2025 GA Dairy Conference Agenda
Monday, January 20
8:00 a.m. ACCM Board of Directors Meeting
Georgia Milk Producers Board of Directors Meeting
9:00 Registration Opens for Guest and Producers
9:30 Pre-Conference Symposium Sponsored by
Balchem
Church & Dwight
smaXtec
12:00 p.m. GDYF Board of Directors Meeting
The Dairy Alliance/ADA of GA Meeting
1:30 General Session I
Ten Dairy Market Indicators to Watch, Phil Plourd - Ever.Ag
Change is the Only Constant, Susan Stroud - NoBull Ag
3:00 Exhibitor Break in Atrium
3:30 Georgia Milk Producers Annual Membership Meeting
3:45 General Session II
Managing Risk in Volatile Markets, Matt Bennett - AgMarket.Net
Southeast Dairy Market Outlook, Calvin Covington - CEO (retired) Southeast Milk, Inc.
5:15 GDC Day One Concludes - Open Dinner
Tuesday, January 21
7:00 AM Continental Breakfast Opens in the Atrium
8:00 General Session III
Healthy Feed Programs, Stephen LeBlanc, DVM - University of Guelph
The Impact of Herd Longevity on Profit, Welfare, & Sustainability, Steve Eicker, DVM - VAS
9:30 Exhibit Break in Atrium
10:30 General Session IV
Toolkit for Sustainability in Dairy Production, Dr. Frank Mitloehner - UC Davis & CLEAR Center
Nutraceuticals as an Alternative Strategy for the use of Antimicrobials,
Michael Ballou, DVM - Texas Tech University
12:00 PM GMP Awards Luncheon/GA Dairy Youth Live Auction
1:30 General Session V
Herd Management Priorities to Enhance Cow Comfort, Dr. Rick Grant - William H. Miner Institute
Erin Horst - Elanco Animal Health
3:00 Exhibit Break in Atrium
3:45 General Session VI
The Business of Beef-on-Dairy, Kee Jim, DVM - GK Jim Farms
Innovative Forage Systems, Daniel Olson - Forage Innovations
5:15 GDC Day Two Concludes - Open Dinner
Wednesday, January 22
7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast Opens in Atrium
8:00 General Session VI - Sponsored by Georgia ACC for Milk
Southeast Dairy Checkoff, Geri Berdak - The Dairy Alliance
9:30 Exhibit Break in Atrium
10:30 General Session VII
Manure: Asset Not Liability, Megan Dresbach - WD Farms, Inc.
Advanced Manure Separation and Drip Irrigation, Kurt Grimm - NutraDrip
12:00 Georgia Dairy Conference Concludes