Plan to attend this exciting learning and networking event in Rochester, Minnesota, June 18-20.

Regular registration ends June 12.

The two-day conference will have five plenary talks and 36 breakout talks, along with two poster sessions and a small trade show. The event includes speakers not only from the U.S., but also from all over the world, as far as New Zealand and Australia, many from Europe, and also South America.

Plenary topics include the following: dairy digital trends in the industry presented by international consultant Aidan Connolly, large-scale robotic milking presented by Indiana dairy producer Brian Houin, data ownership and use of technology presented by Dutch dairy producer Ron von Burgsteden, technology and dairy cow health monitoring presented by Dave Kelton, and ag venture capital perspective presented by international technology consultant Kieran Furlong.

Most of the 20-minute breakout talks on June 18 will focus on sensor technology and use of data. On June 19, there will be nine breakout talks on robotic milking, including one about the largest robotic dairy in the world (Chile), milking 4,500 cows with 64 box robots. Other topics that day include field robotics beyond dairy, practical use of inline milk data, automated calf feeding and mastitis detection. For more details, visit the conference website. 

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An optional dairy farm tour (separate registration) will follow the two-day conference on June 20 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and includes robotic milking, automated feeding, sensors, and automated forage and milk analysis.

You can register online, or for more information, contact Marcia Endres.  end mark

—From University of Minnesota press release