2026 Conference Agenda

8:00 a.m.	Registration Opens
8:00-9:00 a.m.	Visit Sponsor Exhibits and Breakfast Refreshments
9:00-9:10 a.m.	Welcome – John Clark
9:10-10:00 a.m.	Dr. Adam Lock – Feeding for Success: Practical, Research Based Diets for Boosting Milk Fat	Sponsored by Cargill
10:00-10:50 a.m.	Dr. Mike Van Amburgh – Treat Them Nice as Babies and they will be Better Adults	Sponsored by Feedworks USA
10:50-11:20 a.m.	Break
11:20 a.m.-12:10 p.m.	Dr. Mark Hardesty – What Separates the Top 20% from the Rest?	Sponsored by Phoenix Feeds & Nutrition
12:10-1:10 p.m.	Lunch
1:10-1:25 p.m.	2025 Vermont Milk Quality Awards	Presented by the Vermont Dairy Industry Association
1:25-1:40 p.m.	Sponsor Recognition and Announcements
1:40-2:30 p.m.	Professor Tom Thibodeau – Just Show Up (Servant Leadership)	Sponsored by Farm Credit East
2:30-3:00 p.m.	Break
3:00-3:50 p.m.	Tony Nassar – Chobani Past, Present, and Future with a focus on Dairy Procurement
3:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m.	Door Prizes and Adjourn