Tuesday, May 11, 2010 |
4:00 - 6:00 pm
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Registration, Brown County Inn |
Opening Session (6:00 – 8:30 pm) off site at Salt Creek Golf Retreat
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6:00 pm
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Reception |
6:30 pm
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Dinner |
7:20 pm
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Formal Welcome from ADSA – Larry Miller |
7:30 pm
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Introductory Session – What is a “Discover Conference” and why are we talking about Sustainability in the Dairy Industry? Discussion leaders: Tom Overton and Mike Overton, program committee co-chairs |
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010 |
7:00 am
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Breakfast |
Morning Session I (8:00 – 12:00 pm) |
Theme: What is Sustainability? |
8:30 am
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Sustainability – A Wicked Problem – Chris Peterson
Transformational supply chains and the “wicked problem” of sustainability: Aligning knowledge, innovation, entrepreneurship, and leadership |
9:15 am
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Discussion |
9:45 am
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Break |
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Theme: Environmental aspects of sustainability |
10:15 am
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What is LCA? - Basics of a Life Cycle Assessment – Roger Cady |
10:45 am
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Short Q&A – clarifying questions |
11:00 am
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Air issues and sustainability – Frank Mitloehner |
11:40 am
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Short Q&A – clarifying questions |
12:00 pm
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Break for Lunch |
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Afternoon Session I (1:15 – 5:30 pm) |
1:15 pm
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Water issues and sustainability – Doug Beegle |
1:45 pm
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Short Q&A – clarifying questions |
2:00 pm
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Integration of air and water quality Issues – Al Rotz |
2:30 pm
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Short Q&A – clarifying questions |
2:45 pm
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Break |
3:15 pm
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What are the limits/ opportunities/trade-offs of increasing efficiency at the cow-level? – Mike Van Amburgh |
4:00 pm
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Short Q&A – clarifying questions |
4:15 pm
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Panel discussion with all speakers |
5:30 pm
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Adjourn for dinner on own |
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Thursday, May 13, 2010 |
7:00 am |
Breakfast |
Morning Session II (8:00 – 12:00 pm) |
Theme: Animal Welfare Aspects of Sustainability |
8:00 am
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Big Picture: Integration of welfare and sustainability – Social, Societal, and Political Contexts – Candace Croney |
8:45 am
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Bringing the science to dairy animal welfare: Key issues for the dairy industry – Nina Von Keyserlingk
Invited Review: The welfare of dairy cattle—Key concepts
and the role of science (J. Dairy Sci. 92 :4101–4111) |
9:30 am
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Discussion with both speakers |
10:30 am
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Break and open time |
12:00 pm
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Lunch |
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Afternoon Session II (1:00 – 3:30 pm) |
Theme: Reconciling the Pieces – Looking Behind the Headlines |
1:00 pm
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Intuitively obvious, conventional wisdom, & scientific reality: Four examples – Jude Capper |
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Good Ol’ Days (Dairy)
Food Miles (Eggs)
Carbon Sequestration (Pasture)
Grass Fed (Beef)
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1:45 pm
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Short Q&A – clarifying questions |
1:55 pm
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Economic sustainability: In conflict with or synergistic to environmental sustainability? – Kevin Dhuyvetter |
2:40 pm
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Short Q&A -- clarifying questions |
2:50 pm
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Break |
3:20 pm
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Livestock’s Long Shadow (FAO Report) – The whole story – Frank Mitloehner |
4:05 pm
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Panel discussion with the afternoon speakers |
5:00 pm
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Adjourn – dinner on your own |
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Friday, May 14, 2010 |
7:00 am
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Breakfast |
Morning Session III (8:00 – 12:00 pm) |
Theme: Integrating Sustainability Issues in Dairy Production |
8:00 am
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Looking ahead – what does the dairy industry of 2025 look like? What are the future issues that we must face? - John Fetrow |
9:00 am
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Discussion |
10:00 am
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Break |
10:30 am
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Conference summary and challenge
What are the key points and challenges for sustainability in dairy production?
How do we engage people and continue sustainability as a “living discussion” within ADSA, the dairy industry, and the food chain? – Discussion leader: Paul Thompson
PHIL & TECH 2:2 Winter 1997
Agricultural sustainability: what it is and what it is not:
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12:00 pm
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Adjourn |
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