As this issue hits your mailbox, the Dairy Calf & Heifer Association’s annual conference is taking place in Green Bay, Wisconsin (April 1-3). New to this year’s conference format are several tour stops, each of which will provide additional, focused training from industry experts. We reached out to tour presenters and asked them to share what they hope attendees will take away from their presentations and their perspective of the calf and heifer-raising industry this year.

The Dairy Calf & Heifer Association conference, to be held April 1-3 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, will provide information on the newest practices, technology and research in calf and heifer raising. Conference attendees will be able to visit four tour stops, with each stop offering expertise and perspectives from calf industry experts. Read on for details about Tours C and D.

The Dairy Calf & Heifer Association has undergone several new changes over the past year. (See our interview with Jack Banker last year and the news release about the new logo.) So it's fitting that the association's annual conference has a theme of "Be a Driver of Change."

As I write this editorial, I’m in Albuquerque, New Mexico, attending my second year of the Holstein Foundation’s Young Dairy Leaders Institute Class Eight. Last year, I met more than 40 mostly new faces from across North America as we participated in leadership and media training.

The 2013-2014 winter season is shaping up to be a rough one for much of the U.S., with the Old Farmer’s Almanac predicting below-normal temperatures and above-normal snowfall for much of the U.S.

If there is a “right” way and a “wrong” way to start raising calves, Katie Grinstead of Vir-Clar Dairy arguably did it the “best” way.

State College, Pennsylvania, will host the annual Pennsylvania Dairy Summit Feb. 12-13 at the Penn Stater. The event has been held in the Lancaster area for several years. Progressive Dairyman caught up with several presenters of the 2014 event and asked them to share sneak peeks of their talks.

The 2014 National Mastitis Council meeting will be held Jan. 26-28 in Fort Worth, Texas. Progressive Dairyman reached out to several speakers and asked them to share insight into their upcoming presentations.