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Sunday, 5 June 2011
18:00 Meet and greet and cocktail and opening of the exhibition - Ocean Terrace
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Monday, 6 June 2011
08:30 Registration and tea
PLENARY SESSION --- Chair: Bertus de Jongh
Time Topic Speaker
10:00 Welcome Simon Matthews
10:05 Moving from maximisation to optimisation John Bredin
10:20 How farmers react to changes in milk price Basil Doonan
11:00 Production, input costs, profitability, ROI. What does it all mean and how to put it all together for the best results for my business Dr Danny Donaghy
11:40 Farming and climate change Prof Peter Johnston
12:20 Questions
12:30 LUNCH
13:30 The basics of mastitis management Dr Inge-Marie Petzer
14:10 How I get/got my mastitis management right Mark Brown
14:50 Using technology to optimise profits Nigel Lok
15:20 Questions
15:25 TEA

PARALLEL SESSIONS
Chair: Trevor Elliott Chair: Philip Blanckenberg
Time Topic Speaker Topic Speaker
15:50 Pasture management and feeding fodder flow Dr Danny Donaghy Pillars for success: TMR Chris Fourie
16:30 Pastures and silage production Robin Meeske Using technology to improve reproductive performance Nigel Lok
16:40 QUESTIONS 17:10 - QUESTIONS
19:00 Happy hour in the exhibitor's hall and then the evening free

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Tuesday, 7 June
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Chair: Rob Stapylton-Smith Chair: Joubert Fourie
Time Topic Speaker Topic Speaker
08:30 Overview of the day Rob Stapylton-Smith Overview of the day Joubert Fourie
08:40 Factors determining high fertility in pasture-based herds Bryan McKay Biological expenses on dairy farms Dr John Fetrow
09:20 Perennial ryegrass – sinner or saviour in multi-species dairy pastures Dr Derrick Moot Bottlenecks in the dairy Dr John Fetrow
10:00 QUESTIONS AND TEA
10:40 Understanding the principle of low-cost higher-profit farming Basil Doonan Managing the immune status of dairy cattle Dr Willem Schultheiss
11:20 Moving to a lower cost system. Why? Edgar Brotherton Genomics - are you a leader or a follower? Keith Heikes
12:00 Sticking to your guns - Lessons learned from New Zealand and Tasmania: what I have put into practice and what I have learned Rex Fey Selection for economically relevant traits(ERT) in the modern dairy cow - health and secondary traits Don Bennink
12:40 QUESTIONS
12:50 LUNCH
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CLOSING SESSION --- Chair: Bunty Vlok
Time Topic Speaker
14:00 Servant leadership Ian Knott-Craig
14:40 Is the workforce engaged? Grant Simpson
15:20 QUESTIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR FARM VISITS - Dr Nico Schutte
16:15 Argentina: land use and competition for land Jorge Cazenave
16:55 Walk the talk Peter Hughes
17:35 Summary and closing Trevor Elliott>
18:00 Happy hour in the exhibitor's hall
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Wednesday, 8 June

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Alternative Session (housing) --- Chair: Philip Blanckenberg
Time Topic Speaker
08:30 Housing: planning the cow factor; flow, stages, environment Guiseppe Volta
09:10 Housing: effects on milk production, heat stress and profitability Chris Fourie
09:50 Cow comfort and what is next in cow housing Don Bennink
10:30 TEA AND SNACKS
11:20 Using state-of-the-art technology to improve udder health and herd productivity Dr Inge-Marié Petzer
12:00 Practical aspect of udder health management in the pit Dr Jannie van der Merwe
12:40 DISCUSSION

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