SESSION I & II –
WEEK 1: INTRODUCTION TO MODERN HERD MANAGEMENT EVALUATION

Greg Bethard
4141 Peppers Ferry Road
Wytheville, VA 24382
greg.bethard@ncsu.edu

Greg Bethard received his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees from Virginia Tech in dairy nutrition and management. Following graduate school, he worked on the faculty at New Mexico State University and then as a technical services specialist for Monsanto Dairy Business. Since 2000, Greg has operated G&R Dairy Consulting, Inc. in Wytheville, VA with his wife Rachel. G&R Dairy Consulting, Inc. has served clients throughout the United States, Europe and Mexico, focusing on nutrition, facilities, management, business planning, and financial and records-analysis services. In 2009, Greg joined Dairy Records Management Systems in Raleigh, NC, focusing on improving records analysis software.

Greg has published articles in the Journal of Dairy Science and written articles for various dairy industry magazines. He also has given presentations to dairy producers and allied industry throughout the United States, Mexico and Italy.