2018 UMDIA Fall Conference and Annual Meeting

Keeping Watch

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

Conference Hotel Please make your own reservations at:

Best Western Plus Kelly Inn

 100 4th Avenue South  

St Cloud, MN 56301

320-253-0606

 Hotel Block will be held until September 11, 2018 - after this date rooms at the $96/night rate will

be on a space available basis.