UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The 2022 Penn State Dairy Nutrition Workshop will be held Nov. 2 and 3 at the Hershey Lodge, providing cutting edge information that nutritionists and consultants can apply directly to farming operations.
There will be a focus on translating the updated 2021 NASEM (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine) publication into feeding practices. It has been 20 years since the previous publication of the “Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle” by the NRC (National Research Council), and this updated information will likely be used over the next two decades until the next update.
The main conference will center on applications of the new nutrient requirement recommendations and will explain what field nutritionists need to know.
Nearly two dozen break-out sessions over the two days allow attendees to tailor topics to their interests with a wide variety of subjects related to nutrition, cow health and dairy business management with many presentations by the Penn State Extension Team.
A preconference symposium, on Wednesday, Nov. 2, sponsored by Micronutrients, will focus on “Improving Rumen Digestion and Fermentation” and a postconference symposium on Thursday afternoon, sponsored by Pioneer, will highlight “Integrated approach to feeding dairy cattle; Fiber, Starch and Lipids.”
Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet with over 30 trade show exhibitors, including at a networking reception on Wednesday sponsored by Alltech, featuring happy hour and hors d’oeuvres.
The Penn State coordinator for this year, Dr. Kevin Harvatine, said, “This is definitely a conference not to be missed, with outstanding speakers. The organizers are enthusiastic about the topics that are not just excellent science but also important on nearly every farm.”
Participants can earn up to 16 American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS) credits based on sessions attended. Certification exams for ARPAS will be offered, and ARPAS members are invited to participate in the Northeast chapter meeting on Wednesday with a special presentation.
The conference registration fee includes pre and post conference, and lunch both days. More information about the program and speakers, and registration can be found at http://agsci.psu.edu/dairy-nutrition-workshop.
–Sally Brown Bair, Penn State University