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Goat Management Academy

Goat Management Academy

2025 SWTC GOAT MANAGEMENT ACADEMY

Save the Date - Friday, November 7, 2025

Southwest Tech will be hosting the annual Goat Management Academy on Friday, November 7th, 2025 on campus in Fennimore, WI

Time Schedule
8:00 AM Registration
9:00 AM Welcome and Keynote Presentation: Bird Flu in Goats,
Dr. Cindy Wolf, O’Neill Family Farm
TRACK A - MEAT GOAT TRACK B - VALUE ADDED TRACK C - DAIRY GOAT
10:00 AM Live Meat Goat Operation Tour
Nelson Goat Company, Fennimore, Wisconsin
Goat Goodies: Cooking With Goat Milk and Cheese
Heidi Benson, Idle-a-Wile Dairy Goats
Kidding Preparation
Dr. Sally Harper, DVM
11:00 AM Kidding Deliveries and Complications
Dr. Sally Harper, DVM
12:00–1:00 PM Lunch and Vendor Introductions (Preregister by Oct. 24 to reserve your meal.)
1:00 PM Ask the Experts Round Table Discussion
2:00 PM Pasture Parasite Control
Cherrie Nolden, 1dr Acres Farm
How to Keep Your Herd’s Health Care Optimal and Affordable
Dr. Cindy Wolf, O’Neill Family Farm
Milk Testing Certification
Rose Peterson, AgSource Dairy, DHIA
3:00 PM Meat Goat Nutrition
Hubbard Feed
Building an Online Community
Betsy Tollefson, SWTC Communications Instructor
4:00 PM Vendor Fair / Cheese Social / Door Prizes
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