On behalf of the organising committee, we warmly invite you to participate in Herd'25 at the All-Seasons Resort Hotel in Bendigo on the 12-13 March.  Herd'25 is a biennial conference with a program tailored to attract the herd improvement, genetics and animal performance industry. The meeting will feature a strong lineup of speakers from Australia and worldwide.

Herd'25 has a reputation for presenting exciting speakers at the cutting edge of dairy herd improvement, and the next forum will be no exception, with several world leaders on the program. Importantly, the Herd'25 gathering provides an opportunity for all interested in dairy herd improvement to unite, network and learn.  We look forward to catching up with everyone in Bendigo.

Brought to you by Dairy Australia, NHIA, DataGene and Holstein Australia.

 

ticket prices

Full Registration (inc dinner) $300 | Early Bird $ 250 [Open until 31 January 2025]

Single Day Registration $165

Herd'25 Dinner $100

 

the program

Day 1 | Wednesday 12 March

9.30am Arrival & Registration

10.00am Morning Tea Break

10.30am Conference Master of Ceremonies Ee Cheng Ooi

10.40am Session 1 | Strategies for achieving goals and nurturing a happier, healthier you

Michael Williams, Fat Farmers and Jacqui Suares OAM, Calderbrae Farms

11.20am Session 2 | Beef on dairy: has the future arrived in the US beef on dairy market?

Assistant Prof Randie Culbertson, Iowa State University

11.45am Session 3 | You don't eat the coat. How does beef from dairy stack up?

Prof Ian Lean, Scibus

12.10pm Session 4 | What does the future hold for DairyBio?

Prof Jennie Pryce, Dr Ruidong Xiang, Dr Amanda Chamberlain & Dr Iona MacLeod, Agriculture Victoria (DairyBio)

12.35pm An introduction by Daniel Abernethy from Zoetis followed by a lunch

12.40pm Luncheon Sonsored by Zoetis

1.40pm Session 5 | From innovation to implementation - making farm technology work

Dr Jeffrey Bewley, Holstein USA 

2.05pm Session 6 | NHIA Annual Semen Market Survey - semen trends review for Australian cattle breeding with key industry insights

Host Jim Bruce, DataGene/Viking Genetics; Bruce Ronalds, ABS; Darren Fletcher, Total Livestock Genetics and Glen Barrett, Jersey Australia

2.30pm Session 7 | Hot but cool - research for a future-proofed dairy industry

Host Dr Thuy Nguyen, DataGene; Laura Jensen, PhD student Agriculture Victoria; Fazel Almasi, Agriculture Victoria and Ee Cheng Ooi, AbacusBio

3.05pm Afternoon Tea Break sponsored by Neogen

3.35pm Session 8 | Herd improvement in zero grazing systems

Scott McDonald, Agriculture Victoria

4.00pm Session 9 | The NBO review - what have we learned and what does the future look like?

Dr Matt Shaffer, DataGene; Tim Jelbart, DataGene

4.25pm Session 10 | Milk pricing - current and future drivers

Jo Bills, Ever Ag Insights

4.50pm Session 11 | Genomic selection for healthy calves

Michelle Axford PhD Candidate, DataGene

6.00pm Pre-dinner Drinks sponsored by BOC

7.00pm The Herd'25 Dinner, Entertainment & Welcome by Koru Diagnostics

Day 2 | Thursday 13 March

8.00am Arrival and registration to Herd'25

8.25am Mingle with other delegates in preparation for the commencement of Day 2 sessions

8.35am Session 1 | Understanding the legal issues with collection of ag data - A US perspective

Todd Janzen, Janzen Schroeder Ag Law

9.10am Session 2 | DataConnect and how to make data available

Erika Oakes, DataGene

9.40am Session 3 | Supporting industry's sustainability credentials

Host Dr Stephanie Bullen, Dairy Australia; Scott McDonald, Agriculture Victoria; Andy Hancock, Dairy Australia and Jack Holden, Sustainability Consultant

10.15am Session 4 | Caisley Ear Tags Streamline Identification

Adam Sawell from Holstein Australia presents its recently released Caisley Ear Tag that also takes tissue sample for Genomic testing

10.20am Morning Tea Break sponsored by Foss Pacific

10.50am Session 5 | Sperm as an individual

Paul Kenny, Paul Kenny Artificial Breeding

11.10am Session 6 | Breeding for better burps: measuring methane in Aussie beef and dairy

Dr Christy Vander Jagt, Agriculture Victoria; Dr Michael Aldridge, AGBU/UNE

11.45am Session 7 | Training and industry excellence

Sara Marckel, NHIA

12.05 noon Session 8 | Career-driving insights from industry's rising stars - NHIA Young Achievers and Nominee

Penny Welch, Genetics Australia; Dylan Jewell NHD; Victoria Alexander NuGenes

12.30 pm Session 9 | The latest about AI in Agriculture

James Buzzard, Microsoft ANZ

1.05pm closing for Herd'25 | 1.10pm  Light Luncheon

View the full program here

 

ACCOMMODATION

Update as of 24th February | The All Seasons Resort Hotel now only has availability on the evening of the 11th March. As of the 26th February these rooms will need to be accessed by contacting the All Seasons Resort Hotel directly.  The Golden Reef may have a small amount of rooms available; however, once again please contact this motel directly for booking availability.

For alternative accommodation nearby please contact the Best Western Crystal Inn, which provides the next closest accommodation option apart from AirBNBs.

Delegates will need to book their own accommodation for the event. 

our sponsors

Thank you to the invaluable sponsoring partners of Herd'25

 

 

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LOCATION

All Seasons Resort Hotel
171/183 McIvor Highway, Strathdale Vic 3550

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