March

Meeting: Kentucky Dairy Industry Partners
Date: March 2 and 3, 2010
Location: Cave City Convention Center, 502 Mammoth Cave Street, Cave City, KY 42127
Topics: What's new and working in feeding dry cows; the future of extension and dairy research; nutrition lessons learned during during low milk prices; validating on-farm animal practices; producer panel about weathering the financial storm; and educating the public regarding our dairy industry.
Registration: $25 per person at the door. No registration fee for Kentucky dairy producers.
For more information: Contact Larissa Tucker at (859) 257-5986 or e-mail Larissa.tucker@uky.edu

Conference: First North American Conference on Precision Dairy Farming
Dates: March 2 to 5, 2010
Location: Doubletree by Hilton, Toronto Airport, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Topics: An international conference about sensor-based data and dairy farm automation to improve productivity, nutrition, health and welfare of dairy cows, increase labor efficiency through automated milking and automated individual cow care.
Registration: Early bird $345 to $425 (Canadian)
To access more information: www.precisiondairy2010.com.

Meeting: Northeast Dairy Producers Association (NEDPA) Conference
Date: March 3 and 4, 2010
Location: Holiday Inn, Liverpool, N.Y. Conference website, including on-line registration, www.ansci.cornell.edu/prodairy/nedpa
Topics: The global food crisis, sustainable agriculture initiatives, choice in the food chain, dairy's carbon footprint, sexed semen economics and effects, margins in a volatile global market, animal welfare, greenhouse gas emissions and the dairy industry.
For more information: Contact Heather Howland, Conference Coordinator, at (607) 255-4478 or e-mail: dmconf@cornell.edu.

Conference: Wisconsin Dairy and Beef Industry Animal Husbandry Conference hosted by UW-Extension
Date: March 5, 2010
Location: Liberty Hall Banquet & Conference Center, 800 Eisenhower Drive, Kimberly, Wis.
Topics: Dairy and Beef Cattle Handling Strategies: Temple Grandin, Colorado State University; Dairy and Beef Cattle Stockmanship: Paul Rapnicki, D.V.M., University of Minnesota and Tom Noffsinger, D.V.M., Independent Feedlot Consultant; Animal Welfare: Past, Present, Future Opportunities and Challenges: Janice Swanson, Director of Animal Welfare, Michigan State University; Trends in Dairy and Beef Cattle Wellness and Care: Pam Ruegg, D.V.M., University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Registration: Cost is $35 per person which includes printed materials, lunch, and refreshments.
For more information: Contact Greg Blonde at (715) 258-6230; email: greg.blonde@ces.uwex.edu; or visit the conference website at http://fyi.uwex.edu/animalhusbandryconference/.

Webinars: The Dairy Extension Webinar Series (DEWS) will be the following 3 webinars:
Monday, March 8, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. CST, Mike Hutjens: Update on dairy nutrition focusing on relationship of current feed and milk prices, role of mycotoxin binders, Rumensin as a feed additives, grouping cows using the HOT concept for grouping cows, and your questions and concerns.
Monday, March 22, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. CDT, Dave Fischer: Review of forage input costs for 2010, custom harvesting of forages--is this a good choice, forage storage losses, packing density of silages, and your questions and concerns.
Monday, April 5, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. CDT, Dick Wallace: Strategies to get cows pregnant--what's new and working, measure reproductive efficiency on farms, status of sexed semen and fertility, and your questions and concerns.
Register at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/834851369. Once registered you will receive an email confirming your registration with information you need to join the Webinar.
System Requirements:
PC-based attendees: Windows 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista
Macintosh-based attendees: Mac OSX 10.4 (Tiger) or newer

April

Conference: Mid-South Ruminant Nutrition Conference
Date: April 12-13, 2010
Location: Hilton Arlington, Arlington, Texas. Phone: (817) 640-3322. Mention the conference to receive a special rate of $120 per night before March 15.
Topics: Metabolic considerations for transition cow immunity; effects of trace minerals oversupplementation on the environment; nutritionist checklist for animal health; dairy's environmental footprint; monitoring impact of ration changes on nitrogen and macro-mineral efficiencies; evaluating efficiency for Holsteins and Jerseys; the immune system and mastitis; and nutrition-reproduction interactions.
Registration: Early registration is $80; registration after March 23 is $95.
For more information: Contact Ellen Jordan at (972) 952-9201; e-mail: e-jordan2@tamu.edu; or visit the website at www.txanc.org.

May

Meeting: The 19th Discover Conference on Food Animal Agriculture - Key Issues In Sustainability of the Dairy Industry
Dates: May 11 to 14, 2010
Place: The Brown County Inn, Nashville, Ind.
Topics: Sustainability as a "wicked" problem, societal perspectives on sustainability, sustainability from the global and local food supply perspective, environmental aspects of sustainability, using science to look beyond the headlines, integrating the issues and science of animal welfare with sustainability, and the dairy industry in 2025 - what issues will it face?
To register or for additional information: Contact the American Dairy Science Association, Discover Conference Series, at phone (217) 356-5146, fax (217) 398-4119, e-mail: adsa-discover@assochq.org, or visit the website: http://www.adsa.org/discover/19thDiscover_2010.htm

Meeting: 2010 Minnesota Dairy Health Conference
Dates: May 18 to 20, 2010
Location: University of Minnesota-St. Paul campus
Topics: Examine a variety of strategies to enhance the biology of lactation and overall health of the dairy cow such as photoperiods, transition cow housing, and fatty acid nutrition; ongoing research and new findings from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine; as well as dairy animal welfare
For more information: Log on to www.MNDairyHealth.org

June

Meeting: 30th annual convention of the National Association of Milk Bottle Collectors (NAMBC)
Dates: June 3 to 5, 2010
Location: Holiday Inn Harrisburg/Hershey, Grantville, Pa.
Agenda: Buying, selling, and trading of milk bottles and dairy related memorabilia. Educational displays, along with various seminars.
For more information: Contact Penny Gottlieb at (203) 869-8411, e-mail: gottmilk@msn.com, or visit the website: www.milkbottlecollectors.com

July

Meeting: The Joint Annual Meeting of the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA), the Poultry Science Association (PSA), the Associacion Mexicana de Produccion Animal (AMPA), the Canadian Society of Animal Science (CSAS), and the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS)
Dates: July 11 to 15, 2010
Location: Denver, Colo.
Conference overview: The JAM serves as an international forum to share results of current research and gather vital information for the future of animal agriculture. It will attract over 3,500 scientists, researchers, and industry leaders with diverse, yet common, interests from around the globe. Interests include food science, dairy production, animal and human nutrition, livestock transport, food safety, animal care, animal health, genetic improvement, production and management, and web-based information programs. More than 1,700 scientific sessions, nearly 100 exhibits, and 42 symposia will be sure to intrigue the world's leading animal, dairy, poultry, and food scientists.
For registration and additional information: Contact Ken Olson at keolson@prodigy.net, or go to the website: http://adsa.psa.ampa.csas.asas. org/meetings/2010/index.asp