
Agenda
All sessions will be held at the Regency South
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
OUT OF THE GATE
10 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
Registration - Regency Foyer |
1 - 1:10 p.m. |
Welcome and Introduction |
1:10 - 1:30 p.m. |
Louisville Introduction Speaker, TBD |
1:30 - 2 p.m. |
Interrelationships among the microbial metabolites of a molasses based liquid supplement, gut health, and growth of grain-finished feedlot cattle Jon Schoonmaker, Associate Professor, Purdue University |
2 - 2:30 p.m. |
Effects of replacing soybean hulls with molasses during the receiving period of feedlot calves Francine Henry, Assistant Professor-Beef Extension Specialist, University of Georgia |
2:30 - 3 p.m. |
Label Claims/Ingredient Approvals Leah Wilkinson, Vice President, Public Policy and Education, American Feed Industry Association |
3 - 3:30 p.m. | Break - Ice Cream Social |
3:30 - 3:55 p.m. |
Dry Ingredient Forecast Speaker, TBD |
3:55 - 4:20 p.m. |
Liquid Ingredient Forecast John Cropley, Commodity Analyst, ED&F Man Liquid Products |
4:20 - 4:30 p.m. | Q&A Ingredient Speakers |
4:30 - 6:30 p.m. | Critical Liquid Supplementation - Regency North |
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
LEADING DOWN THE STRETCH
7 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Registration - Regency Foyer |
7 - 8 a.m. | Breakfast - Regency North |
8 - 8:05 a.m. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
8:05 - 8:45 a.m |
Sustainability Topic Speaker, TBD |
8:45 - 9:30 a.m. |
GHG Mitigation in Practice: Harmonizing Production with Sustainability Speaker, TBD |
9:30 - 10:15 a.m. |
Marketing/Product Placement in Yellowstone: Capturing the Magic Courtney Dyer, Director of Marketing, Priefert Manufacturing, Inc. |
10:15 - 10:45 a.m. | Break |
10:45 - 12:00 p.m. |
Keynote Speaker - Ag as a Key Player in the Future of Climate Solutions Tara Vander Dussen, Environmental Consultant, The New Mexico Milk Maid |
12 - 12:10 p.m. | Liquid Feed Facility Of The Year and IFEEDER award presentations |
12:10 - 1:25 p.m. |
AFIA Lunch - Regency North |
FURLONGS AHEAD1:25 - 1:30 p.m. |
Welcome Back Announcements |
1:30 - 2:15 p.m. |
Breakout Sessions Session 1 Why Are Cattle in the Crosshairs in the Climate Change Discussion? Ellen Dierenfeld, Lead Specialist, Sustainable Feed Innovations at WWF (World Wildlife Fund) Session 2 How to Successfully Advocate for Agriculture Tara Vander Dussen, Environmental Consultant, the New Mexico Milk Maid |
2:15 - 3 p.m. |
Blame the Planes Not the Cows Nevil Speer, Industry Consultant, Turkey Track Consulting |
3 - 3:30 p.m. |
Biogenic Carbon Cycle in Cattle and Why Cattle Have Been Targeted by Society Samantha Werth, Senior Director, Sustainability, National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) |
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Panel Discussion |
4:30 - 6 p.m. | Happy Hour and Kenny Berg Fundraiser Auction - Regency North |
Thursday, September 14, 2023
THE WINNERS CIRCLE
7 - 10 a.m. | Registration - Regency Foyer |
7 - 7:55 a.m. | Breakfast - Regency North |
7:55 - 8 a.m. |
Welcome Announcements |
8 - 9 a.m. |
Title, TBD Fabian Bernal, Dairy Management Inc. |
9 - 10 a.m. |
Weather Outlook Matt Makens, Meteorologist/Atmospheric Scientist, Makens Weather, LLC |
10 - 10:15 a.m. | Break |
10:15 - 11:15 a.m. |
Market Outlook Randy Blach, CEO, CattleFax |
11:15 a.m. |
Closing Remarks |
2 - 8 p.m. |
*Churchill Downs Twilight Race (*additional fee required) There is an additional fee of $150 per person. The fee includes: round-trip transportation to and from the hotel, entrance to the Derby Museum, twilight races from the Roses Lounge including full buffet meal. Limited tickets are available (50), so we encourage reserving your tickets early. Tickets are nonrefundale but transferable. |
*Times and speakers are subject to change (times in EST)