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SUMMARY:EastGen Dairy Focus 2012 - Management for Profit!
DESCRIPTION:EastGen Dairy Focus 2012 - Management for ProfitReinforcin
 g EastGen’s commitment to be a leader in solutions geared for profit
 ability ondairy farms, an EastGen Dairy Focus day will be held June 29
 th at Jobo Farms, North Augusta, Ont. This is anexciting pilot project
  for EastGen, reflecting how the company is changing its approach in o
 rder to partnerwith producers to improve their overall profitability.\
 n“A compelling group of presenters has been lined up with topics foc
 using on subjects with a high impact onthe dairy producer’s bottom l
 ine,” said Barry Mooney, EastGen genetic support team lead and organ
 izer of theevent.\nThe event location host, Jobo Farms, is a vibrant o
 peration consisting of 400 acres currently being operatedand managed b
 y three families. Brothers Henry and Alex Oosterhof and their wives Ev
 elina and Julie arejoined in the operation by Henry and Evelina’s so
 n Steve and his wife Lindsay. On April 4th the Oosterhofs moved their 
 cows from tie-stalls to their new 196 x 124 foot robotic milking and f
 reestall facility. The 82-head milking herd adjusted well to the new e
 nvironment which features dual chamber waterbeds and free access to tw
 o milking robots.\nThe speakers and session topics for this day-long e
 vent include:• Vic Daniels, professional hoof trimmer– latest tech
 nology and hoof care research• Levi DeJong, Dundas Agri Systems, Ron
  Swank, Ron Swank Construction Ltd., and the Oosterhof family– robot
 ic milkers and barn design for comfort and efficiency• Mark Carson &
  Dr. Tim Henshaw, EastGen– using existing herd data to improve profi
 tability• Chantal Charette, EastGen, & Jay Shannon, Semex– connect
 ing classification to bull proofs with special consideration for healt
 h traits and Robot Ready™• Brian Carscadden, Semex– where genomi
 cs fits your breeding management• Philip Armstrong, Armstong Manor F
 arm–managing the high production herd with emphasis on milk value pe
 r cow and how genomics fit into thisenvironment\nCanWest DHI and Holst
 ein Canada are also participating in this event. Products available fr
 om EastGensuch as the Dr. Register calcium tube and Brite Lights will 
 also be on display, and a one-day volume semenspecial will be offered 
 to participants.\n“I believe EastGen is on the right track by organi
 zing an event such as this,” said Henry Oosterhof of JoboFarms who a
 re pleased to host the event and allow participants to view their mode
 rn facility. “To get thismuch top level information available in a o
 ne day session will prove invaluable to any producer and theirfamilies
  who may be planning or dreaming about the possibility of building for
  the future. A dairy facilitysuch as this may entice sons and daughter
 s to make the commitment to keep the family farm going.”\nJobo Farms
  is located at 10628 Jellyby Rd., North Augusta. Registration begins a
 t 9:00 a.m. and sessions runfrom 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. including mea
 ls and a wrap-up question period with a panel of presenters.Tickets ar
 e $45.00 each (includes BBQ lunch and supper) or $35.00 each (includes
  BBQ lunch). Participationis limited to 250 people and tickets are ava
 ilable from the EastGen representative in your area. CallEastGen-Kempt
 ville at 1-800-267-9222 or EastGen-Guelph at 1-888-821-2150 for furthe
 r information.\n\nFor more information visit https://ontag.farms.com/e
 vents/eastgen-dairy-focus-2012-management-for-profit
DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Midway:20120629T090000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Midway:20120629T190000
CATEGORIES:educational, sessions
LOCATION:Jobo Farms
WEBSITE:http://maps.google.com/maps?q=10628+Jellyby+Road,+Augusta,+ON,
 +Canada&hl=en&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=52.152749,101.689453&oq=1062
 8+Jellyby+Road,+North+Augusta&hnear=10628+Jellyby+Rd,+Elizabethtown-Ki
 tley,+Leeds+and+Grenville+United+Counties,+Ontario+K0E+1A0,+Canada&t=m
 &z=16
URL:http://maps.google.com/maps?q=10628+Jellyby+Road,+Augusta,+ON,+Can
 ada&hl=en&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=52.152749,101.689453&oq=10628+Je
 llyby+Road,+North+Augusta&hnear=10628+Jellyby+Rd,+Elizabethtown-Kitley
 ,+Leeds+and+Grenville+United+Counties,+Ontario+K0E+1A0,+Canada&t=m&z=1
 6
CONTACT:1-888-821-2150/1-800-267-9222
ORGANIZER:EastGen
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ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Tara Rey
 nolds":https://ontag.farms.com/profile/TaraReynolds
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