Affects Daughter Milk Production and Composition"
Dr. Michelle Rhoads
Assistant Professor
VirginiaTech University

10:40 am "How Heat Stress During the Dry Period Reduces Milk Yield in the Next Lactation"
Dr. Bob Collier
Professor
University of Arizona

11:20 am"Low Summer Milk Fat: Is it the same as Diet-Induced Milk Fat Depression?"
Dr. Lance Baumgard
Professor
Iowa State University

12:00 pm Conference concludes.