Cody Heller and his siblings are the third-generation at Heller Farms where they're currently milking 1,500 cows and farming 6000 acres. Talk with the Hellers and learn more about:
How they went from 18% to 29% pregnancy rate by changing their breeding approach from activity monitoring to Double OvSynch
Using the farm's methane digester that produces enough electricity to power the farm in addition to 200 other homes every day.
Raising 1500 young stock and their A.I. breeding program with sexed semen.
Diversifying with a 2000 hog finishing barn
Managing their 36 fulltime employees
Maintaining a World Class approved Waterski lake on-farm that hosted 5 national championships and the 2016 World Championship
This is more
than a tour!
Pick the brains of fellow
dairy farmers.
Engage in conversations that will allow you to walk away with new ideas and insights.
Selz Pralle Dairy is home to high-producing, strong cow families and show-ring champions. The Pralles utilize the SCR activity and rumination tracking system which has enabled them to reduce incidence of DA's by 80% and drug costs by 50%. Their cows milk 105 pounds of 4% milk daily.
Designed to connect you directly with fellow dairy owners and managers, we will visit two dairy farms in Northwestern Wisconsin.
Gain new ideas and insights:
Achieve reproduction goals
Optimize calf growth
Develop quality genetics
Manage high production
Examine environmental and health technologies
Advanced registration is required.
Facilitated By: Dr. Paul Fricke, UW Madison
Dr. Paul Fricke, Dairy Science Professor at UW-Madison, will lead discussions as you get a closer look at the farm-management practices of these two high-impact dairies.
Learn from fellow dairy producers
Bus Departs: 9:30 am Bus Returns: 3:30 pm
Best Western, 600 Oasis Rd., Black River Falls, Wis.
Limited to the first 50 dairy farmers that register.
Member Rate: $60/person
Non-Member Rate: $185/person
This training is offered in cooperation with Dairy AdvanCE and has been approved for up to 3.7 continuing eduction (CE) credits. Dairy AdvanCE is a continuing education accreditation provider for dairy producers and other dairy industry professionals. Learn more.
Thank you to the many PDPW sponsors that support dairy farmers through their generous financial contributions that allow PDPW to execute educational programming. Our list of generous sponsors can be found here.
