Transition Illinois

“A holistic approach beyond the final frontier”

Second annual “Transition Illinois” conference for the dairy industry


May 21–22, 2024
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Campus
Urbana, IL

Professor Jim Drackley (Left)
Nutrition and metabolism during the transition period

Professor Juan Loor (Center)
Neonatal and physiological genomics

Associate Professor Phil Cardoso, DVM, MS, PhD (Right)
Nutrition and reproduction

Enjoy a warm welcome to the home of University of Illinois dairy professors!

  • Dive deep into the newest University of Illinois research insights, on-farm applications, and evolving trends.
  • Ask your most difficult questions and present your most challenging situations in a collaborative atmosphere.
  • Gain a deeper understanding of calf and cow metabolism, diet formulation, and their combined impact on health, production, and reproduction.
  • Leave with a custom binder and access to event recordings.

We would like to welcome you to our house! We want to provide the dairy industry and their partners an outstanding learning experience in Urbana, IL. We will create a safe environment to share the newest findings from our research programs, how they can be applied in the field, and where we see the area evolving to.  We will have the time to sit down with you and discuss your particular questions. We want you to challenge us with your questions. At the end of TRANSITION ILLINOIS, you and your partners should be able to better understand calf and cow metabolism, diet formulation, and their impact on health, production, and reproduction as applied to your reality.

Become a sponsor for Transition Illinois

Contact us at any time to receive a proposal.

What’s Included

The conference provides attendees with all meals, hotel, refreshment breaks, transportation, access to the conference video recordings, a copy of the conference proceedings, and more.

Conference Committee

Phil Cardoso – Chair
Jim Drackley, University of Illinois
Juan Loor, University of Illinois
Derek Nolan, University of Illinois

For program or speaker information, contact:

Dr. Phil Cardoso
1207 W. Gregory St.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 300-2303
Email: cardoso2@illinois.edu