The upcoming Large Dairy Herd Management Conference is now only a month away.  It will be held May 1 – 4, 2016 at the Hilton Oak Brook Hills Resort and Conference Center, Oak Brook, Illinois.  This is a “one of a kind” opportunity, so I hope that you will be able to be there.  It will be a great conference.  In addition to the cutting edge information that will be shared, networking opportunities will abound.  Over 450 people have already registered.  Participants come from 21 countries, 33 states, 37 universities, and 157 companies!

Here are a few of the highlights:

• 1-day registration option is available
• Each presentation offered 2 times
• 2^nd hotel now available
• 2 ½ days of sessions
• 15 Sections
• Includes 90-day free trial for S-PAC®
• You can choose from 94 presentations, including:

Section 1. Large Herd Systems (S. P. Washburn, editor)

• Large confined dairy herd systems in hot, dry climates. Lance Whitlock and Dennis Armstrong
• Large confined dairy herd systems in cool, wet climates. Gordie Jones and David Combs
• Pasture-based dairy herd systems. John Roche, Donagh Berry, Danny Donaghy, Brendan Horan, and Steve Washburn
• Organic dairy production systems. Cindy Daley, Keena Mullen, Kathy Soder, Brad Heins, Heather Darby, Andre Brito, and Urike Sorge
• Dairy systems with automatic milking (robots). Jack Rodenburg

Section 2. Building Sustainability and Capacity (D. K. Beede, editor)

• Assessing carbon footprints of dairy production systems. Al Rotz and Greg Thoma
• Impacts and Mitigation of Dairy Feed on Air Quality. Frank M. Mitloehner
• Water quality challenges in dairy production: Nitrogen and phosphorus. Katharine F. Knowlton
• Feeding and breeding to improve feed efficiency and sustainability. Michael J. VandeHaar
• Opportunities for Growth and Development of the Dairy Sector across the World. Michel Wattiaux and co-authors
• Sustainable dairy production systems. David K. Beede

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Complete registration and the latest conference information, including the conference program, is posted on the LDHM website:http://www.adsa.org/Meetings/LargeDairyHerdManagement.aspx

If you have any questions please let me know. I hope to see you there.