2020
Pre-Conference Workshop Wednesday February 12, 2020:
- Updates on Dairy Farm Management:
- Update on Dairy Farm Management, the 2019 Cropping Season, Michael Hutjens, University of Illinois (2020)
- Advancements in Dairy Farming: Emerging Health Issues Across Species, Brandon Treichler, Select Milk Producers (2020)
- Manure Management: Processing, Storage, and Land Application, Rebecca Larson, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2020)
Conference Presentations Thursday February 13, 2020:
- Impact of Trade Agreements on Farmers 2020, David Miller, Decision Innovation Services (2020)
- Managing a Large-Scale Robotic Dairy, Kevin Solum, Minglewood Inc. (2020)
- Proper Stray Voltage Measurement; Robert Fick and Michael Haas, Alliant Energy; Anthony Cook, AC Electrical Testing
Thursday afternoon break-out sessions Feb. 13, 2020
Track 1: Agricultural Energy Management on Farms
- What do we know about Stray Voltage, also Stray Voltage Field Guide, Doug Reinemann, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Discussion: Stray Voltage Measurement Techniques; Robert Fick and Michael Haas, Alliant Energy; Anthony Cook, AC Electrical Testing
- Discussion:Impact of Trade Agreements on Farmers, David Miller, Decision Innovation Services (2020)
- Applied Ethics, Thomas Thibodeau, Viterbo University
Track 2: Farm Wiring and Electrical Safety
- Carbon Footprint of Swine Systems, Erin Cortus, University of Minnesota
- Are you Milking Your Farm’s Efficiency? Jessica Mslna, Focus on Energy (2020)
- Livestock Used to Manage Land Under Solar Panels, Jonathan Barter, American Solar Grazing Association (see handouts below)(2020)
- Comparing Energy Use on Different Types of Dairy Farms, Kirsten Sharpe, University of Minnesota (2020)
Friday Morning Sessions, February 14, 2020:
- Challenges for Regional Transmission Organizations as Energy Generation Changes, Derek Mosolf, MISO (2020)
- Creating Renewable Natural Gas at Dairy Farms, Kevin Dobson, DTE Biomass Energy