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Saturday October 10, 2009
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General Programming
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Other
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9
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Registration - youth
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10
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Introductions/ice breaker
games
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11
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Marketing your goats - Kathy
Andera
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12
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Lunch time!
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Set up for week
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1
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Marketing on the computer -
Kathy Andera
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2:30
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You be the judge –
techniques on how to judge goats - Lynn Fleming
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3:30
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Do worms make you
squirm? Parasite management and how to
do fecal testing Kathleen M. Bliss, LVT, MALS, SUNY Alfred Ag and Tech
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4:30
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Holistic feeding and
treatments for dairy goats - Dr. Cynthia Lankenau, DVM
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5:30
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Walk to naval museum and
dinner out on the town
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PM activities
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Make your own goat collars
and Goat Jeopardy
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Spotlight Sale animals
arrive
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Sunday October 11 – The young and the professional…
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time
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General Programming
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General Programming
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Workshop
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ADGA Workshop
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Other
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8
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Youth field trip – Niagara
Falls, Goat Island and the Buffalo Aquarium.
Lunch on the road
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Lumps and Bumps and External
Masses – Dr. Joan Bowen
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Judges Pre Training
Conference
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Vendors may set up
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9
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Dr. Paula
Menzies Abortion in Goats with Emphasis on Zoonoses
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10
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Dr. Paula
Menzies Biosecurity and Development of Disease Control Programs
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11
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Neil Anderson
Free-Access Feeding of Kids with Acidified Milk
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12
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LUNCH
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1
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Dr. Mary Smith & Dr. Paula
Menzies Question and Answer Panel
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2
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Dr. Mary
Smith Diagnosis and Control of
Paratuberculosis in Goats
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3
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Poster project and Skillathon through 6:30
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Dr. Mary
Smith Eye Problems in Goats
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4
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Dr. Katherine
Marshall Scrapie in Goats; NAHMS Update
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5
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PM
activities
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Dinner and sight seeing on
your own with family and friends
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Monday October 12 – We begin with youth and deepen our
knowledge….
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time
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General Programming
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General Programming
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Workshop
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ADGA Workshop
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Other
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8
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Youth Poster art judging
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Beginning Soap making $15.00
extra
8 – 11:30
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Dr Joan Bowen – Emergency
Preparedness for Goat Producers
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ADGA Judges Training Conference
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9
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Speeches & Interviews
(through 12)
You be the judge – live
animal workshop
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Dr. Paul Hunter - Using
Caesarian Section to Eliminate Disease
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10
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First aide for goats – basic
animal management (deworming, drenching, pilling, hoof trimming) Dr. Nancy
Pugh DVM, Medaille College
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Dr. Paul Hunter -
Experience with Johnes Certification Program
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11
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Intro to AI – Karen Lewis
Make your own goat milk ice
cream
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Question and Answer Session
w/ Drs. Hunter, Rowe and Bowen
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12
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LUNCH at 12:30
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1
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1:30 Quiz Bowl and Goat cut
out decorating
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Advanced soapmaking $15
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Dr. Joan Dean Rowe – Buck
Health Management
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2
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Lotion making $15 2:30 to
3:30
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Dr. Joan Dean Rowe –
Obstetrical Tips for Goat Producers
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3
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Dr. Joan Bowen – AMDUCA and
Extra-Label Drug Use
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4
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3:30 to 5 Labeling
regulations and soap marketing trends
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Question and Answer panel
with Drs. Rowe and Bowen Concerning Drug Use
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5
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Saanen Breed club meeting
(NSBA)
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Golden Guernsey Breed Club
meeting (GGBoA)
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PM
activities
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Youth Banquet and Youth
Representative Contest
Youth rep contestants will
get extemp topic at 6 pm
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Tuesday October 13 – healthy goat day
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time
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General Programming
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General Programming
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Workshop
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ADGA Workshop
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Other
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8
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Harvesting colostrum with
the EZ Milker – Buck Wheeler
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What’s in your health
kit? Basic items to have on hand
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FAMACHA: $15
integrated parasite
management – Tatiana Stanton & Betsy Hodge
Internal parasites
Parasite recognition and
control
Fecal analysis
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ADGA Judges Training Program
at the fairgrounds
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Niagara Falls and Goat
Island $15
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9
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Zoonoses – Maribeth Andresen
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Extra label medicine use –
your responsibilities and the dangers
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Cheese and bath care
products judging
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10
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Common diseases to watch for
in buying goats
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Goat Identification -Anna Draisey, USDA Veterinary
Services Scrapie Program Coordinator in NY
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11
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ADGA Programs – Lisa
Shepherd
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Farm Animal Welfare – why
should we be concerned? -Wendy Weirich, AWA
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12
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LUNCH
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1
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Udder health and quality
milk – Miranda Clayson QMPS
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Blood testing – what to test
for, what test to do, and how do we interpret the results?
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Beginning AI course – Dr.
LeeAnn Fosdick
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2
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Grazing Goats – Betsy Hodge
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3
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Herd Health Programs
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Crossbreeding with meat
breeds – Tatiana stanton
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4
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5
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Sable Breed Club Meeting –
ISBA -
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PM
activities
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Welcome Dinner/ Pioneer
Program/ ADGA Membership Meeting
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Wednesday October 14- business and economics day
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time
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General Programming
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General Programming
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Workshop
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Workshop
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Other
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8
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Scrapie Flock Certification
Program – Voluntary & Mandatory program differences - Anna Draisey, USDA
Veterinary Services Scrapie Program Coordinator in NY
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Off Site Tour
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Beginning AI Clinic
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Niagara Wine Trail Tour $15
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9
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Farm Bureau Program – why
should you be a member? (Porters)
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Funding opportunities for
making your operation a better place for your goats to live – Wendy Weirich -
AWA
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Board of Directors Meeting
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10
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Financing opportunities
through the NLPA sheep and goat fund Scharee Atchison
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11
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Stephen and Bruce Porter –
Providing for adequate insurance for your dairy goat operation
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Hay analysis and evaluation
- Arthur Graves
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Cheese and Bath Care
products judging
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12
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LUNCH
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1
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Harvesting colostrum with the EZ Milker &
Entrepreneurial ideas and pathways to marketing – Buck Wheeler
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Business Plans – Jeff Perry
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Off Site Tour
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AI Clinic – continued, hands
on practice
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2
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Photography tips and
techniques
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Claiming the goats as a farm
enterprise – business records and tax strategies – Jeff Perry
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3
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Essentials of marketing and
advertising
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Entrepreneurial ideas and
pathways to marketing – Buck Wheeler
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4
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The end of the line – what
to do with “unsuccessful” dairy goats (meat, leather marketing ideas)
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Dealing with death –
composting as a method of managing losses – Joan Petzen (?)
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5
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Breed Club Meeting – Alpines
International
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Breed Club meeting –
International Nubian Breeders Association
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PM
activities
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Meet the judges – cheese
contest
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Thursday October 15
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time
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General Programming
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General Programming
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Workshop
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Workshop
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Other
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8
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Reproduction Resources –
what you can find out on the web C. Shelley
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Holistic Methods –what does
holistic mean?
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Niagara Fall and Goat Island
$15
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9
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ADGA Programs: registration
and shows
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Dermatological Conditions in
goats – Dr. Tim Ness
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Homeopathic basics – the
Vital Force
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Cheesemaking – soft cheese -
Gianaclis $15
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Board of Directors Meeting
continued
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10
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ADGA Programs - Linear
Appraisal – Bret Gabardi & Eric Jermaine
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Redwood Hills Dairy
–Jennifer Bice
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Controlling parasites using
non-chemical methods
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11
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ADGA Programs – DHIR
production testing vs. One day production testing
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Sharing your chevre – Sharon
Crumb
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The pros and cons of going
organic with your goat enterprise
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12
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LUNCH
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1
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From Highways to Homestead,
sharing our goat journey Margaret
Hathaway & Karl Schatz
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Tips on
keeping your newsletter interesting! –
Donna Pearce
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Advanced AI – How to improve
your AI success (Biogenics, T. Wade)
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Affinage cheese – Marc (n/c)
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2
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Large dairy management –
(Ontario goat producer?)
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Cheesemaking in Germany
& Holland – differences in animal husbandry & methodology (Larry
LeClare)
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3
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Packing and hiking with
Dairy Goats – Nance Weaver
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Farmers working for Farmers
– evolution of the Ontario Dairy Goat Cooperative – Lisa Thompson, ODGC
General Mgr.
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4
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Financing opportunities
through the NLPA sheep and goat fund Scharee Atchison
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Marketing your cheese at
farmers mkts – Shannon Nichols
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5
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Breed Club Meeting –
Lamancha
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Breed Club Meeting - Oberhasli
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PM
activities
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Products Reception
*Book signing with Karl
Schatz *Book signing with Brad Kessler
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Friday October 16
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time
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General Programming
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General Programming
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Workshop
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ADGA Workshop
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Other
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8
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Advanced Artificial
Insemination Clinic
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Advanced Cheesemaking – hard
cheese - $15 Gianaclis
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Toggenburg Breed Club
meeting (7 am)
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9
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Vaccination programs – Dr.
John Andresen
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Milking machine operation
and maintenance (Greg Freeman from Caprine Supply)
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Blue Seal Plant/Train ride
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10
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Digital Photography and
Electronic Media Workshop: Getting
Your Goats on the Web - Karl Schatz
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West Nile Virus – Dr. John
Andresen
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Advanced Judges Seminar
(times??)
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11
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12
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LUNCH
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Metabolic goat diseases –
Dr. John Andresen
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Cheesemakers and Producers
panel – with Marc
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2
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Zoonoses – Maribeth Andresen
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Color genetics in goats
Panel – Klisse Foster + ??
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3
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Passing the buck – leasing a
buck or providing service to outside does – managing your risks Panel – D.
Pearce, K. Lewis
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4
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5
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Breed Club Meeting
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PM
activities
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Banquet followed by
entertainment by the band Earth Quakers
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Saturday October 17
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time
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General Programming
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Other
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8
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ADGA General Membership
Meeting
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9
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10
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Champagne Brunch followed by
the Spotlight Sale
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11
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Spotlight Sale
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12
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4
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5
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PM
activities
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