Date: November 3, 2023
The 2023 Academy will be held in the Auditorium on Southwest Tech's Campus in Fennimore, WI.
The Goat Management Academy will include continuing education for dairy and meat goat farm producers covering nutrition, genetics, reproduction, financial management, risk management, business planning, milk and meat quality, herd health, recordkeeping, and marketing. Students will have the opportunity to network with farm producers and industry representatives.
Register for the Academy Here:
Dairy Goat Academy Registration
2023 Keynote: Arnaud Solandt, Retired/Former President and CEO, Montchevre-Betin, Inc.
Enrollment
Enrollment is Open With an Academy Fee of $80
2023 ACADEMY PRESENTERS AND TOPICS
Keynote Kicks Off At 9 AM!
- 9:00 AM
- Welcome and Keynote Presentation: How the Goat Industry Has Changed in the Past 40 Years
- 10:00 AM
- Track A - Meat Goat
- Virtual Meat Goat Operation Tour
Ashley Voels, Owner, Chicken and Bacon Ranch - Track B - Value Added
- Cheesemaking
Katie (Hedrich) Fuhrmann, Owner, Salchert Meats - Track C - Commercial Producers
- Virtual Farm Operation Tour
Blakesville Dairy and Creamery
- 11:00 AM
- Track A - Meat Goat
- Meat Goat Nutrition
Ashley Voels, Owner, Chicken and Bacon Ranch - Track B - Value Added
- Cheesemaking
Katie (Hedrich) Fuhrmann, Owner, Salchert Meats - Track C - Commercial Producers
- Farm Insurance for Your Animals and Milk
Shelby Cox and Troy Potter, Potter Insurance Agency
- 12:00 - 1:00 PM
- Lunch, Vendors Introductions
- 1:00 PM
- Track A/B - Meat Goat
- Meat Goat Marketing Panel
- Track C - Commercial Producers
- Dairy Goat Nutrition
Sarah Adamson, Vita Plus
- 2:00 PM
- Track A - Meat Goat
- Farm Finances 101
Deb Ihm, Southwest Tech - Track B - Value Added
- Exploring Goat Parasites
Dr. Sally Harper, Lancaster Vet Clinic, Veterinary Office - Track C - Commercial Producers
- DHIA: How to Interpret and Use for Your Operation
Hannah Moyer, DHIA Representative
- 3:00 PM
- Track A - Meat Goat
- Goat Meat Cuts and Value-Added Products
Leslie Svacina, Cylon Rolling Acres - Track B - Value Added
- What Your Vet Can Do for You
Lancaster Vet Clinic, Veterinary Office - Track C - Commercial Producers
- Producer Panel: Producing Winter Milk
Shelby Cox and Randy Adamson, Marran Dairy Goats and Whitney Sakal, Blakesville Dairy and Creamery
- 4:00 PM
- Vendor Fair/Cheese Social/Door Prizes
2023 Sponsors:
