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January 29, 2016
World Ag Expo
Seminar sessions focus on hot topics in ag
9:30 a.m. Irrigation Semi-
nar. “Actual ET Measurements
for Monitoring Water Stress
and Simplifying Irrigation.”
Speaker: Tom Shapland, Tule
9:30 a.m. Education Sem-
inar. “Preserving America’s
Most Precious Asset: The
Family Farm.” Speaker: David
Specht, Advising Generations
LLC.
11 a.m. Education Seminar.
“What Every Farmer Needs to
Know about Lawsuit Protec-
tion, Tax Reduction, and Es-
tate Planning.” Speaker: Larry
Oxenham, American Society
for Asset Protection
11:30 a.m. Dairy Seminar.
“Timely Diagnosis of Ketosis
and Other Metabolic Diseases
in Dairy Cows.” Speaker: Au-
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rigation Water.” Speaker: Jim
10:30 a.m. Dairy Seminar. Gregory, Verdegaal Brothers
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Bunker Silos, and Silage Man-
agement to Avoid DM Loss-
12:30 p.m. Apiology Sem-
es.” Speaker: Brian Holmes, inar. “MiteNot: Combating
professor emeritus, University Colony Collapse Disorder by
of Wisconsin-Madison
Treating Varroa Destructor
Mites.”
10:30 a.m. Irrigation Sem-
Speaker: Will MacHugh,
inar. “Soil Moisture Research iFarm
1:30 p.m. Dairy Seminar.
“Integrated Solutions and
Dairy Automation Trends
Over the Next 15 Years.”
Speaker: Mark Futcher, DeLa-
val Inc.
1:30 p.m. Education Sem-
inar. USDA National Appeals
Division, “Face to Face Fair-
ness.” Speaker: Steve Silver-
man, NAD director, and Mi-
chael Buchanan
2:30 p.m. Dairy Seminar.
“Removal of Phosphorus from
Manure with Decanter Centri-
fuge.” Speaker: Joshua J. Ga-
ble, Centrisys
2:30 p.m. General Ag Sem-
inar. “Technology Transfer and
the USDA Ag Research Ser-
vice.” Speaker: Mojdeh Bahar,
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ogy Transfer
3:30 p.m. Dairy Seminar.
“How California Dairies Can
Rise to the Call of the Water
Crisis and The Future of Ma-
nure Management.” Speaker:
Ross Thurston, Livestock Wa-
ter Recycling
ed Risks During DR Events.”
Speaker: George McFadden,
Observant
3:30 p.m. General Ag Sem-
inar. “Grower Opportunities
and Investment in the Rise
of AgTech.” Speaker: Aaron
Mageheim, AgTech Insight
11:30 a.m. Women in Ag
Mentor Lunch. Hosted by
WAME
9:30 a.m. Women in Ag
Seminar. “Women in Agricul-
ture (Career Focus).” Hosted
by Women in Ag for Men-
toring and Empowerment
(WAME)
Noon. Dairy Seminar. “The
Role of On-Farm Groundwa-
ter Recharge in Achieving a
Sustainable Water Future for
California.” Sponsored Lunch
by the Almond Board of Cal-
ifornia. Speakers: Bob Curtis,
Almond Board of California;
Don Cameron, Terranova
Ranch
10 a.m. Dairy Seminar.
“Maximizing the Value of Ge-
netics in the Genomic Era.”
Speaker: Kevin Jorgenson, All
West Select Sires
Noon. Irrigation Seminar.
“Flow Control Emitters – Op-
timizing Both Flexibility and
Uniformity.” Speaker: Inge
Bisconer, Toro Micro-Irrigation
Wednesday, Feb. 10
10 a.m. International Sem-
inar. “Compete, Win, and Ex-
pand Your Business”
10:30 a.m. Women in Ag
Seminar. “Reaching a New
Level of Consumer Under-
standing.” Speaker: Sabrina
Hill, AgNet West
11 a.m. Dairy Seminar.
“Full Throttle Genetic Im-
provement.” Speaker: Paul
Loney, TransOva Genetics
11 a.m. International Sem-
inar. “The State of Global
Business Opportunities: In-
ternational Trade and World
Markets.”
11:30 a.m. Women in Ag
Networking Lunch with “My
Job Depends on Ag.” Hosted
by WAME
Noon. Dairy Seminar. “Ge-
netics and RePro at RuAnn &
Maddox Dairies: Achieving
Goals.” Speaker: Pat Maddox,
Ruann & Maddox Dairies
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9:30 a.m. Dairy Seminar,
“Fodder — Animal Nutrition
is No Longer Cut and Dried.”
Speaker: Curt Chittock, Sim-
ply Country Inc.
for Enhanced Irrigation Man-
agement.” Speaker: Will Ma-
cHugh, iFarm
1 p.m. Dairy Seminar. “The
Impact of Genomics on Repro-
duction and Other Low Her-
itability Traits.” Speaker: Dr.
Ralph Bruno, Zoetis
1 p.m. International Semi-
nar. “Emerging Markets Entre-
preneurs Should Be Watching
and How to Approach Them.”
2 p.m. Dairy Seminar. “Tools
for Building Tomorrow’s Su-
per Cow.” Speaker: Lindsey
Worden, Holstein Association
USA
2 p.m. International Semi-
nar. “Show Me the Money! Un-
raveling the Mysteries of Trade
Finance.”
Courtesy of WAE
The World Ag Expo offers acres
of booths and exhibits demon-
strating all shapes and sizes
of ag equipment. More than
100,000 people from around
the world are expected to visit
the three-day show in Tulare,
Calif.
USA Inc. and Joe Mullinax,
Denele Analytical Inc.
9:30 a.m. Women in Ag
Seminar. “Students: Why You
Need a Mentor and How to
Find One.” Hosted by WAME
10 a.m. Dairy Seminar. “Us-
ing Composting to Manage
Manure and Improve the Bot-
tom Line.” Speaker: Ryan Fla-
herty, Sustainable Conservation
10 a.m. Irrigation Seminar.
“Agriculture Activities of the
Irrigation Association.” Speak-
er: John Farner, UC Agriculture
and Natural Resources
12:30 p.m. Irrigation Sem-
inar. “Reversing Yield Loss
Through Restoration of Irriga-
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Tiftick, Meras Engineering.
Hosted by Irrigation Associ-
ation & Center for Irrigation
Technology
1 p.m. Dairy Seminar. “Fi-
nancial Incentives for Agri-
cultural Irrigation Systems in
California.” Speakers: Amrith
Gunasekara, Ph.D., and Caro-
lyn Cook, CDFA, and Crystal
Myers
1 p.m. Irrigation Seminar.
“Understanding Soil Moisture
Sensor Data.” Speaker: Diganta
Adhikari, Irrometer
1:20 p.m. Dairy Seminar.
“NRCS Conservation Pro-
grams to Assist Animal Feed-
ing Operations Address Wa-
ter Quality Issues.” Speaker:
Brook Gale, NRCS-California
State Nutrient Management
1:30 p.m. Irrigation Sem-
inar. “Utilizing Soil Moisture
Monitoring to Schedule Irri-
gation.” Speaker: Christopher
Sullivan, Jain Irrigation
.
2 p.m. Dairy Seminar. “Pre-
10:30 a.m. Irrigation Sem- cision Irrigation and Conserva-
inar. “AirJection Irrigation tion Agriculture.” Speaker: Jeff
Increasing Yields and Water Mitchell, UC Davis Dept. of
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Petrosso, Mazzei Injector Co.
2 p.m. Irrigation Seminar.
10:30 a.m. Women in Ag “Use of a Cloud-Based Data
Seminar. “Students: Types of Management Utility with a
Agriculture Careers.” Hosted Portable Soil Moisture Probe.”
Speaker: Doug Kieffer, Spec-
by WAME
trum Technologies
11 a.m. Irrigation Seminar.
2 p.m. Women in Ag Sem-
“Innovations in Sprinkler Pack-
ages for Mechanical Move Irri- inar. “Effective Lobbying
gation Systems.” Speaker: Dan for Agriculture.” Hosted by
WAME
Schueler, Senninger Irrigation
10:30 a.m. Dairy Seminar.
“Drip Irrigation of Dairy For-
age Crops Utilizing Dairy Ef-
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naford & Todd Rinkenberger,
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Thursday, Feb. 11
11:10 a.m. Dairy Seminar.
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Strip-Till in California Dairy
Forage Programs.” Speaker:
Mike Peterson, ANP Inc.
2:30 p.m. Irrigation Semi-
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cient Ground Water Production
Wells.” Speaker: Kevin McGil-
licuddy, Roscoe Moss Co.
9:30 a.m. Dairy Semi-
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Treating a San Joaquin Valley
Dairy’s Lagoon Water.” Speak-
er: Mai Ann Healy, BioFiltro
11:30 a.m. Irrigation Sem-
inar. “Increasing Demand Re-
sponse Participation Rates in
Agricultural Customers: Re-
ducing Crop Irrigation-Relat-
2:40 p.m. Dairy Seminar.
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Strip-Till in California Dairy
Forage Programs.” Speaker:
Mike Peterson, ANP Inc.
2 p.m. Women in Ag Semi-
nar. “The Future of Ag.” Host-
ed by WAME
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