The ADGA Annual Convention 2019 will be held October 14 – 20 at The Riverside Hotel in Boise, Idaho.
Annual Schedule 2019
*Indicates sign-up and registration fees due at registration. (Last Updated 08/20/2019)
| Date & Times | Event (* Indicates Fee Based Classes) | Speakers/Hosts |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, October 14 | ||
| 9:00 am - Noon | ADGA Executive Committee Meeting | |
| Noon | Registration Opens | |
| Noon - 4:00 pm | Finance Meeting | |
| 6:00 pm | Welcome Dinner | |
| immediately following Welcome Dinner | General Membership Meeting | |
| Tuesday, October 15 | ||
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Products Judging Day 1 | |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | ADGA Board of Directors Meeting | |
| 8:00 am - 9:00 pm | How to make a PVC Milkstand | Shawn Reeder |
| 8:00 am - 9:00 pm | How do I customize a herd health plan? | Dr. Deb Manglesdorf |
| 8:30 am - 11:00 am | *Fizzing Bath Bombs - Make and Take | Erin Tompson Healey |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Goat Minerals | Jos Zamzows |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Hoof Trimming Basics | |
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Dairy Goat Nutrition | Holly Burke - Standlee |
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Fodder Feeding Basics | Tina Townley |
| 11:00 am - Noon | Traveling Long Distances with Goats | Brandi Giachino |
| 11:00 am - Noon | Fiber Spinning | Bess Holzer |
| Noon - 1:00 pm | Lunch Break / Visit our Vendors! | |
| 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm | * Tour the Zamzow’s Feed Mill | Meridian, Idaho |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | The Vetlink App for Goat Producers | Paul Johnson |
| 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Goat Milk Lotion | Erin Tompson Healey |
| 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Biosecurity 101 | Dr. Deb Mangelsdorf |
| 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Goat Packing 101 | Taffy Mercer |
| 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Buck Care | Teresa Wade - BioGenics |
| 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Glass Etching - Make your own show awards! | Sandy Miller |
| 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Making Farmstead "Velveta" | Gayle Stephens |
| 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Murphy's Law of Kidding | Dr. Deb Mangelsdorf |
| Wednesday, October 16 | ||
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Products Judging Day 2 | |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | ADGA Board of Directors Meeting | |
| 8:00 am - Noon | * Intro to AI, classroom portion | Teresa Wade - Biogenics |
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | How to make a PVC Hay Feeder | Shawn Reeder |
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | Dairy Goat First Aid | Dr. Deb Mangelsdorf |
| 8:30 am - 11:30 am | *Natural Colored Soaps - Make and Take | Erin Tompson Healey |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Social Media - How to Effectively Promote Your Herd | David Abbott |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Pasture Management | Rebecca Mills, Extension Educator |
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am | How much is your doe worth? | Gayle Stephens |
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Kid Rearing | Dr Deb Mangelsdorf |
| 11:00 am - Noon | Marketing 101 | David Abbott |
| 11:00 am - Noon | My Story of Starting a Commercial Dairy | Cassie Dayan |
| Noon - 1:00 pm | Lunch Break / Visit our Vendors! | |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Beer and Cheese Pairing | Scott Bice |
| 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | * Advanced AI | Teresa Wade - Biogenics |
| 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Advanced Swirling Soap | Erin Tompson Healey |
| 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Dairy Goat First Aid | Dr Deb Mangelsdorf |
| 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Goat Packing 101 | Taffy Mercer |
| 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | The Vetlink App for Goat Producers | Paul Johnson |
| 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Dairy Goat First Aid | Dr Deb Mangelsdorf |
| 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Ultrasound Basics | Catherine Stowell - Animal Ultrasound Association |
| 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Farm to Fork: How it Benefits You! | Andrea Schumaker, College of Western Idaho |
| 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm | Stephen Considine Memorial followed by Karaoke - DJ | |
| Thursday, October 17 | ||
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Advanced Judges Training Conference | |
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | Training your LGD | Autumn Galey |
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | Top 10 Decisions to Prepare Your Farm For the Future | Melissa O'Rourke |
| 8:00 am - Noon | * Hands On AI (Prerequisite Basic AI) | Teresa Wade - BioGenics |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | So you want to be a Director? | Ken Feaster-Eytchison |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Guatemala & Opportunities to Work with Farmer to Farmer | Chris Owen |
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Dairy Goat Nutrition | Holly Burke - Standlee |
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Embryo Transfer | Levi Campbell, Sara Koehn-Walberg |
| 11:00 am - Noon | Understanding G6S | Marshall Losey |
| 11:00 am - Noon | How to Complete a Report of Awards | Tom Cox |
| Noon - 1:00 pm | Lunch Break / Visit our Vendors! | |
| Noon - 5:00 pm | Youth Programming | |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Beer and Cheese Pairing | Scott Bice - Redwood Hills |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Top 10 Decisions to Prepare Your Farm For the Future | Melissa O'Rourke |
| 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | * Hands On AI (Prerequisite Basic AI) | Teresa Wade - BioGenics |
| 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Principles of Behavior and Low Stress Handling | Jan Carlson |
| 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | *Paint a Goat - Paint Night! | Amy Story Larson - CEO of PaintBox |
| 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | The Vetlink App for Goat Producers | Paul Johnson |
| 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Kid Rearing | Dr Deb Mangelsdorf |
| 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Home Processing Chevon | L&L Meats |
| 6:00 pm | * Products Reception, Flashlight Sale | |
| Friday, October 18 | ||
| 7:00 am | * Caprine Classic Fun Run | |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | * Pre Judges Training Conference (Pre-TC) | |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | * Linear Appraisal Workshop | |
| 8:00 am - 1:00 pm | * Felting Animals | Nina Schafer |
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | Proper Semen Handling Techniques | Trista Robbins - Biogenics |
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | How to Nominate a Goat to the Spotlight Sale | Kristi Bozzo-Baldenegro |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Ultrasound Basics | Catherine Stowell - Animal Ultrasound Association |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Photographing Your Show Goats | Melanie Ferguson |
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am | How to Win in the Show Ring | Karen Smith |
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Fecal Egg Count Lab | Dr. Susan Kerr |
| 11:00 am - Noon | The Ins and Outs of Hosting an Annual Meeting | Roslin Newton, Ken Feaster-Eytchison |
| 11:00 am - Noon | FAMACHA Certification | Dr. Susan Kerr |
| Noon - 1:00 pm | Lunch Break / Visit our Vendors! | |
| Noon - 5:00 pm | Youth Program | |
| 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | * Make a Nuno Felted Scarf | Jillian McIntosh |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Cheese Tasting | Sarah Masoni |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Marketing 101 | David Abbott |
| 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Selecting the Best | Amy Akramoff |
| 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | The Vetlink App for Goat Producers | Paul Johnson |
| 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | DHIA Scale Calibration | Ken Feaster-Eytchison |
| 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Social Media - How to Effectively Promote Your Herd | David Abbott |
| 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Home Processing Chevon | L&L Meats |
| 6:00 pm | Banquet and Ball - Peace Love & Dairy Goats | |
| Saturday, October 19 | ||
| 8:00 am - Noon | AGF Board Meeting | Riverside Boardroom |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | * Judges Training Conference (TC) | |
| 8:00 am - Noon | Youth Program | |
| 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Youth Tour - Worlds Center for Birds of Prey | |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | AASRP Programming | |
| 5:00 pm | General Membership Meeting | |
| 6:00 pm | Hors d'oeuvres followed by Spotlight Sale | |
| Sunday, October 20 | ||
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Judges Training Conference (TC) - Expo Idaho | |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Youth Program | |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | AASRP Programming | |
| 6:00 pm | Farewell Banquet and Youth Awards |
Alpines International is offering a $250 youth scholarship to a youth, that is a member of Alpines International (just $15/yr). Contact Alpines International Club on their website or FB page for the application!
Arbuckle Classic dairy goat club is giving scholarships for youth attending our show to have us pay for youth track. I do not have a head count yet as applications are due back to us July 1st. Can you tell me how much this will cost per youth so I have an idea how many youth we can sponcer? Thank you.
Last year the early registration for the just the two-day youth program was $130 or $245 for the whole Annual Convention. I’m checking now to see if that rate will apply to this year or if costs have gone up.
Hi Peggy — I’m confirming that the youth early registration rates of $130 for the two-day program or $245 for the whole Convention will stay the same for 2019. Thank you for sponsoring youth for the ADGA Annual Convention!
Who do I send a check to for early registration for 5 youth? And when does it need to arrive? Thank you so much for all your help.
We’re working on registration and will have it posted soon at: https://convention.adga.org/registration