BC Dairy EXP... - Pacific Agriculture Show

FUNDING PROVIDED BY
SILVER SPONSORS
BRONZE SPONSORS
BRONZE SPONSORS
REGISTRATION
Register on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Tradex Entrance
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Registration fee = $15.00 per person (includes HST)
Registration fee includes:
Entrance to the PAS and the BC Dairy EXPO Seminar
Receive a BDO PASS CARD to the BC Dairy Producers
FREE BBQ Luncheon. (Note: The BDO PASS CARD can be
used to gain entry to the PAS all 3 days - January 24 to 26)
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Enquiries, please contact:
Tom Droppo at (604) 302.1335 or Tom.Droppo@gov.bc.ca
DATE, TIME AND LOCATION
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Registration (Tradex Entrance):
Dairy Seminar (BMO Room):
PLATINUM PLUS SPONSORS
9:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
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10:00 a.m.
3:00 p.m.
Coffee provided at BMO Room (9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.)
Dairy Farm Tour
Dairy Seminar
Building Business Success
Agri-Energy Forum
Jan. 23
Jan. 24
Jan. 25
Jan. 25
( see www.agricultureshow.net )
CURTIS AND COMPANY CONTRACTING
BDO is proud to sponsor the BC Dairy Producers BBQ
Luncheon at this year’s BC Dairy EXPO Seminar. As a
reputable accounting and advisory firm for 90 years,
we have also become a staple in the agriculture
community. Our team understands your unique
challenges and can help you grow your farm business.
Breukelman
Construction
To learn more, please visit us at Booth #732 and online
at www.bdo.ca/en/Industries/Agriculture
Specializing in
Agricultural Structures
Financial support provided by the above
organizations is gratefully acknowledged and appreciated.
Financial support provided by the above
SILVER SPONSORS is gratefully
acknowledged and appreciated.
Financial support provided by the above
BRONZE SPONSORS is gratefully
acknowledged and appreciated.
Financial support provided by the above
BRONZE SPONSORS is gratefully
acknowledged and appreciated.
Sponsorship by BDO of the
BC Dairy Producers BBQ Luncheon is gratefully
acknowledged and appreciated.
Tradex
Pacific Agriculture Show
Abbotsford, B.C.
WHAT YOU WILL TAKE AWAY
THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013
THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013
DAIRY EXPO SEMINAR
DAIRY EXPO SEMINAR
Morning Program, BMO Room, Tradex
Afternoon Program, BMO Room, Tradex
(10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
(1:15 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.)
By attending this Seminar, you will learn more about:
Dairy Farmers of Canada’s “proAction Initiative”.
Plans to unveil a national dairy biosecurity program.
Control strategies for production-limiting diseases.
Efficient management and utilization of nutrient resources.
Dairy animal care and handling practices and priorities.
Tips for optimizing cow comfort and longevity.
9:45 a.m.
Complimentary coffee for early arrivals
10:00 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Chair: Tom Hoogendoorn, Agassiz, B.C.
Best management practices (BMPs) for nutrient management.
Animal care and implementing Canada’s Dairy Code of Practice.
10:05 a.m.
ORGANIZED BY
10:30 a.m.
This is the 45th year that the Dairy EXPO
Seminar has been offered in B.C.
The current Seminar is a result of many
weeks of planning by the Dairy Industry
Research and Education Committee
(DIREC), a subcommittee of the BCDA.
Topics selected for this year’s Seminar fall
under three of the six main pillars of Dairy
Farmers of Canada’s “proAction Initiative”.
11:00 a.m.
Fred Doberstein
- Tom Droppo, Industry Specialist
Derek Arends
- John Luymes, Farm Structures
Liz Noordam
Tom Veldhuisen
Nelson Dinn
James Colquhoun
Val Holbech
Kevin Davison
Ron Barker
1:40 p.m.
p.m.
Control Strategies for Production Limiting
Diseases (Leukosis, Neospora, Johnes, BVD)
within BC Herds
Rich Vanderwal, DVM, Abbotsford Veterinary Clinic
2:10 p.m.
11:20 a.m.
DIREC COMMITTEE MEMBERS INCLUDE
B.C. Ministry of Agriculture
Biosecurity Easy for Poultry and Pigs, but for
Dairy? Bigger Challenges
Terry Whiting, DVM, Manager of Animal Health and
Welfare, Manitoba Agriculture and Food, Winnipeg
1:30 p.m.
1:50
11:30 a.m.
David Janssens, Chair
DFC’s proAction Initiative: Meaning and
Importance to the Industry
Ron Maynard, VP of DFC and PEI Dairy Farmer
1:15 p.m.
11:45 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
Panel Q & A: Dairy Biosecurity
Terry Whiting, DVM and Rich Vanderwal, DVM
No Compromise for the Unfit
Dave Zuest, Animal Program Inspector,
Transportation of Animals Program, CFIA
Farm Transition and Estate Planning with BDO
Tom Grozier, Tax Manager, BDO Chartered
Accountants and Advisors
BC Dairy Producers BBQ Luncheon
(75 minutes to 1:15 p.m.)
Sponsored by:
BDO Chartered Accountants and Advisors
2:30 p.m.
Managing Nutrients for Today and for our
Children
Shabtai Bittman, PhD, Research Scientist
(Environment), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
(AAFC)
BMPs for Manure Handling and Nutrient
Management in B.C.
Mark Raymond, Environmental Agrologist,
B.C. Ministry of Agriculture
Panel Q & A: Nutrient Management
Shabtai Bittman, PhD and Mark Raymond
Social Cause Activist Group (SCAG) – Resilient
Business Plan
Terry Whiting, DVM, Manager of Animal Health and
Welfare, Manitoba Agriculture and Food, Winnipeg
How to Optimize Cow Comfort and Longevity:
Lessons Learned from our 2009-2012
Canadian Study
Jeff Rushen, PhD, Research Scientist,
Dairy Cattle Behaviour and Welfare,
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Mooving Ahead with Animal Care:
Implementing the Dairy Code of Practice
Ron Maynard, VP of DFC and PEI Dairy Farmer
SPEAKERS
Ron Maynard
Ron is a partner in a dairy farm in Tyne Valley,
P.E.I. He joined the family farm in 1982 and
expanded from 25 milking cows to the present
150. A McGill University graduate, Ron has
been actively involved in the dairy industry at the
provincial and national levels. He has been
President of the P.E.I. Dairy Producers and Chair
of the P.E.I. Milk Marketing Board. At the
national level, Ron was a member of the Board
of Directors of the Dairy Bureau of Canada, then
of the Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) in 1995,
and re-appointed in 2000. He was elected to
DFC’s Executive Committee in July 2008.
Terry Whiting, DVM
Dr. Whiting graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) in 1984. He spent 22 of his
last 25 years working for Governments in the
areas of food safety, animal health, and
enforcement of animal care legislation including
eight years with the Canadian Food Inspection
Agency (CFIA) and 14 years with the provincial
veterinary infrastructure. Terry is frequently
published in peer reviewed journals primarily on
humane transportation of animals, animal
welfare risks of Foreign Animal Disease (FAD)
outbreaks, and veterinary public policy.
Rich Vanderwal, DVM
Dr. Vanderwal was raised on a dairy farm, and
graduated from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan
with his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1977.
He practices as a B.C. dairy production
veterinarian and embryo transfer team lead. Dr.
Vanderwal is also a Holstein breeder and an
official dairy judge for Holstein Canada. He has
judged both locally and internationally, and
teaches judging to 4H and WCC dairy youth
programs. Rich brings a practical approach to
applying good management practices to the
dairy farm
Dave Zuest
2:50 p.m.
Q & A, Wrap up and Adjourn
SEMINAR POWERED BY
Dave is from the Sumas Prairie and grew up with
close connections to the B.C. dairy industry. In
1989, he was recruited by the Meat Production
and Inspection Branch of Agriculture Canada and
performed inspections of red meat, poultry, and
processing establishments. In 1977, he joined
the Animal Health Disease Control Section of the
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
Presently, Dave is an Animal Program Inspector
with CFIA’s Transportation of Animals Program in
the Fraser East-B.C. Coastal Region.
SPEAKERS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2013
DAIRY EXPO FARM TOURS
Tom Grozier
Tom works out of BDO’s Langley office and
focuses on domestic income tax planning for
closely-held corporations and estate and
succession planning matters. Tom works with a
variety of clients including both dairy and
poultry farms. Tom has been a member of the
Canadian Tax Foundation since 2008 and is
currently a sessional professor of taxation at
BCIT.
Shabtai Bittman, PhD
Shabtai has had an illustrious and productive
career working in research for over 30 years.
Previously, he held research positions in
Quebec, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, and for
the past 20 years in B.C. Currently, Dr.
Bittman is a Research Scientist at the Pacific
Agri-Food Research Centre of Agriculture and
Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) based in Agassiz,
B.C.
Mark Raymond
As an environmental agrologist, Mark provides
support to the environmental health and
programs team of the Sustainable Agriculture
Management Branch with the B.C. Ministry of
Agriculture. Since graduating from the
University of Alberta, Mark has worked in
Alberta, Ontario and British Columbia in
government and the private sector. He has
experience as a nutrient management planner
and agriculture product sales representative.
Since joining the Ministry, Mark has worked on
programming to manage SRM and is currently
providing support to both the Environmental
Farm Plan (EFP) and BMP programs.
A separate Dairy EXPO Farm Tours Guide is available that
contains detailed maps to all host locations as well as a concise
summary of key features and new technologies to view at each
dairy. Farm owners, building contractors, and equipment suppliers
will be on hand at each location to answer your questions.
Tour Host
Location
Visiting Times
Dykshoorn Farms Ltd.
Abbotsford
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
* Rose Gate Dairy Farms
Abbotsford
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Chilliwack
Chilliwack
Chilliwack
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Chilliwack
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Chilliwack
Delta
Dewdney
9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Boa Vista Farm
Cedarbrink Dairy Ltd.
Mardelen Helsteins Ltd.
* Pacific Rim Dairy
Windy Dairy
Seabreeze Farm Ltd.
Driessen Farms Ltd.
* Aldor Acres Dairy Centre
Langley
9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
* Rose Gate Dairy will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and a
lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
* Pacific Rim Dairy will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and
a fundraiser lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
* Aldor Acres will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and
a lunch will be provided from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Biosecurity is an increasingly important consideration on dairy
farm tours. Please protect our animal health, farm biosecurity, and
industry markets by OBEYING SIGNS and WEARING THE
DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BOOTS provided at each farm.
Jeff Rushen, PhD
Jeff is a researcher in dairy cattle behaviour and
welfare at the Pacific Agri-Food Research
Centre of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
(AAFC) based in Agassiz, B.C. He is an adjunct
professor at the University of British Columbia
(UBC) and the University of Laval in Quebec.
Jeff’s current areas of research includes
on-farm assessments of cow comfort, improved
detection of lameness in cows, and group
housing of dairy calves.
Numerous equipment suppliers, building contractors, and agribusinesses are sponsoring the plastic disposable biosecurity boots
and refreshments at each farm location.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT
John Luymes, Farm Structures Engineer
B.C. Ministry of Agriculture, Abbotsford
(604) 556.3114 or John.Luymes@gov.bc.ca