2007 MINNESOTA LAMB & WOOL PRODUCERS ANNUAL CONFERENCE
December 7 & 8, Ramada Hotel & Conference Center, Rochester, MN
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| Thurday, Dec. 6 | MN Scrapie Board meeting – time/location TBD | |
| Friday, Dec. 7 | ||
| 8:30 a.m. - noon | Board or Directors Budget/Planning Meeting | |
| 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. | Registration open – Please bring auction donation items to the reg. table | |
| 1:00 - 4:30 p.m. | Trade Show Open Open
– Sign up for door prize drawings – check out auction items.
Door prize drawings held between sessions in the trade show room. |
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| 1:40 p.m. | Welcome | Jeremy Geske, MLWP President |
| 1:45– 2:30 p.m. | Session 1a. | Stress Management – Dr. Ted Mathews, Mathews Mental Health Tips for dealing with stress associated with raising sheep. |
| Session 1b. | New Sheep Nutritional Requirements– Doug Pamp, Nutritionist Understanding the new NRC nutrient requirements for sheep. |
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| 2:45– 3:30 p.m. | Session 2a. | Managing Your Sheep Risk – Patty DeZeeuw, D&D Crop Service LRP-Lamb and AGR-Lite Insurance programs. |
| Session 2b. | Managed Grazing – John Zinn, NRCS Setting up a managed grazing system for sheep. |
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| 3:45– 4:30 p.m. | Session 3a. | Stress Management – Dr. Ted Mathews, Mathews Mental Health Tips for dealing with stress associated with raising sheep. |
| Session 3b. | Scrapie & Animal ID update – Dr. Cindy Wolf, U of M The latest on NAIS and the scrapie eradication program. |
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| 4:45– 6:15 p.m. | MLWP Annual Meeting – Jeremy Geske, President & MLWP Directors. | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Banquet/EntertainmentEntertainment - Corrine Leiser
Live Well, Laugh Often |
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| 7:30 p.m. | MLWP Auction – John Goelz, auctioneer/storyteller | |
| Saturday, Dec. 8 | ||
| 8:00 - 8:45 a.m. | Registration for MIWW & MLWP late arrivals Please bring auction donation items to the reg. table. |
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| 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. | BAA Booth Planning Session – Kirk & Jill Roe, coordinators | |
| 8:45 - 9:00 a.m. | Make It With Wool (MIWW) – Glenette
Sperry, Coordinator Judges Orientation, followed by contestant orientation. |
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| 9:00 - 10:15 a.m. | MIWW Judging - Glenette Sperry, Coordinator Contestants judged while wearing their garments. |
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| 9:15 – 10:00 a.m | Session 4a. | Ask the Vet – Dr. Larry Goelz, DVM, Pipestone Vet Clinic Q&A on emerging sheep health issues. |
| Session 4b. | Sheep Business Planning - Peter Scheffert, Riverland Comm. Coll. Business planning for your sheep farm. |
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| 10:15– 11:45 p.m. | Session 5a. | The Future of the Sheep Industry – Jim Bristol, ASI, Bo Donegan,
ALB, Dr. Larry Goelz, DVM, Peter Scheffert, RCC A Panel Discussion - What is the future role of various segments of the sheep industry (marketing/health/management/etc.) |
| Session 5b. | Small Flock Management – Sherry Stirling & Patty Anderson Tips for starting & managing a small flock |
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| 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Session 5c. | Working with Wool – speaker? Working with wool fabrics (for MIWW youth & others). |
| 11:30 a.m. - noon | Session 6 | Felting Christmas Tree Ornaments – Kathy Pususta, Shepherd’s
Choice Hands-on activity for Pre-teens (MIWW) |
| 12:15 p.m. | Silver Bell Luncheon - Awards ceremony - Dan
Persons, moderator Presentation by George & Jackie Mead, Mead-O-Wind Acres |
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| :1:15 p.m. | Make it Yourself With Wool Fashion Show 2007 Make It With Wool Winners |
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| 2:15 p.m. | Final Drawings - trade show closes – Pick up silent auction items | |
| 2:20 – 4:40 p.m. | Final Session – Cooking with Lamb –
Chef ? Learn to prepare lamb from a top Chef. |
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MAKE SURE YOU LET THE BOARD MEMBERS KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE AT THE 2008 ANNUAL MEETING IN HUTCHINSON!
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