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.