Tuesday, September 18
8:15 AM Registration
8:45 AM Welcome and Call to Order - Tom Berry, UMDIA President
9:00 AM QualiTru Applications on Farm and In Process - Brett Roeller, Quality Control and Technical Support Manager, QualiTru Sampling Systems
9:30 AM Break
9:45 AM Prototheca Mastitis 2018 -Dr. Allan Britten, Laboratory Director, Udder Health Systems, Inc.
11:10 AM Prototheca panel - David Van Heel, Rainbow Acres, Tom Lorenzen, Alltech, introductions.
11:30 AM Prototheca panel.
12:15 PM Lunch - UMDIA annual meeting & elections
1:00 PM Choose one of the following
Automatic Fixed Volume Milk Samplers -Mark Tastad, Minnesota-Dakotas Account Manager, Nelson-Jameson Incorporated.
Food Defense - Dr. Tonya Schoenfuss, University of Minnesota.
1:35 PM Approval Process for Sampling Systems -Joe Dittrich, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
2:00 PM Culturing and Testing Update - Dr. Erin Royster, University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine
2:45 PM Break
3:00 PM Informational Roundtable - Doris Mold, UMDIA General Manager
4:30 PM Break
5:30 PM Social
6:00 PM Dairy Extravaganza - Butter and Cheese Auction, Buffet, Parade of Champions, Member Award Recognition and Entertainment
8:30pm Dairy Boosters Hospitality Room
Wednesday, September 19
8:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM Overview of Metz’s Hart-Land Dairy, Honey and Creamery - Jeff and Mariann Metz.
9:35 AM Minnesota Department of Agriculture Update
10:05 AM Break
10:20 AM Choose one of the following
FAQ’s on Environmental Monitoring - Camila Gadotti, Business Unit Manager, Eurofins
Microbiology
Key Water Reuse Under the PMO and Protecting Your Plant From City Water -
Doug Yedwabnick, Director of Technical Sales – North America, Atlantium Technologies Ltd.
10:50 AM Sampling Systems for Herd Health Monitoring -Christa Schlosser, Stearns DHIA Lab, Jeff Johnson, Alltech
11:50 AM Wrap Up - Dale Heintz , UMDIA Program Chair
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