See you in Garden City, Kansas on October 28, 2025!

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Join us for one of the industry’s top networking events!

Spend the day with farm managers, owners, and workers discussing everything from daily tasks to employee management.

** All times listed are in Central Time **

 

Tuesday, October 28

8:00 – 8:15 a.m.
Meet at Deerfield Community Center to load buses

8:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Tour Kansas Dairy Development

10:45 – 11:00 a.m.
Return to Deerfield Community Center

11:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Drive personal vehicles to Clarion Inn, Garden City, Kansas

11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Lunch at Clarion Inn

Afternoon Sessions (Simultaneous English and Spanish Sessions)

SPANISH SESSIONS

12:15 – 1:10 p.m.
Eventos Respiratorios y el sistema inmunológico del becerro
Respiratory events and the calf immune response
Julia Hamann, Actus

1:15 – 2:10 p.m.
Liderazgo efectivo para la transformación del equipo
Effective leadership for the transformation of the team
Cecilia Rosas, Zoetis

2:10 – 2:30 p.m.
Break

2:30 – 3:20 p.m.
Manejo de Becerros: Menos Estrés, Más Seguridad
Calf Handling: Keep It Calm, Keep It Safe
Luis Briones, Elanco

3:20 – 4:00 p.m.
Presentation of certificates

Afternoon Sessions (Simultaneous English and Spanish Sessions)

ENGLISH SESSIONS

12:15 – 1:10 p.m.
Prevention Starts Within: Protecting Our Farm from Activist Risk
Luis Briones, Elanco

1:15 – 2:10 p.m.
Why do protocols fail? Setting up on-farm processes for success.
Marisol Orellana, Diamond V

2:10 – 2:30 p.m.
Break

2:30 – 3:20 p.m.
From Compliance to Culture: Transforming Safety Training in Livestock Operations
Lesa Dike, McNess and Jessie Potterton, McNess

3:20 – 4:00 p.m.
Overview of DCHA
Presentation of certificates