Drs Elena Bonfante and Bill Prokop, Dairy Innovations Italia
We were delighted to take a tour of three Italian Dairy farms and speak with the owners of farms in the Crema, Po river valley area of Italy. In looking at these farms, all family run, we talk with Mauro Bianchessi, Spring Dairy, who manages not only a diary but also a biogas digestor that generates alternative income streams. In visiting with Luca and Patricia Panizza, the husband/wife team on a robot and parlor milking system in Robecco d’Oglio we learn the special considerations necessary for producers of milk destined for Grana Padano cheese. Finally we meet the brother team of Roberto and Sergio Ancelotti, noted producers of milk for Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese. With the higher milk price there are potentially restrictive regulations. They speak of their plans to produce and remain successful in that system.
This educational series would not be possible without the support our generous sponsors. We hope you will look to them when you have nutritional needs.
Our Gold Sponsors are: Arm & Hammer Animal and Food Production, The Canola Council of Canada, Idena, Protekta
Silver Sponsors are: Ajinomoto Heartland, Virtus, and DairyLand Laboratories, Inc, Dairy One Forage Laboratories, Adisseo, Micronutrients
Bronze Sponsors are: Perdue AgriBusiness, AminoMax, Origination, Inc., Phileo, Milc Group, and Balchem
The webinars are transmitted globally in multiple languages. Mariann Fessenden from AMTS is the host and producer. A Spanish language webinar is hosted by Paula Turiello of Ifina in Argentina, Marcelo Hentz Ramos of 3RLab in Brazil hosts in Portuguese, Marcos Neves Pereira of Universidade Federal de Lavras submits questions from the Brazilian audience, Mandarin translations and hosting in China is with Shawn Li of AnSciTech, Vadim Bakhchevnikov of Novalab hosts for the Russian audience, and Elena Bonfante of Dairy Innovations Italia joins from Italy, and Hüdayi Kavuşturan of Zirve hosts for the audience in Turkey.
