Approximately 350 dairy producers and industry partners found “Strength in Numbers” at the Vita Plus Dairy Summit Dec. 5-6 in Merrillville, Indiana.
This was achieved in many forms:
- In a tour that showcased the number of owners and employees at Fair Oaks Farms and Bos Family Farms Dairies that not only take good care of the cows, but also the education of dairy consumers.
- In learning the numbers behind current commodity markets and how other producers are managing today’s cost of doing business.
- Offsetting market anxiety by understanding global dynamics
- Recognizing challenges and embracing global opportunities
- In the number of ways a farm can secure its future by setting up a successful transition plan.
- Growing into the future: Successful farm transitions
- Growing into the future: Building your team and operating rhythm
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- In hearing the numbers included in data shared by researchers working with reproduction, nutrition and transition performance.
- What’s the latest on carbohydrates, starch digestibility, shredlage and snaplage for dairy cows?
- Strategies to improve reproduction in dairy herds
- Pathway to profitability: Monitoring and measuring transition performance
- In the fact that no one dairy is exempt from regulatory issues and producers can learn a lot from one another in how to handle these situations.
- Regulatory case studies: Education is key
- In the number of conversations held in the hallways and between sessions where ideas were exchanged by all attendees. PD
