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Welcome to the Missouri Dairy Grazing Conference web page! This conference was held at the Springfield Expo Center at the University Plaza Hotel in Springfield, Missouri. Presentations were given by university faculty, industry and dairy producers on the latest information related to dairy grazing systems. Farm tours were held to local pasture-based dairy operations both during and after the conference.
Agenda and Proceedings
2011 Conference Agenda (PDF file)
Optimizing Intake Through Management– What to Expect (PDF file)
Stacey Hamilton, State Dairy Specialist, University of Missouri Extension
Hybrid Systems—How to Bring in Pasture into your High Production System (PDF file)
Tony Rickard, Dairy Specialist, University of Missouri Extension
Environmental Issues on Pasture‐Based Dairies (PDF file)
Jeff Browning, P.E, Great River Engineering, Inc. and Troy Chockley, Environmental Engineer, USDA‐NRCS
Quality Milk on Pasture‐Based Dairy Farms (PDF file)
Scott Poock, Dairy Veterinarian, University of Missouri Extension
Managing Dairy Heifers Profitably in a Pasture System (PDF file)
Denis Turner, Commercial Heifer Grower, Hartville, Missouri
Using the Grazing Wedge (PDF file)
Charles Fletcher, Dairy Producer, Purdy, Missouri
Managing Grass‐Based Dairies in Hot Climates (PDF file)
Beryl Landis, Pineland Dairy, Waynesboro, Georgia
Mob Grazing vs. Tight Grazing vs. Low Utilization (PDF file)
Karen Hoffman, Animal Scientist, USDA – NRCS, New York
The Outlook for Federal Dairy Policy, Is a Major Change Coming (PDF file)
Scott Brown, Associate Director, FAPRI, University of Missouri
Planning Forage Systems (PDF file)
Rob Kallenbach, State Forage Specialist, University of Missouri Extension and Dennis Hancock, State Forage Specialist, University of Georgia Extension
Low Stress Dairy Handling Systems (PDF file)
Paul Rapnicki, Clinical Professor, University of Minnesota
Key Drivers of Profitability on Pasture‐Based Dairies (PDF file)
Economics of Minimalist Fescue Belt Pasture-Based Dairies (PDF file)
Joe Horner, Dairy Economist, University of Missouri Extension
Closing Remarks (PDF file)
Randy Mooney, Missouri Dairy Producer and Chairman of DFA’s Board of Directors
Sponsors
Our thanks to all of our sponsors for their valuable support of this conference.
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Contacts
For more information about the conference, please feel free to contact our conference coordinators:
Tony Rickard: (417) 847-3161 or RickardT@missouri.edu
Ryan Milhollin: (573) 882-0668 or MilhollinR@missouri.edu