2024
Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference
February 8-9, 2024 | Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
Check out sessions on:
Tackle what’s new in sustainability, practical health monitoring and calf health.
Hear experts discuss management strategies to improve crops, every day cow health and labor relations.
Learn the state of the industry. What’s Next and what will it mean for you?
Take a deeper look at reproduction, the future of nutrition and transition planning.
“The planning committee has been committed to identifying speakers who will provide the latest and highest quality information on timely topics important to the region’s dairy producers, farm managers and dairy industry professionals. Our goal is to provide an engaging forum for all sectors of the dairy industry to come together in one place at one time to learn, share information and gather the latest resources to help increase their profitability while doing more with less.”
– Brian Troyer, GLRDC executive board member and dairy nutrition specialist
Since 2003, the Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference (GLRDC) has been dedicated to helping dairy producers learn new ways of increasing their profitability by doing more with less.
Thank you to our Diamond Sponsors:
United Dairy Industry of Michigan
Star City IBA, Inc. & Premium Farm Solutions, Inc.
RACE Credit Information
This program has been submitted for RACE approval (but is not yet approved) for 8 hours of continuing education credit for specific sessions in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval.
GLRDC 2024 Experts
Angel Abuelo
Michigan State University
Rochelle Bennecke
Stoney Hills Verterinary Service PLC
Marin Bozic
University of Minnesota
Barry Bradford
Michigan State University
Kaitlyn Briggs
Dairy Management Inc.
Luis Briones
Elanco Animal Health
Greg Crosley
Countryside Veterinary Service P.C.
Trevor Devries
University of Guelph
Gonzalo Ferreira
Virginia Tech
Jeff Firkins
The Ohio State University
Esther Flores
Lakeview Farms
Mark Fox
Thumb Veterinary Services
Paul Fricke
University of Wisconsin
Charles Gould
Michigan State University Extension
Ron Hanson
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Jason Karszes
Cornell University
Luke Miller
Alltech
Rafael Neves
Purdue University
Juan Quezada
Milk Source, LLC
Pamela Ruegg
Michigan State University
Sarina Sharp
Daily Dairy Report
Dairy Industry Recognition
In addition to our quality line-up of educational speakers, we will once again be the home base for the eleventh annual Dairy Industry Recognition where we will honor the industry’s leading producers, recognize dairy scholarship recipients and dairy judging team members, as well as announce the new group of dairy ambassadors.
Thank you to our 2024 Sponsors!
Thanks to support from generous industry supporters, the GLRDC has earned a reputation as a top educational conference. With the current state of milk prices and ever-increasing consumer demands, dairy producers are facing a volatile environment. Attend this year’s Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference to arm yourself with the knowledge, tools and strategies to help ensure your future in dairy.
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