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Registration for the 2019 International Precision Dairy Conference is open! The event will take place June 18-19, 2019 in Rochester, MN, USA. The 2-day conference will have five plenary talks and six concurrent breakout sessions along with two poster sessions and a trade show. Early bird registration ends April 15. Regular registration ends June 12. Registration cost will remain the same for dairy producers.

Plenary topics include dairy digital trends in the industry presented by international consultant Aidan Connolly, robotic milking and other technology showcase by Indiana dairy producer Brian Houin (36 box robots), data ownership and use of technology presented by Dutch dairy producer Ron von Burgsteden, technology and dairy cow health monitoring presented by Dr. David Kelton, and another TBD speaker on technology beyond dairy. One of the breakout sessions includes producer and industry talks and the other session includes research abstracts.

An optional dairy farm tour will follow the 2-day conference on June 20 from 8 am to 3:30 pm. Tour stops will include robotics, cow monitoring, data use, etc.

For more information check the conference website.