This is the schedule from 2018. It is being left up to provide an idea of the kinds of activities and workshops offered. An updated schedule will be published sometime in the spring of 2019.
The ADGA Annual Convention 2018 is was held October 16-21 at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Bloomington, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Don’t miss the Veterinary Continuing Education Program (AARSRP) Schedule and the ADGA Youth Schedule as well!
| Date & Times | Event | Speakers/Hosts | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, October 16 | |||
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Bathcare Products Judging | Products Committee | Cabana 218 |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Cheese Judging | Products Committee | Veranda 7-8 |
| 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Vendor Area Set Up | Vendor Tables and Displays | Bloomington |
| 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Hospitality Room Open | Hospitality Committee | Cabana 217 |
| 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Registration Open | ADGA Staff & Volunteers | Veranda 1 |
| 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Mask Making Activity - Make & Take (tentative) | Staffed by Local Volunteers | Atrium 1 |
| 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Welcome Dinner/Opening Session of General Membership Meeting/Pioneer Program/ | ADGA Staff & Volunteers | Grand Ballroom |
| Wednesday, October 17 | |||
| 7:00 am - 5:00 pm | Registration Open | ADGA Staff & Volunteers | Veranda 1 |
| 7:30 am - 4:00 pm | Hospitality Room Open 7:30 - 4 each day | Northern Minnesota | Cabana 217 |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Board of Directors Meeting | Edina Room | |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Bathcare Products Judging | Products Committee | Cabana 218 |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Cheese Judging | Products Committee | Veranda 7-8 |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Vendor Booths open 8 am - 5 pm each day | Bloomington | |
| 8:00 am - 11:45 am | Cutting and BBQ Goat Meat | Mark Born | Activity Tent - Outside |
| 8:00 am - 8:45 am | Managing for Quality Milk | Dr. Whitney Knauer | Veranda 3-4 |
| 9:00 am - 9:45 am | Preparation and Logistics of Travel With Dairy Goats | Sara Koehn-Walberg | Veranda 5-6 |
| 9:00 am - 9:45 am | Milk Quality Diagnostics | Dr. Erin Royster, DVM | Veranda 3-4 |
| 9:30 am - 12:00 pm | Art Contest Judging | Veranda 2 | |
| 10:00 am - 11:45 am | Udder Dissection | Dr. Erin Royster, DVM, Dr. Whitney Knauer | Veranda 3-4 |
| 11:00 am - 11:45 am | Preparation and Logistics of Long Distance Travel with Dairy Goats (repeated) | Sara Koehn-Walberg | Veranda 5-6 |
| 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm | Photography Tips: Visually Promote Your Herd | Sara Koehn-Walberg | Veranda 5-6 |
| 1:00 pm - 3:45 pm | Smoking Meats and Cheeses | Mark Born | Activity Tent - Outside |
| 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm | Managing for Quality Milk (repeated) | Dr. Whitney Knauer | Veranda 3-4 |
| 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm | The Singularity of the French Dairy Goat Breeding Program | Marielle Breheret | Veranda 5-6 |
| 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm | Milk Quality Diagnostics (repeated) | Dr. Erin Royster, DVM | Veranda 3-4 |
| 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm | Kid Management & Feeding a High Quality Milk Replacer | George Drewry & Jenn Tereba | Veranda 3-4 |
| 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm | Photography Tips: Visually Promote Your Herd (repeated) | Sara Koehn-Walberg | Veranda 5-6 |
| 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm | The Singularity of the French Dairy Goat Breeding Program (repeated) | Marielle Breheret | Veranda 5-6 |
| 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm | Kid Management & Feeding a High Quality Milk Replacer (repeated) | George Drewry & Jenn Tereba | Veranda 3-4 |
| 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm | International Nubian Breeders | Breed Club Meeting | Veranda 3 |
| Thursday, October 18 | |||
| 7:00 am - 4:45 pm | Registration Open | ADGA Staff & Volunteers | Veranda 1 |
| 7:30 am - 4:00 pm | Hospitality Room Open 7:30 - 4 each day | Staffed by Local Volunteers | Cabana 217 |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Board of Directors Meeting | Edina Room | |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Vendor Booths open 8 am - 5 pm each day | Bloomington | |
| 8:00 am - 9:45 am | Soap Layering: The Making of "In the Valley" | Teresa Gregory | Veranda 3-4 |
| 8:00 am - 8:45 am | How to: Evaluate Forage Quality Using a Forage Test | Laura Kieser | Veranda 5-6 |
| 9:00 am - 9:45 am | Social Media: Connecting With Consumers | Carolyn Olson | Veranda 5-6 |
| 9:00 am - 9:45 am | Microchip Identification: What You Need to Know | Elsie McCoy | Veranda 7-8 |
| 10:00 am - 10:45 am | Visioning ADGA's Technology Future | Kellie Jones & Sara Dimenski | Veranda 5-6 |
| 10:00 am - 11:45 am | Needle Felting: Basic Instruction in How to Felt a Three Dimensional Small Figure | Mary Thompson | Veranda 3-4 |
| 11:00 am - 11:45 am | Meet the Author: Atlas of Goat Products | Dr. Lucia Sepe | Veranda 5-6 |
| 11:00 am - 11:45 am | Microshipping and USDA Requirements (repeated) | Elsie McCoy | Veranda 7-8 |
| 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm | Cheese Quality and Sensory Evaluation | Dr. Lucia Sepe | Veranda 5-6 |
| 1:00 pm - 3:45 pm | Soap Swirling for Dramatic Effect | Teresa Gregory | Veranda 3-4 |
| 1:00 pm - 4:45 pm | Artificial Insemination | Dr. Deb Mangelsdorf | Veranda 7-8 |
| 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm | How to: Evaluate Forage Quality Using a Forage Test (repeated) | Laura Kieser | Veranda 5-6 |
| 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm | Social Media: Connecting With Consumers (repeated) | Carolyn Olson | Veranda 5-6 |
| 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm | Visioning ADGA's IT Future: Serving the Members | Kellie Jones & Sara Dimenski | Veranda 3-4 |
| 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm | Hoof Health & Corrective Hoof Trimming | Allen DeWolf | Veranda 5-6 |
| 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Alpines International | Breed Club Meeting | Veranda 3 |
| 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Oberhasli Breeders of America | Breed Club Meeting | Veranda 5 |
| 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Products Reception/Art Auction | Grand Ballroom | |
| 9:00 pm - 12:00 am | Karyoke | Grand Ballroom | |
| Friday, October 19 | |||
| 7:00 am - 4:45 pm | Registration Open | ADGA Staff & Volunteers | Veranda 1 |
| 7:00 am - 8:00 am | National Toggenburg Club | Breed Club Meeting | Veranda 3 |
| 7:30 am - 4:00 pm | Hospitality Room Open | Southeast Minnesota | Cabana 217 |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Vendor Booths Open | Bloomington | |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Judge Pre Training Conference (off-site) | ADGA Staff & Volunteers | |
| 8:00 am - 4:00 pm | Linear Appraisal Training (off-site) | ADGA Staff & Volunteers | |
| 8:00 am - 11:45 am | Type Conference | ADGA Staff & Volunteers | Veranda 7-8 |
| 8:00 am - 8:45 am | Visioning ADGA's IT Future: Creating a Good Customer Experience | Kellie Jones & Sara Dimenski | Veranda 5-6 |
| 9:00 am - 9:45 am | Meet the Author: Atlas of Goat Products (repeated) | Dr. Lucia Sepe | Vernada 3-4 |
| 9:00 am - 9:45 am | Choosing the Right Test Plan for Your DHIR Herd | Christine Owen | Vernada 5-6 |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Introduction to Dairy Goat Wellbeing | Dr. Jan Shearer, Dr. Paul Plummer | Edina Room |
| 10:00 am - 10:45 am | Hoof Health & Corrective Hoof Trimming (repeated) | Allen DeWolf | Veranda 3-4 |
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Hoof Care and Lameness Management and Mitigation on Dairy Goat Operations | Dr. Paul Plummer | Edina Room |
| 10:00 am - 11:45 am | Characteristics of Alpha S1 Casein in Goat Milk | Amelia Sweethardt, Tamara Taylor | Veranda 5-6 |
| 11:00 am - 11:45 am | Cheese Quality and Sensory Evaluation (repeated) | Dr. Lucia Sepe | Veranda 3-4 |
| 11:00 am - 12:00 am | Humane endings: Timely and Appropriate Euthanasia for Dairy Goats | Dr. Jan Shearer | Edina Room |
| 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Youth Programming (optional) | Veranda 2 | |
| 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm | Mineral Nutrition for Goats | Dr. Dana Tomlinson | Veranda 5-6 |
| 1:00 pm - 2:45 pm | Caprine Skin Diseases | Dr. Tim Ness | Veranda 3-4 |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Practical Management and Mitigation of Pain in Disbudding | Kelly Still-Brooks, Dr. Melissa Hempstead | Edina Room |
| 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm | Goat Milk Safety and Pathogen Testing Using PCR | Dr. Steve Zeng | Veranda 5-6 |
| 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Wellbeing Considerations in Sick or Down Dairy Goats | Dr. Paul Plummer, Kelly Still-Brooks | Edina Room |
| 3:00 pm - 4:45 pm | Characteristics of Alpha S1 Casein in Goat Milk (repeated) | Amelia Sweethardt, Tamara Taylor | Veranda 3-4 |
| 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm | Choosing the Right Test Plan for Your DHIR Herd (repeated) | Christine Owen | Veranda 5-6 |
| 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm | Mineral Nutrition for Goats (repeated) | Dr. Dana Tomlinson | Veranda 5-6 |
| 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm | International Sable Breeders | Breed Club Meeting | Veranda 3 |
| 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Banquet/Awards | Grand Ballroom | |
| 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Youth Social | Staffed by Local Volunteers | Veranda 7-8 |
| 8:30 pm - 12:00 am | DJ/Entertainment | Grand Ballroom | |
| Saturday, October 20 | |||
| 7:00 am - 4:45 pm | Registration Open | ADGA Staff & Volunteers | Veranda 1 |
| 7:00 am - 8:00 am | General Membership Meeting | Veranda 3 | |
| 7:30 am - 4:00 pm | Hospitality Room Open | Staffed by Local Volunteers | Cabana 217 |
| 8:00 am - 12:00 pm | Judges Training Conference | ADGA Staff & Volunteers | Veranda 3-4 |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Vendor Booths | Bloomington | |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Youth Programming | Veranda 7-8 | |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | AASRP Programming | AASRP Volunteers | Edina Room |
| 8:00 am - 8:45 am | Goat Milk Safety and Pathogen Testing Using PCR (repeated) | Dr. Steve Zeng | Veranda 5-6 |
| 8:00 am - 8:45 am | The Value of Hydration for Dairy Goats | Victoria Tonn | Veranda 2 |
| 9:00 am - 9:45 am | Top 10 Decisions to Prepare Your Farm For the Future | Melissa O'Rourke | Veranda 2 |
| 9:00 am - 9:45 am | Advanced Reproductive Technologies in the Small Ruminant Industry | Stanton Warren | Veranda 5-6 |
| 10:00 am - 10:45 am | The Value of Hydration for Dairy Goats (repeated) | Victoria Tonn | Veranda 2 |
| 10:00 am - 10:45 am | Research, Extension and Education Programs in the American Institute for Goat Research at Langston University | Monica Mascarenas | Veranda 5-6 |
| 11:00 am - 11:45 am | Top 10 Decisions to Prepare Your Farm For the Future | Melissa O'Rourke | Veranda 2 |
| 11:00 am - 11:45 am | Advanced Reproductive Technologies in the Small Ruminant Industry | Stanton Warren | Veranda 5-6 |
| 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Judges Training Conference | ADGA Staff & Volunteers | off-site |
| 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm | Setting up Your Farm As a Business | Pam Uhlenkamp | Veranda 3-4 |
| 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm | Virtual Tour: Capra Nera Creamery LLC | Katie Wiste | Veranda 5-6 |
| 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm | Transition Management of Dairy Goats to Prevent Toxemia, Milk Fever and Ketosis | Dr. Chris Duemler | Veranda 5-6 |
| 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm | Chiropractic Care | Dr. Margaret Meier | Veranda 3-4 |
| 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm | Setting Up Your Farm As A Business (repeated) | Pam Uhlenkamp | Veranda 3-4 |
| 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm | Cheese Making Demonstration | Katie Wiste | Veranda 5-6 |
| 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm | Transition Management of Dairy Goats to Prevent Toxemia, Milk Fever and Ketosis (repeated) | Dr. Chris Duemler | Veranda 5-6 |
| 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm | Chiropractic Care (repeated) | Dr. Margaret Meier | Veranda 3-4 |
| 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Spotlight Sale following hors d'oeuvres, dessert & champagne. | ADGA Staff & Volunteers | Grand Ballroom |
| Sunday, October 21 | |||
| 7:00 am - 4:45 pm | Registration Open | ADGA Staff & Volunteers | Veranda 1 |
| 7:30 am - 4:00 pm | Hospitality Room Open | Staffed by Local Volunteers | Cabana 217 |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Vendor Booths Open | Bloomington |
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| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Judges Training Conference (off-site) | ADGA Staff & Volunteers | |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | AASRP Programming | AASRP Volunteers | Veranda 5-6 |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Youth Programming | Veranda 5-6 & Atrium 1-6 | |
| 8:00 am - 8:45 am | Intro to Acupuncture | Dr. Rebecca Cuperus | Veranda 3-4 |
| 8:00 am - 8:45 am | VETLINK: The App Goat Producers Will Love | Dr. Paul M Johnson | Veranda 2 |
| 9:00 am - 9:45 am | Farmer to Farmer Volunteer Experiences in Guatamala | Christine Owen | Veranda 3-4 |
| 9:00 am - 11:45 am | Painting Activity Workshop | Trisha Tank | Veranda 2 |
| 10:00 am - 10:45 am | Intro to Acupuncture (repeated) | Dr. Rebecca Cuperus | Veranda 3-4 |
| 11:00 am - 11:45 am | Farmer to Farmer Volunteer Experiences in Guatamala (repeated) | Christine Owen | Veranda 3-4 |
| 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm | VETLINK: The App Goat Producers Will Love (repeated) | Dr. Paul M Johnson | Veranda 2 |
| 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm | The Way Forward | Ed & Tracy Becker | Veranda 3-4 |
| 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm | Marketing my Farm's Products | Betty Matras | Veranda 3-4 |
| 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm | The Way Forward (repeated) | Ed & Tracy Becker | Veranda 3-4 |
| 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm | Marketing my Farm's Products (repeated) | Betty Matras | Veranda 3-4 |
| 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Youth Banquet | Veranda 5-8 |
