For nearly 20 years, this conference has been hosted by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY and the Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance (NEAFA).
The Herd Health and Nutrition Conference provides an opportunity for dairy producers, veterinarians, feed industry representatives, and agriservice personnel to enhance their knowledge of current herd health and nutrition management techniques while networking with other professionals. Attendees will gain insights into current herd health and nutrition research and management strategies through educational topics presented by experts in the field.
2025 conference highlights
Nearly 150 dairy industry professionals gathered in East Syracuse, NY to hear from industry experts about the latest trends and research related to dairy herd health and nutrition.
“The Herd Health and Nutrition Conference is a great venue to network while being exposed to the latest research around dairy nutrition, management and sustainability,” said Charlie Elrod, NEAFA President. “The Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance is proud to collaborate with Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY to provide a program of research backed solutions that can be implemented on dairy farms immediately. In addition, the opportunity to network with our colleagues across the agriculture supply chain in one place helps us all continue to learn, grow and improve our industry.”
Participants gained insights about the use of high oleic soybeans in dairy cattle diets, strategies to improve transition cow health and productivity, and how automated monitoring technologies can be used in herd health monitoring and management. A series of thematic sessions explored the impacts of late gestation heat stress on dairy cow performance and the long-term effects on their calves, while also highlighting effective heat abatement strategies that have been implemented on-farm. Attendees gained practical insights and expert perspectives on reducing heat stress, including ventilation, soakers, and structural evaluations, to enhance dairy cattle health and productivity.
“We were excited to have our industry professionals join us in Syracuse once again for this conference. We greatly appreciate the continued partnership with NEAFA.” said Tom Overton, Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY Director.
John Sheets, Sheets Enterprises Inc., Luke Getty, Ideal Dairy, and Dr. Sha Tao, University of Georgia shared insights on reducing heat stress to enhance dairy cattle health and productivity
Roger Theisen, Corteva Pioneer and Todd Du Mond, Du Mond Ag, shared how high oleic soybeans can be effectively integrated into dairy feed and insights into supply chain options.
Betsy Hick and Margaret Quaassdorff, Cornell Cooperative Extension, presented results from a NYS Beef x Dairy survey conducted during 2023-2024.
Julio Giordano, Cornell Animal Science, discussed the latest research and experiences with on-farm use of monitoring technologies for dairy herd health monitoring and management
Tom Overton, PRO-DAIRY, highlighted current research into dietary strategies to improve transition cow health and productivity.
Thank you, sponsors!
PRO-DAIRY and NEAFA thank the industry sponsors whose contributions helps make this event possible, including specialty sponsors Upstate Niagara Cooperative and MarSyt.
For More Information
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- hh96 [at] cornell.edu
Previous events recordings available
Missed a previous event? Session recordings and electronic presentation materials are available from the 2020, 2021, and 2022 events. Use the link below to register to receive links.