2021 Tri-State Dairy Conference Schedule of Events
(Virtual Program Only)
Monday, April 19
1:30 - 5:30 pm
Undergraduate Student Presentations
Graduate Student Presentations
6:00 pm
Student Presentation Awards
Dr. Adam Lock, Michigan State University
Tuesday, April 20
9:30-9:45 am
Welcome to the 29th Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference
Dr. Maurice Eastridge, The Ohio State University
9:45-10:20
Current Topic: Survivorship, Shocks, & Feed Risk Management: Pre-, Peri-, & Post- (insert black swan event here)
Mr. Jesse Randall, Syntropy Cattle Consulting
Theme: Cow Health and Management
Moderator: Mr. Stacy Nichols, Vita Plus Corporation
10:20-10:55
Minimizing Inflammation in Transition Cows
Dr. Barry Bradford, Michigan State University
10:55 - 11:05 Q&A with Randall and Bradford
11:05 – 11:20 Break
11:20 -12:00
Variability in MUN Data
Dr. Kristan Reed, Cornell University
12:00 – 12:15 pm Presentation by First-Place Graduate Student
12:15-12:45 Lunch (on your own)
12:45-1:15
Impact of Subclinical Hypocalcemia on Dairy Cattle
Dr. Rafael C. Neves, Purdue University
1:15 – 1:55
Advancements in Dairy Nutrition over the Past 30 Years
Dr. Bill Weiss, The Ohio State University
1:55 -2:00
Wrap-up
Dr. Maurice Eastridge, The Ohio State University
Wednesday, April 21
Theme: Feed and Calf Management
Moderator: Dr. Allan Chestnut, Provimi North America
9:30-10:05 am
Starch Digestibility Metrics: overhyped or overfit?
Mr. Kyle Taysom, Dairyland Laboratories, Inc.
10:05 - 10:40
A Tale of Two Fibers: Physically Effective and Undegradable NDF and Their Interaction with Starch
Dr. Rick Grant, Miner Institute
10:40-10:50 Q&A with Taysom and Grant
10:50 – 11:05 Break
11:05 – 11:40
Feeding Spent Hemp Biomass to Dairy Cattle
Dr. Massimo Bionaz, Oregon State University
11:40 – 12:15
Recent Research on Rumen Development in Dairy Calves
Dr. Taylor Yohe, University of Guelph
12:15 - 12:25 Q&A with Bionaz and Yohe
12:25 – 12:55 pm Lunch
12:55 – 1:20
Nutrient Management from Feeds to Manure
Dr. Chanhee Lee, The Ohio State University
1:20-1:45 pm
Rumen Modifiers in Today’s Dairy Rations
Dr. Jeff Firkins and Ms. Kelly Mitchell, The Ohio State University
1:45 -1:55 Q&A with Lee and Firkins
1:55-2:00
Wrap-up
Dr. Jackie Boerman, Purdue University