Liquid Feed
Symposium
Sept. 12-14, 2023, Hyatt Regency Louisville | Louisville, KY
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 Stacey Yates, Chief Marketing Officer, Louisville Tourism |
| 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 Allen Douglass, Regional Director, StoneX |
| 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 Gene Lollis, Ranch Manager, Archbold Biological Station |
| 8:45 - 9:30 a.m. |
Sustaining our Future: Branding and Marketing Sustainability Ashley Hughes, Owner/President, Ashley Hughes Consulting |
| 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 |
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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 Targeted 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. |
Carbon and Cattle: Cleaning Up the Conversation Samantha Werth, Senior Director, Sustainability, National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) |
| 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
Winning the Race on Employee Retention Kristen Ireland, Co-owner, People Spark Consulting Erin Mies, Co-owner, People Spark Consulting |
| 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. |
What do the U.S. Dairy Industry’s 2050 Environmental Stewardship Goals and the Net Zero Initiatives Means to Feed Producers and Practicing Nutritionist? Fabian Bernal, VP Measuring and Modeling, 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)
