Dairy Producers Day
Recognizing the Dairy Goat Producer

A special day has been set aside at this years Convention... Thursday, October 16... will be geared towards the 'dairy producer' with all levels of experience.

Special Programming Includes:

Thursday, October 16

8:00 - 9:00 am Historical Perspectives on California Goat Dairying
Keynote Speaker: Stephen Considine
9:00 - 10:00 am Nutrition & Ration Formulation for Commercial Herds
Jed Asmus, M.S., A and E Nutrition LLC
10:00 - 11:00 am Panel Discussion:
Raising Replacement Kids
11:00 - 12:00 pm Methods for Out of Season Breeding
Scott Bice, Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery
12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch
On Your Own
1:00 - 2:00 pm Panel Discussion:
Marketing Options
2:00 - 3:00 pm Milking Parlor Design & Function
Dennis Ferl, Northbay Mechanical, Inc.
3:00 - 4:00 pm Pipeline & Milkroom Maintenance & Sanitation
Jeff Ross & Ken Franks, AnFo Manufacturing
4:00 - 5:00 pm Panel Discussion:
Commercial Herd Health Programs
5:00 - 6:00 pm Wrap Up and Question & Answer Session

 

  Break-Out Sessions
9:00 - 10:00 am Using ID & Production Testing to Make Informed Decisions
Bill VerBoort, AgriTech Analytics
10:00 - 11:00 am Panel Discussion:
Record Keeping Systems for Commercial Dairies
11:00 - 12:00 pm Creating a Business Plan
Dr. Bees Butler, UC Davis, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
1:00 - 2:00 pm Dairy Licensing & Regulation
Les Wood, California Department of Food & Agriculture
2:00 - 3:00 pm Designing & Equipping the Farmstead Creamery
Gianaclis Caldwell, Pholia Farm Creamery LLC
3:00 - 4:00 pm Labor & Employment Law Update and Preview of Coming Attractions
John Douglas, Partner, Labor & Employment Practice & Food Groups, Foley & Lardner LLP
4:00 - 5:00 pm NLPA Goat & Sheep Fund Loan Opportunities
Scharee Atchison

 

  Soapmaking/Lotions Presentations & Workshops
8:00 - 10:00 am Workshop:
Beginning - Cold Process Soap Making

Anne-Marie Faiola
(Fee Charged, MUST register with ADGA)
10:00 - 12:00 pm American Goat Milk Cheeses & Fermented Products: Opportunities & Challenges
Dr. Moshe Rosenburg, UC Davis Department of Food Science & Technology
1:00 - 2:30 pm Making Goat Milk Lotions
Anne-Marie Faiola
2:30 - 3:30 pm Workshop:
Advanced - Cold Process Soap Making
Anne-Marie Faiola
(Fee Charged, MUST register with ADGA)
3:30 - 4:30 pm Soap Marketing Strategies
Anne-Marie Faiola


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