Program
Below is a shortened version of the program. A full program can be found by clicking here. Note: all of the rooms for the meeting are on Level 4 of the Monona Terrace Convention Center. Oral presentations are in the Madison Ballroom, poster sessions and breaks will be in the Grand Terrace, and meals will be in the Hall of Ideas. The registration booth will open at 6:00 am on Monday to pick up your conference materials and a breakfast buffet will open at 7:00 am.
Monday, 27 July 2009
6:00 AM - Registration, Capitol Promenade
7:00 AM - Breakfast
8:00 AM - Opening Session: Silage and the Environment
Invited Presentations:
- Silage and Whole-Farm Nutrient Management, Dr. C. Alan Rotz, USDA, Agricultural
Research Service, University Park, Pennsylvania
- VOC’s - A Growing Concern, Dr. Frank M. Mitloehner, University of California-Davis,
Davis, California
4 volunteered presentations
10:30 AM - Silage Additives
Invited Presentation:
- Recent Developments in Silage Additives, Dr. Limin Kung, Jr., University of Delaware,
Newark, Delaware
6 volunteered presentations
12:30 PM - Lunch
1:30 PM - Poster Session 1
3:30 PM - Silage Management
Invited Presentations:
- What’s New in Silage Management, Dr. Brian J. Holmes, University of Wisconsin-
Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
- Managing for Improved Aerobic Stability, Dr. Günter Pahlow, Institute for Crop and
Soil Science, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Braunschweig, Germany
4 volunteered presentations
6:00 PM - Cash bar
7:00 PM - Conference Banquet and Entertainment
Tuesday, 28 July 2009
7:00 AM - Breakfast
8:00 AM - Silage and Animal Performance
Invited Presentations:
- Silage Quality and Dairy Production, Dr. David R. Mertens, USDA, Agricultural Research
Service, Madison, Wisconsin
- Silage Quality and Meat Production, Dr. Padraig O’Kiely, Teagasc, Grange, Ireland
4 volunteered presentations
10:30 AM - Poster Session 2
12:30 PM - Lunch
1:15 PM - Tours
6:30 PM - Cash bar
7:00 PM - Dinner and Entertainment
Wednesday, 29 July 2009
7:00 AM - Breakfast
8:00 AM - Challenges in Silage Production
Invited Presentation:
- Challenges of Silage Production in the Tropics, Dr. Adegbola T. Adesogan, University of
Florida, Gainesville, Florida
6 volunteered presentations
10:30 AM - New Technologies/New Crops
Invited Presentation:
- Advances in Silage Harvesting, Dr. Philippe Savoie, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada,
Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada
6 volunteered presentations
12:30 PM - Adjourn
1:30 PM - Beginning of post-conference, Getting More from Forages