A full account of the 2008 VSFA Convention proceedings is now available online.
You can view the agenda and detailed presentation notes in one of two ways:
VA State Feed Association 2008 Convention Proceedings. This is the complete report; it's a large file, so if you have dial-up it may take awhile to load.
If bandwith is an issue, here are the Agenda and individual presentations:
Agenda
01 AFIA Report – Richard Sellers02 NGFA Report – Randy Gordon03 Creating a Safe Environment in the Feed Mill – Mark Wolgemuth – J.W. Safety04 The top 5 DOT issues: Are you ready? Todd Olney – Transportation RiskManagement Services05 Understanding Feed Analysis Variation and Minimizing its Impact on RationFormulation – Dr. Normand St. Pierre. The Ohio State University06 Use of DDGS and Other Alternatives to Replace Corn. Dr. Amy Batal. University ofGeorgia
07 Update of 2007 NRC Nutrient Requirements for Horses. Dr. Laurie Lawrence.University of Kentucky
08 North and South American Commodity Outlook. Mr. Henry Graves. Bunge
09 Economics of Replacing Corn with Other Energy Sources in Ruminant Diets. Dr.Normand St. Pierre. The Ohio State University
10 Nutritional Strategies When Weather Affects Feed Inventories or Quality. Mr. PatHoffman. University of Wisconsin
11 Saving Protein: Can We Feed Less? Dr. Mark Hanigan. Virginia Tech
12 Feed Management: Precision Phosphorus Feeding Incentive Program
12b Update on the Phosphorus Incentive Program. Dr. Bob James. Virginia Tech
1 3 Impact of Limit Feeding Dairy Heifers on Growth, Manure Nutrient Excretion andEarly Lactation Performance. Mr. Pat Hoffman. University of Wisconsin.14 Feeding Protein to Meet Dairy Cow Nutrient Requirements can Result in Cheaper,Environmentally Friendly Rations. Charles Stallings, Mark Hanigan and Robert E.James. – Virginia Tech
15 Life After rBST – Adjusting Dairy Nutrition and Management. Dr. Greg Bethard.G & R Dairy Consulting
16 Management Strategies for Dealing with Mycotoxins in Forages and Grains. Dr.Peter Karnezos. Old Mill Troy
