Illinois Annual Meeting Presentations
Last week, I went to Sycamore, IL for the Illinois Holstein Association Annual Meeting. Wednesday morning, it was 45 degrees when I left South Central Missouri, and had fallen to the single digits by the time I reached Sycamore, about an hour west of Chicago. On Thursday, I was one of four speakers which included Emily Miller,Director of Sales, Trans Ova Genetics, Sioux Center, IA, Robyn Rastani, Dairy Technical Specialist,MSC, Dundee, IL and Chris J. West, P.E., Vice President of Frank and West, Springfield, IL and myself, Julie Brown, Livestock Ad Sales Manager, Holstein World. The general theme for this year”s convention program was “Tools for the Future” and topics presented included the latest in IVF technology and reverse sorted semen, accelerated growth programs for calves, permitting for new or expanding dairy operations, and using print and internet advertising together for maximizing marketing and merchandising efforts. The afternoon brought an opportunity for all those in attendance to see three fine local herds: Lindale Holsteins, Luck-E Holsteins, both of Hampshire, IL and Lenkaitis Holsteins, St Charles, IL. Look in the next post for much more on this fun (if cold!) tour!
