Seminar program
The Israeli Dairy School Dairy Farming Seminar is an interactive training program carefully designed to educate participants on recent developments in dairy farming and management. The dairy farm seminar covers cutting-edge technological innovations and their practical applications in high-producing dairy herds, as well as techniques and outlines for production initiatives, processing, and marketing of dairy products. The seminar is held in cooperation with Michigan State University Extension Read more
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Sunday - Introduction to the dairy industry and Kibbutz farming in Israel
| Morning | Arrive to Tel-Aviv |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch in Degania |
| 13:30-15:00 | Agricultural tour- introducing the various types of farming in the kibbutz |
| 15:00-16:30 | Short presentation given by each participant about his activity |
| 16:30-18:30 | Opening lecture: Agriculture and dairy farming in Israel. An overview of dairy |
| 19:00 | Welcome Dinner |
Monday - Dairy feeding and nutrition+ famous churches around the Lake of Galilee
| 7:00-8:00 | Breakfast |
| 8:00-11:00 | Sightseeing tour to the Lake of Galilee and the very famous churches |
| 11:30-13:00 | Visit regional feed center, serving about 50 dairy farms (about 5000 cows/day) |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30-15:30 | Lecture: Dairy feeding management in Israel |
| 15:30-15:45 | Coffee break |
| 15:45-17:00 | Forage Management: Maximizing forage quality, Excellence in preservation, by Kaatz |
| 17:00-18:00 | Feed Management: LEAN Management Concepts, Forage Shrink, by Kaatz & Moore |
| 19:00 | Dinner |
| 20:00-21:00 | Facilitated discussion – Optional: Employee management – the next frontier for dairy success – by Moore & Durst |
Tuesday - Visit family robotic dairy farm and kibbutz organic farm
| 7:30-8:00 | Breakfast |
| 8:00-9:30 | Visit dairy herd management company-Afimilk |
| 10:00-11:30 | Visit a robotic dairy farm using milking robot and traditional milking . |
| 12:00-13:30 | Visit the famous city of Nazareth, the Annunciation Church |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch in Nazareth. |
| 15:00-17:30 | Visit the first organic dairy farm in Israel (kibbutz 300 cows), meeting |
| 19:00 | Dinner |
| 20:00-21:00 | US dairy industry – What will it take for producers to survive? |
Wednesday- Veterinary and Veterinary services at farm in Israel
| 7:00-8:00 | Breakfast |
| 9:30-11:00 | Veterinary services in Israel |
| 11:00-12:15 | Reproduction and groups management |
| 12:15-13:30 | Heat stress Management- the Israeli way |
| 13:30-14:15 | Lunch |
| 15:45-17:00 | Health management of Dairy cows - Durst |
| 17:00-17:15 | Coffee break |
| 17:15-19:00 | Calf Management - Moore |
| 19:00 | Dinner |
| 19:30-21:30 | Bathing in Hamat-Gader hot springs |
Thursday- Dairy herd management on farm and visit to the Dead Sea
| 7:00-8:00 | Breakfast |
| 8:00 | Hotel check out |
| 8:30-10:00 | Dairy herd management on farm – Kibbutz Mesilot with the farm manager |
| 10:00-11:00 | Drive to the Dead Sea |
| 11:00-13:30 | Visit the lowest dairy in the world in kibbutz Kalia |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30-16:30 | Swimming in the Dead Sea |
| 16:30 | Driving to Jerusalem |
| 18:30 | Tower of David light show |
| Evening | Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem |
