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Florida Dairy Business Conference

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October 27, 2004

Ocala, FL (including PDHGA Annual Fall Workshop, October 28, Lecanto, FL)

Program agenda
Udder financial stress and mooving out of it Scott Peelen, Tonie Moreno, Tom Ruggie
How should you be looking at feed cost? Brian Perkins, Monsanto
Economic feasibility of generating electricity from biogas Russ Giesy, University of Florida
DBAP 2003: What we have learned about your business Albert de Vries, University of Florida
Coping with milk price volatility Geoff Benson, North Carolina State University
Changes in consumer habits when choosing some dairy products Bob Degner, University of Florida
Cow comfort, what is really important Brian Perkins, Monsanto

PDHGA Southeat Region Fall Workshop

Program agenda
Heifer economics Geoff Benson, North Carolina State University
Pregnancy rates in natural service and artificially inseminated dairy herds Albert de Vries, Carlos Risco, University of Florida

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October 22, 2003

Ocala, FL (including PDHGA Annual Fall Workshop)

Program agenda
Monitoring your dairy heifer program Greg Bethard, G&R Consulting, Virginia
Keeping 'em out of the rough: practical solutions for reducing losses
from Hemorrhagic Bowel Syndrome in dairy cows
Steve Puttenney, Oregon State University
Herd replacement practices of Florida dairy farms Ben Butler, University of Florida
Cost of replacing cows and its effect on profitability of dairy farms Albert de Vries, University of Florida
Facility management considerations that impact profit Greg Bethard, G&R Consulting, Virginia
DBAP 2002 Preliminary Summary Arthur de Araujo, Albert de Vries, Russ Giesy

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