July 25, 2011
Farmfest, held August 2nd-4th at the Gilfillan Estate in Redwood County, will mark its 30th year next month with a new Livestock Exhibit Area that will house numerous livestock related vendors and exhibitors, and include a new forum stage with expert speakers who will address timely and important subjects related to the region's livestock sector.
"With Minnesota's diverse and vibrant livestock sector, we thought it was important to make a concerted effort to showcase the region's businesses that provide services to livestock farmers, and bring in expert speakers for livestock farmers to hear from and interact with", said Ray Bianchi, Group Show Director for Farmfest.
The new livestock area will be located near gate #2 on the south end of the grounds. The area will also include a new forum stage with expert speakers. The forums will address a wide range of topics—managing feed costs, navigating regulations, disease management, antibiotic use, and financial and legal services.
The Livestock Pavilion Schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, August 2
9:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
Managing Feed Costs in Times of High Commodity Prices
Mark Whitney, University of Minnesota
Chad Zehnder, Land O Lakes Purina Feed
Dan Kohls, Form a Feed
Tim Claver, Cargill
Mark Greenwood, AgStar Financial Services
Kent Beadle, CHS-Country Hedging
Dick Nelson, Willmar Poultry Company
2:45 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Resources to Navigate Regulations
John Jaschke, MN Board of Water and Soil Resources
Tim Gieseke, Ag Resource Strategies
Andy Nesseth, Extended Ag Services
Jared Anez, Anez Consulting
Curt Zimmerman, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Tom Walsh, Dublin Dairy
Wednesday, August 3
9:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
Managing Diseases That Eat Away Profits
Jeremy Schefers, University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Lab
Brian Dorcey, Prairie Livestock Supply
John Rodgers, Pfizer Animal Health
Jerry Torrison, University of Minnesota
Larry Goelz, Pipestone Veterinary Clinic
Andre Ziegler, University of Minnesota
2:45 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Managing Antibiotic Use
Tim Goldsmith, University of Minnesota
Liz Wagstrom, National Pork Producers Association
Heidi Kassenborg, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Gary Neubauer, Pfizer Animal Health
Dan Rentschler, American Foods Group
Thursday, August 4
9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Financial and Legal Services for Managing the Farm
Lee Hanson, Gray Plant Mooty
Mike Mastey, Ridgewater College
Steve Zenk, Ridgewater College
Neil Sullivan, United FCS
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