Welcome to the DAKOTA GOAT ASSOCIATION (DGA).
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Friday, October 20, 2017
USDA-ARS Lab, Mandan, ND
9:00 AM Registration
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM - Program
Directions to the USDA-ARS Lab:
Note: Some GPS programs incorrectly send you to the wrong side of Mandan. Please use this directions instead.
On I-94 From the West:
Take Exit 147 and drive south one mile to Hwy 10. Turn east (left) and go to the 1st stoplight in Mandan, then take Hwy 6 South through town. Just past the golf course and bridge on the south side, you’ll see the USDA-ARS & DGA signs on the right.
On I-94 From the East:
Take Exit 155 and follow Main Street in Mandan through town to the last stoplight (Hwy 6). Turn south (left) and follow Hwy 6 through town. Just past the golf course and bridge on the south side, you’ll see the USDA-ARS & DGA signs on the right.
Once on campus, follow the DGA signs to The Bridge Conference Center.
You do NOT need to sign in as a guest at the ARS office. We'll do that at the Conference Center.
Friday, October 20, 2017
USDA-ARS Lab, Mandan, ND
9:00 AM Registration
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM - Program
Directions to the USDA-ARS Lab:
Note: Some GPS programs incorrectly send you to the wrong side of Mandan. Please use this directions instead.
On I-94 From the West:
Take Exit 147 and drive south one mile to Hwy 10. Turn east (left) and go to the 1st stoplight in Mandan, then take Hwy 6 South through town. Just past the golf course and bridge on the south side, you’ll see the USDA-ARS & DGA signs on the right.
On I-94 From the East:
Take Exit 155 and follow Main Street in Mandan through town to the last stoplight (Hwy 6). Turn south (left) and follow Hwy 6 through town. Just past the golf course and bridge on the south side, you’ll see the USDA-ARS & DGA signs on the right.
Once on campus, follow the DGA signs to The Bridge Conference Center.
You do NOT need to sign in as a guest at the ARS office. We'll do that at the Conference Center.
Our FIRST EVER - Statewide Goat Conference!
Friday, October 20, 2017
USDA-ARS Lab, Mandan, ND
9:00 AM Registration
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM - Program
SCHEDULE:
9:00 AM - Registration – Silent Auction opens – Cheese Tasting
opens as donated cheese arrives
10:00 AM - 10 Things Every Goat Owner Should Know
By Susan Schoenian, Extension Sheep & Goat Specialist, University of Maryland
11:00 AM - Nutrition for Goats
By Charlotte Heim, BSC Animal Nutrition Instructor
Noon – Lunch & Silent Auction
1:30 PM - Reproduction - By Amanda Long, Research Assistant,
2:15 PM - Break – Last chance for Silent Auction
2:30 PM - Rotational Grazing, Pasture Issues, and Fencing – Rick Schmidt,
Oliver County Extension Agent
3:15 PM - Choose A Roundtable: Dairy Goat Producer OR Meat Goat Producer
- The dairy goat session will cover linear appraisal, milk testing and milking issues.
- The meat goat session will cover topics of concern for all non-dairy goats.
4:15 PM - Conclude Silent Auction
Discussion on future of DGA and what activities the membership prefers
5:00PM - Adjourn
Early Bird Registration is CLOSED. Please EMAIL US if you plan to attend with the number coming to help us plan. This is our first conference and we want to make sure we've got enough food, chairs and handouts for everyone.
Goat Product Display and Silent Auction
(Bring your goat items to display or donate to the fundraiser. We’d love to see your soaps and lotions, tanned hides, goat artwork, kid jackets, etc.)
Cheese Tasting
(Cheesemakers, please bring your flavored cheeses ready to put out for tasting. We’d prefer not to have just plain chevre, so bring a flavored chevre, chevre with topping, or any other type of cheese you make from goat milk. We’ll provide crackers.)
Discussion on Future DGA Programs
(Bring your ideas!)
Bring the completed form to the conference for expedited registration.
If you have troubledownloading, just email our webmaster LeAnn Harner and she'll email you a copy.
Are you willing to help us promote the conference? Download a conference poster here, print it out and post at your local feed store, vet clinic, etc
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REGISTRATION AT THE DOOR
Print and bring with you to expedite on-site registration.
QTY. DESCRIPTION
___ $40—Member Registration (Includes 1 lunch and 2018 DGA dues)
___ $55—Non-Member Registration (Includes 1 lunch and DGA dues for the remainder of 2017 as well as 2018)
___ $5 each—Additional lunch tickets
Only 1 registration is required per family or household.
Additional family members may attend by paying for lunch.
___ $20—2018 Dues only (for anyone who can’t attend the conference, but wishes to be a DGA member for 2018.
This includes your bi-monthly newsletter sent via email.)
___ $10—Extra charge if you want the newsletter printed and mailed instead of emailed.
___ ????? Donation—Any size appreciated
_______ = TOTAL ENCLOSED
Please PRINT legibly. This information is used for sending your newsletter and goes into the directory UNLESS you check this box: _____
Name of New or Renewing Member: ______________________________________________________________
Check One: ______ Individual Membership _____ Family Membership (Both are $20)
Name(s) of Additional Family Members Attending Conference: _________________________________________
(So we can make name tags.)
Mailing Address: _____________________________________________________________________________
City: ______________________________ State: ____ Zipcode: ________________________
Phone: ________________________ Email: ____________________________________
Website: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Facebook Page: ______________________________________________________________________________
Breed(s) Owned: ____________________________________________________________________________
Please bring to the conference with a check made out to Dakota Goat Association.