Robots are the wave of the future. Dairy producers are considering milking robots, automatic calf feeders, feeding robots, manure pushers and more. If you are considering robots for your farm, this workshop is right for you. Learn from the experts about the economics of milking robots, changes in management with robots, how nutrition of the cow changes, considerations with automatic calf feeders and tour the first dairy in Nebraska to install milking robots.
Date: July 18, 2017
Location: St. Paul Parish Social Hall
203 E. Park Avenue
Plainview, NE 68769
Time: 10:00 am
Registration is only $50 per person. Register today!
*Note: The Nebraska State Dairy Association will reimburse ONE paid registration per farm for its members.
Agenda
| 10:00 am | Welcome |
| 10:15 am - 11:00 am | Finances and returns for robotic dairies; Jim Salfer, University of Minnesota |
| 11:00 am - 11: 45 am | Nutritional considerations in robotic herds; (pdf of presentation) Victor Cabrera, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 11: 45 am - 12:15 pm | Break |
| 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm | Lunch |
| 12:45 pm - 1:30 pm | Changes in management strategies with milking robots; Jim Salfer, University of Minnesota |
| 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm | Automatic calf feeders: What you should know;(pdf of presentation) Jim Fisher, Foerster-Technik |
| 2:15 pm - 2:45 pm | Break |
| 2:45 pm - 3: 45 pm | Producer Panel: Hear from dairy producers that have installed milking robots |
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