January 29, 30, & 31, 2013

Schedule

Jan 29
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Colorado Beef Council – Increasing Consumer Demand for Beef more
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Lab Analysis Interpretation and Lab Variation more
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Is Media Ruining Agriculture? more
9:15 am - 9:30 am
Colorado Cattlemen’s Association Producer Programs more
9:30 am - 10:00 am
State Veterinarian Livestock Health Update more
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Challenges for the U.S. Beef Industry – Results of the 2011 National Beef Quality Audit more
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Silage Management Today – Huge Money – Made or Lost? more
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Prospects for Profit in 2013: A Market Outlook for Cattle, Feed, and Grain more
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Drought Roundtable Discussion more
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
What UW-Madison Dairy Cows Told Us about Corn Shredlage™ more
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
What the Cattle Feeder is Looking for – Performance and Market Value more
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
LUNCH BREAK more
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
LUNCH BREAK more
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
A State of the Union Address Regarding Colorado’s Water Issues more
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Creating and Capturing Value – Packer and Retail more
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Precision Agriculture: Moving into the Future of Agriculture more
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm
Rebuilding the Cow Herd While Creating Value in All Sectors of the Beef Industry more
1:45 pm - 3:30 pm
Panel Discussion – Alternative Feeds more
Jan 30
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Welcome more
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Oral Family History more
9:05 am - 10:00 am
Animal Welfare Issues in the Dairy Industry more
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Why Animal Welfare & Why Now? The Customers Perspective on Animal Welfare and Why it Matters more
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Yodeling Cowboy more
11:00 am - 11:05 am
TRAVEL VOUCHER GIVEAWAY more
11:05 am - 12:00 pm
Producer Panel Discussion – Ensuring Animal Well-Being on Colorado Dairy Farms more
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
LUNCH BREAK more
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Benchmarking Starch Digestibility – Corn Silage, Shredlage, and Snaplage. more
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
The Drought and Beyond. After the Drought of 2012, What Comes Next? more
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Colorado Farm Bureau Legislative Update more
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Beyond Feed Conversion – New Look at Dairy Profitability more
3:00 pm - 3:05 pm
TRAVEL VOUCHER GIVEAWAY more
Jan 31
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Container Gardening more
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Update on the Unwanted Horse: Where Do We Go From Here? more
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Preserving the Harvest more
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
LUNCH BREAK more
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
LUNCH BREAK more
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Irrigation System Recognition more
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
First Aid for Your Horse - When to Call The Vet more
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Rocky Mountain Raptors more