Program
| Wednesday Nov. 15th | |||
| Ricahards | Session | Title | Presenter |
| 6:30 PM | Welcome | ||
| 6:40 PM | Processing background | Processing history | John Matsushima |
| 6:55 PM | Processing background | Processing application | Jim Sprague |
| 7:10 PM | Grain composition basics | Nutrient composition of grains & processed grains | Larry Berger |
| 7:25 PM | Grain composition basics | Starch type, structure, & effect on digestion | Tim McAllister |
| 7:55 PM | Speaker panel/discussion | ||
| 8:10 PM | Reception | Ticket/cash bar/hors d'oeuvres | |
| Lalman/Horn | Thursday, Nov. 16th | ||
| 8:00 AM | Grain processing basics and quality control | Moisture addition and particle size reduction - myths and reality | Leland McKinney |
| 8:25 AM | Grain processing basics and quality control | Steam rolling and flaking | Steve Armbruster |
| 8:50 AM | Grain processing basics and quality control | Fermentive processing | Britt Hicks/Bob Lake/John Thornton |
| 9:10 AM | Grain processing basics and quality control | Processing focused hybrids | Steve Soderlund |
| 9:35 AM | Processing comparisons | Dry processing: whole, ground or rolled | Steve Loerch |
| 10:00 AM | Break | ||
| 10:15 AM | Processing comparisons | Flaked grain variables: equipment, settings, moisture level, surfactants, evaluating flakes, density, starch availability | Jim Drouillard |
| 10:40 AM | Processing comparisons | Harvest and processing high moisture grains: equipment, harvest timing, yield, moisture, water addition, processing (rolling, grinding), packing covering | Terry Mader/Steve Rust |
| 11:05 AM | Processing comparisons | Reconstitution | Mike Brown/Paul Defoor |
| 11:25 AM | Speaker panel/discussion | ||
| 12:00 PM | Lunch | Lunch | |
| 1:00 PM | Fermentation and analysis | Fermentation aids | Bill Rutherford |
| 1:25 PM | Fermentation and analysis | Protein, starch, soluble sugar, fiber, and ethanol fractions, pH, acids | Dave Taysom |
| 1:50 PM | Fermentation and analysis | Feed quality appraisal - processing adjustment factors and intake discounts for diary | Noah Litherland |
| 2:10 PM | Processing effects on site and extent of digestion | Ruminal and postruminal digestion | Fred Owens |
| 2:40 PM | Processing effects on site and extent of digestion | Absorption, energetics, utilization - beef/dairy | Kyle McLeod |
| 3:05 PM | Break | ||
| 3:20 PM | Processing effects on management | Type and amount of protein supplementation | Mike Brown |
| 3:45 PM | Processing effects on management | Type, form, and level of forage | Robbi Pritchard |
| 4:10 PM | Processing effects on management | Adaptation diets | Clint Krehbiel |
| 4:35 PM | Processing effects on management | Processing cost/returns | Tom Peters |
| 5:00 PM | Speaker panel/discussion | ||
| Krehbiel | Friday, Nov. 17th | ||
| 8:00 AM | Associative effects and management | Combinations of processed grains | Rick Stock |
| 8:25 AM | Associative effects and management | Inclusion of co-products - university research | Galen Erickson |
| 8:50 AM | Associative effects and management | Inclusion of co-products - industry prospective | Rob Cooper |
| 9:15 AM | Associative effects and management | Inclusion of co-products - why the interaction? | Andy Cole |
| 9:40 AM | Associative effects and management | Formulation of ruminant byproduct diets on the basis of fermentable NDF and nonstructural carbohydrates | Mike Thonney |
| 10:05 AM | Break | ||
| 10:20 AM | Intake and performance limitations | Factors limiting feed/energy intake | Jock Buchanan-Smith |
| 10:45 AM | Intake and performance limitations | Digestive disturbances: Acidosis, laminitis, bloat | Karen Beauchemin |
| 11:10 AM | Speaker panel/discussion | ||
| 11:30 AM | Conference summary | Practical considerations | Ken Eng |
| 11:45 PM | Conference summary | Research needs | Mike Galyean |
| 12:00 PM | Conference summary | Conclusion | Conclusion |
Processing background
Processing history - John Matsushima
Processing application - Jim Sprague
Grain composition basics
Nutrient composition of grains & processed grains - Larry Berger
Starch type, structure, & effect on digestion - Tim McAllister
Grain processing basics and quality control
Moisture addition and particle size reduction - myths and reality - Leland McKinney
Steam rolling and flaking - Steve Armbruster
Fermentive processing - Bob Lake/John Thornton/Britt Hicks
Processing focused hybrids - Steve Soderlund
Processing comparisons
Dry processing: whole, ground, or rolled - Steve Loerch
Flaked grain variables - equipment, settings, moisture level, surfactants, evaluating flakes, density, starch availability - Jim Drouillard
Harvest and processing high moisture grains - equipment, harvest timing, yield, moisture, water addition, processing (rolling, grinding), packing, covering - Terry Mader/Steve Rust
Reconstitution - Mike Brown
Intake and performance limitations
Factors limiting feed/energy intake- Jock Buchanan-Smith
Digestive disturbances: acidosis, laminitis, and bloat - Karen Beauchemin
Fermentation and analysis
Fermentation aids - Bill Rutherford
Protein, starch, soluble sugars, fiber, and ethanol fractions, pH, acids - Dave Taysom
Feed quality appraisal - processing adjustment factors and intake discounts for diary - Noah Litherland
Processing effects on site and extent of digestion
Ruminal and postruminal starch - Fred Owens
Absorption, energetics, utilization - beef/dairy - Kyle McLeod
Type and amount of protein supplementation - Mike Brown
Processing effects on management
Adaptation diets - Clint Krehbiel
Formulation of ruminant byproduct diets on the basis of fermentable NDF and nonstructural carbohydrates - Mike Thonney
Processing cost/returns - Tom Peters
Associative effects and management
Type, form, and level of forage - Robbi Pritchard
Combinations of processed grains - Rick Stock
Inclusion of co-products - experimental data - Galen Erickson
Inclusion of co-products - industry prospective - Rob Cooper
Inclusion of co-products - why the interaction? - Andy Cole
Conference summary
Practical considerations - Ken Eng
Research needs - Mike Galyean