sfa :: organic dairy 101

Organic Dairy 101 – Northwest MN

Thursday, March 27, 2008
Community Center
McIntosh, MN

Map & Address:

Community Center
240 Cleveland Ave SW
McIntosh, MN 56556
Phone: 218-563-3048
Map

All workshops run from 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Registration starts at 9:00 am. The price of the workshop is $25 (if registered at least 7 days before the workshop) or $35 at the door. This includes lunch and breaks featuring organic foods.

Schedule
9:30 a.m. Mary Jo Forbord, Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota Introductions & Announcements
Overview of Organic Dairy 9:45 a.m. Meg Moynihan, Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture, Organic & Diversification Specialist Scope of organic dairy in Minnesota/Upper Midwest Markets, economics and growth potential Organic certification and records
Organic Dairy Farmer Insights and Virtual Farm Tours 10:30 a.m. Jamie Hruby, Landsverk Dairy, Fosston, MN Arne & Carol Kleppe, Gonvick, MN Decision and rationale for going organic Management practices--feed, nutrition, livestock health Production Use of dairy support professionals Successes and challenges 11:45 a.m. Lunch and Topical Discussions
Building an Organic Dairy System 12:30 p.m. Sarah Slaby, DVM Livestock health and treating disease in organic systems 1:30 p.m. Glen Borgerding, Ag Resource Consulting Soils and fertility management 2:00 p.m. Dennis Johnson, Ph. D., U of M Dairy Scientist Pasture and grazing management 2:30 p.m. Jim Paulson, U of M Regional Extension Educator, Dairy Dairy nutrition and cropping 3:00 p.m. Ron Dvirgsten, Farm Business Management Instructor, Northland Community & Technical College Organic dairy farm performance measures 3:30 p.m. Wrap Up

Schedule

9:30 a.m.
Mary Jo Forbord, Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota

Introductions & Announcements

Overview of Organic Dairy

9:45 a.m.
Meg Moynihan, Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture, Organic & Diversification Specialist

Scope of organic dairy in Minnesota/Upper Midwest
Markets, economics and growth potential
Organic certification and records

Organic Dairy Farmer Insights and Virtual Farm Tours

10:30 a.m.
Jamie Hruby, Landsverk Dairy, Fosston, MN
Arne & Carol Kleppe, Gonvick, MN

Decision and rationale for going organic
Management practices--feed, nutrition, livestock health
Production
Use of dairy support professionals
Successes and challenges

11:45 a.m.

Lunch and Topical Discussions

Building an Organic Dairy System

12:30 p.m.
Sarah Slaby, DVM

Livestock health and treating disease in organic systems

1:30 p.m.
Glen Borgerding, Ag Resource Consulting

Soils and fertility management

2:00 p.m.
Dennis Johnson, Ph. D., U of M Dairy Scientist

Pasture and grazing management

2:30 p.m.
Jim Paulson, U of M Regional Extension Educator, Dairy

Dairy nutrition and cropping

3:00 p.m.
Ron Dvirgsten, Farm Business Management Instructor, Northland Community & Technical College

Organic dairy farm performance measures

3:30 p.m.

Wrap Up