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Convention
Schedule
Thursday, October
16,
2008 |
The 2008 ADGA
Convention and Annual Meeting will be held in Rohnert Park, California
from Saturday, October 11 through Saturday, October 18, 2008.
For complete Daily
Scheduling, please click on the daily links below:
[ Sunday
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[ Wednesday ] [ Thursday
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"Producer
Day"
| 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
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| 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 |
| 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 |
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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 |
| 8:00
am - 12:00 pm |
Advanced
A.I.
Teresa Wade, BIO-Genics, LTD |
| Evening |
Wine
& Cheese Reception
(Fee Charged, MUST register with ADGA) |
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