Missouri Dairy
Expo
January 24, 2025
Oasis Conference Center
Springfield, MO
Get ready to advance your feeding operation forward. The Missouri Dairy Expo planning staff are preparing cutting edge presenters for you to learn all about how to
FEED FOR THE FUTURE
This is sure to be the most exciting dairy event of the year! Network with industry professionals, learn from expert speakers, conduct our annual business meeting and celebrate leaders in the industry we love.
Meet the Experts
Reagan Bluel
Derek Break, PhD
Bill Brooks
Gonzalo Ferreira, PhD, PAS
Kevin Harvatine, PhD
Dan McMurtyry
Join Us
Robin Schmahl
Mark Tegeler
Four Concurrent Education Sessions
9:10
Drivers for 2025’s Dairy Market
Bill Brooks, Economist for Stoneheart Consulting
Experience Ethiopia - A photo tour & discussion of Dairy farming in Africa
Reagan Bluel, Associate Professor at Univ. of Missouri, Extension
Nutritional Strategies to Combat Heat Stress
Mark Tegeler, Field Tech Services for Diamond V
10:20
Making the Most of Your Farm Income Potential
Robin Schmahl, AgDairy & AgMarket.Net
Ruminal Fiber Digestion & Passive Kinetics: Bringing a Complex Topic “Down to Earth”
Gonzalo Ferreira, Ph.D., PAS, Dairy Mgmt Extension Splst, Virginia Tech
Reducing the Threat that Starlings Pose to Your Dairy Operation
Dan Murtyry, USDA Wildlife Services
11:30 LUNCH
KEYNOTE
High Oleic Roasted Soybeans - Fueling Your Herd
Kevin Harvatine, PhD.
Professor of Nutritional Physiology Department of Animal Sciences
Penn State University
COMMENTS
Alfred Brandt - Executive Director MO Dairy
12:45
What do I get when I pay $1.20/bu to roast soybeans?
Dr. Derek Break, Assistant Professor in Ruminant Nutrition, Univ. of Missouri
Drivers for 2025’s Dairy Market
Bill Brooks, Economist for Stoneheart Consulting
Making the Most of Your Farm Income Potential
Robin Schmahl, AgDairy & AgMarket.Net
1:40
Nutritional Strategies to Combat Heat Stress
Mark Tegeler, Field Tech Services for Diamond V
Ruminal Fiber Digestion & Passive Kinetics: Bringing a Complex Topic “Down to Earth”
Gonzalo Ferreira, Ph.D., PAS, Dairy Mgmt Extension Splst, Virginia Tech
Reducing the Threat that Starlings Pose to Your Dairy Operation
Dan Murtyry, USDA Wildlife Services
3:00 Missouri Dairy Board meeting
Missouri Dairy Board meeting
Resolutions review
Officer Elections
Become an exhibitor
Ranging from $500 to $5,000, there are four sponsorship opportunities for our 2024 expo.
